Nothing like a ghost town in the Southwest to inspire a design. Oatman, Az is an old ghost mining town that is now best known as a tourist trap on historic Route 66 with wild Burros. Although it was a profitable gold town through the 1950s, it was shut down due to the war efforts and the donkey’s that were used to haul equipment were released into the wild. Their descendants are still there today.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Finished Size: 5” deep in the back, 15” deep in the front, 18” circumference.

Yarn: Worsted weight, 135 yds (124 m), 63g.
Shown in: Super Squirrel Designs Serenity, 215 yds (197 m)/100g. Colorway Halloween.

Needles: US8 (5.0 mm) circular or straight needles.

Notions: Waste yarn, crochet hook for provisional cast on, darning needle for grafting and sewing in ends.

Gauge: 14 sts x 28 rows = 4” (10 cm) in garter stitch.

NOTES
This cowl begins with a provisional cast on and is knit flat. There is an i-cord edge and some short row shaping added to the basic garter pattern. The cowl is then grafted together in the back.