Crisp, cool evenings. Children giddy with laughter, excitement, and cotton candy overload. Livestock. Local crafts. First place ribbons. Exhibitions. Deep-fried everything. The County Fair Kerchief Cowl honors games on the midway and the incredible craftiness of the local community that comes together to show their very best work during this much-anticipated, annual event.

Featured as the Knit Box pattern for Makers’ Mercantile, September, 2021
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FINISHED SIZE
About 24” 61cm circumference x 18” 46cm high

YARN
Rylie by HiKoo®
50% Baby Alpaca, 25% Mulberry Silk, 25% Linen
274 yards per 100 gram hank (one hank)

Colorway: County Fair (hand-dyed by the designer)

NEEDLES
US 6 4.00mm 24” 61cm skacel by addi® Rocket² squared circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge

NOTIONS
4 stitch markers (one unique), tapestry needle, tape measure, scissors

GAUGE
24 stitches and 28 rows = 4” 10cm worked flat in charted pattern, after blocking

KNITTING KNOWLEDGE
This project is worked flat and continues in the
round, and requires knitting knowledge including:
• Cast-on/bind-off • Knitting/purling
• Increasing/decreasing • Reading charts
• Simple finishing

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