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The Cascades Cowl is a stranded colorwork pattern that is knit in the round using circular needles. A provisional cast on and the Kitchener stitch provide a double sided, reversible cowl.

This pattern is knit with a lighter DK weight Superwash Merino yarn, blended with Yak and Silk for beautiful drape and extra coziness. This cowl is intended to be a 3-skein cowl, using roughly 2 skeins of MC and 1 skein of CC.

Size One size

Finished Measurements
10.5 in height x 16 in width (26 x 40 cm)
32 in (80 cm) circumference

Suggested Yarns
Island Wools, San Juan Islands
Whimsical Colors Yarns – Yak Bliss
Sample Color: Orca/Natural
65% Superwash Merino/20% Silk/15% Yak
100g skeins, 231 yds (211 m)

Approx. Yardage Required
450 yards (410 m) in MC
230 yards (210 m) in CC

Suggested Needles
32in (80cm) circular needles
US 5/3.75mm or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions
Stitch markers (1 in accent color for BOR), scissors, tapestry needle, spare yarn for provisional cast on

Gauge
23 sts and 29 rows per 4in/10cm
Gauge is in colorwork after blocking

Special Techniques
Stranded colorwork in the round, reading charts, catching long floats, provisional cast on, and Kitchener stitch.

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