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This pattern was designed for the 2019 Ysolda Club.

Crassula
Knit a cosy double layered cowl with the Crassula cowl pattern and practise your stranded colourwork skills. Crassula knits up quickly and features a fun stitch pattern that blends traditional fair isle patterns into a modern gradient. The simple, geometric pattern is easy to follow and perfect for colourwork beginners, while the shifts in pattern across the length of the cowl will hold the interest of more experienced knitters. The cowl is gently shaped to sit snugly around your neck and flare out around your shoulders. The two layers of the cowl are worked as one long tube. Before and after the stranded colourwork you’ll work a section of plain stockinette, beginning with a provisional cast on. When the knitting is complete the provisional cast on is removed and the two ends are joined together with a three-needle bind off, using a neat trick to turn the join to the inside — don’t worry there’s a video!

Yarn
DK weight yarn wool yarn.
Shown in Ysolda Moss DK (75% Blue Faced Leicester, 25% Mid Brown Masham, 262 yds / 240m, 100g) in

C1: natural
C2: orcein & moodshadow

C1: 375 yds / 345m
C2: 195 yds / 175 m

Needles
Needle A: US 7 / 4.5mm 24” / 60cm circular needle
Needle B: US 6 / 4mm 24” / 60cm circular needle

Notions
Scrap yarn for provisional cast on, marker

Gauge
22 sts and 28 rnds = 4” / 10cm in colourwork

Sizing
Finished circumference at top: 251/2” / 65cm
Finished circumference at bottom: 321/2“ / 82cm
Finished length: 10” /25cm