Dutch Sails Cowl by Margaret D Walker

Dutch Sails Cowl

Knitting
March 2018
Blacker Breed Aran
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
27 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches
in Fair Isle
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
275 - 295 yards (251 - 270 m)
One Size
English
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This winter cowl is super warm, the design has a large fair isle centre pattern, knitted with three shades of Linea Botanica Yarn.
The fair isle wave is to simulate the wind from the sails.

Lined or unlined

Materials Used for the sample

Linea Botanica 100% Virgin wool - Worsted / 10 ply 
130m / 142yards = 50 gram ball, this yarn is organic.
Shades : 006 - Grey : 001 - Cream : 003 - Yellow

Jaeger Alpaca for the lining, fingering 4ply 100% Alpaca 200yards / 50grms
Shade : 386 Glow (discontinued yarn)

Quantities used
Grey - MC 48grms / 137 yards
Cream - CC1 29grms / 83 yards
Yellow - CC2 17grms / 49 yards
Lining - Jaeger Alpaca 4ply 54grms / 217yards

Suggested Yarns
Rowan Felted Tweed Aran
Blacker Breed Aran

Finished Size
Width - 15” (38cm) circumference 30” (76cm)
Height Cowl - 7.25” (18.25cm) this is with the fold over for the lining.
Height Lining - 6.25cm (16cm)

Needles / Notions
2.75 / 3 / 3.5 / 4 mm (US 2 / 2.5 / 4 / 6)
Circular needle 33” (84cm) long
Waste yarn, stitch markers, tapestry needle.

Skills / Techniques
Stranded colourwork, Knitting in the round, Reading chart
Keeping track of stitch counts, Increases
Yarn dominance (very important)

Gauge (gauge is not critical)
Rib 28sts - 4” (10cm) 8 Rnds = 1” (2.5cm) with 3mm
Rib 25sts - 4” (10cm) 7 Rnds = 1” (2.5cm) with 3.5mm
Fair isle - 27sts / 27 Rnds = 4” (10cm)
Lining - 28st / 38Rnds = 4” (10cm)

The pattern is for an intermediate knitter

Chart and written instructions
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