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This bulky weight cowl made from vintage wool/acrylic blend, is perfect to keep your neck warm against the cold of icy winter winds while you are outside. The colours in this cowl range from dark blues to white which made me think of the coloured layers of frozen icebergs and glaciers. Caelda is the Old English word for “to chill; to become cold.”

Difficulty - Advanced Beginner

Skills used - Knitting in the round, colourwork

Sizes - One size

Finished measurements
Circumference: 68 cm / 27 inches unstretched; 94 cm / 37 inches stretched
Height: 30 cm / 12 inches

Gauge – unblocked
9 stitches and 10 Rows = 5 cm / 2 inches in stockinette in the round on US 10 (6 mm) needles

Approximate yardage
Main Colour (MC) est. 54 g / 1.9 oz. (79 m / 86 yds)
Contrast Colour (CC1) est. 50 g / 1.76 oz. (73 m / 80 yds)
Contrast Colour (CC2) est. 7 g / 0.25 oz. (10 m / 11 yds)
Contrast Colour (CC3) est. 11 g / 0.39 oz. (16 m / 18 yds)
Contrast Colour (CC4) est. 13 g / 0.46 oz. (18 m / 20 yds)
Contrast Colour (CC5) est. 6 g / 0.21 oz. (9 m / 10 yds)
Contrast Colour (CC6) est. 9 g / 0.32 oz. (12 m / 13 yds)

Yarn Used
Main Colour (MC) Embassy Shetland Style Chunky 73 m / 50 g (80 yds / 1.76 oz), 2 balls. Colour 8845 Beige. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour (CC1) Embassy Shetland Style Chunky 73 m / 50 g (80 yds / 1.76 oz), 1 ball. Colour Royal Blue. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour (CC2) Embassy Shetland Style Chunky 73 m / 50 g (80 yds / 1.76 oz), 1 ball. Colour Navy Blue. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour (CC3) Embassy Shetland Style Chunky 73 m / 50 g (80 yds / 1.76 oz), 1 ball. Colour Sky Blue. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour (CC4) Patons Shetland Chunky 135 m / 100 g (148 yds / 3.53 oz), 1 ball. Colour 3128 Sea Ice. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour (CC5) Patons Beehive Shetland Chunky 75 m / 50 g (82 yds / 1.76 oz), 1 ball. Colour 2126 Light Yellow. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour (CC6) Mary Maxim Bolero Chunky Weight 69 m / 50 g (75 yds / 1.76 oz), 1 ball. Colour 01 White. Any currently available xx (#x) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.

Needles - US 10 (6 mm) circular, 56cm /22” long, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions - Stitch markers, tapestry needle