Difficulty level

Intermediate/Advanced

Size

One size fits all

Circumference: 18” 46 cm

Height: 8” 20.5 cm

Materials

MC: 1 skein Wendy Fusion (50% wool, 50% acrylic; 96 yds 88 m per 50g), color #151 Allspice

CC: 1 skein Twilleys of Stamford Freedom Spirit (100% wool; 130 yds 120 m per 50g), color #502 Fire

set of US 11 8 mm double pointed needles or 16” 40 cm circular

set of US 15 10 mm double pointed needles or 16” 40 cm circular

tapestry needle

stitch marker (optional)

Yarn substitution:

“The recommended gauge for Fusion is 16 sts and 20 rows to 4” 10 cm on US 9 5.5 mm needles—equivalent to a heavy worsted or Aran weight yarn. The recommended gauge for Freedom Spirit is 22 sts and 28 rows to 4” 10 cm on US 6 4 mm needles—equivalent to a DK weight yarn.

“Due to the density of the fabric produced by the stitch pattern, the needles used are several sizes larger than recommend on the ball bands. Any yarns with similar properties would be fine.”

Gauge

17 sts and 32 rounds (each apparent stitch can be counted as two rounds) = 4” 10 cm in corrugated slip stitch with larger needles

Questions
from Vic (aka Scubasinger):
The DK weight yarn I’m using comes in a ball considerably larger than the 130 yds Twilleys that the pattern suggests. In the instructions you say make the inside 7.5” but then continue the outside until you don’t have enough CC. If I did that, the outside would be several feet in length!! Do you have an approximate measurement in inches for the outside?

Good point! There are a few answers: the overall height given in the pattern is 8” so you could knit until it’s 16” before grafting the two ends together. But it’s probably best to stop at the length you’re happy with. I knit this for my DH and that was the height that suited him. Another person might prefer less or more. Also my finished neckwarmer was very dense and able to stand up by itself. One made in another wool might be more floppy and roll down more and thereby need more length.