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Little pathways of cables separate green pastures from the brown earth in this two-colour cowl. The contrast novelty yarn is added in to only one section of knit stitches which makes that section a little wider than the single main colour yarn section, adding extra structure and texture to the cowl. I called this Denstow which is Old English for “pasture or meadow”.

Difficulty - Advanced Beginner

Skills used - Knitting in the round, holding yarn double, colourwork, cabling

Sizes - One size

Finished measurements
Circumference: 70 cm / 27.5 inches unstretched; 98 cm / 39 inches stretched
Height: 30 cm / 12 inches

Gauge – unblocked
10 stitches and 12 Rows = 5 cm / 2 inches in stockinette in the round on US 8 (5 mm) needles

Approximate yardage
Main Colour (MC) est. 169 g / 5.9 oz. (279 m / 305 yds)
Contrast Colour est. 42 g / 1.5 oz. (68 m / 74 yds)

Yarn Used
Main Colour (MC) Universal Yarn Uptown Worsted 165 m / 100 g (180 yds / 3.5 oz), 2 balls. Colour 334 Rust. Any currently available xx (#x) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour Moda Dea Vixen 81 m / 50 g (89 yds / 1.76 oz), 1 ball. Colour 3682 Green with Envy. Any currently available soft novelty yarn may be substituted.

Needles - US 8 (5 mm) circular, 56cm /22” long, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions - Stitch markers, tapestry needle, cable needle