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Gerbe is an historic 16th century term for a bundle or sheaf of wheat. The word derives from French, and in heraldry (as “garb”) is depicted as a yellow or gold stylized sheaf of wheat. The motif on this cowl has the look of stalks of wheat of varied height, and the cylindrical shape of the cowl makes it look like a large sheaf, hence the name.

Use version 1.1 - errors in original version’s instructions have been corrected. Thanks to r/Normingtonwendy for reporting the errors.

Difficulty - Easy

Skills used - Knitting in the round, increasing, decreasing, twisted stitches

Sizes - One size

Finished measurements
Circumference: 62 cm / 25 inches unstretched; 108 cm / 43 inches stretched
Height: 29 cm / 11.5 inches

Gauge – unstretched and unblocked
10 stitches and 12 Rows = 5 cm / 2 inches in lace stitch pattern on US 8 (5 mm) needles

Approximate yardage - est. 113 g / 4.6 oz. (215 m / 234 yds)

Yarn - Uptown Worsted (Universal Yarn) 165 m / 100 g (180 yds / 3.5 oz), 2 balls. Colour 366 Forest Heather. Any currently available Worsted (#4) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.

Needles - US 8 (5 mm) circular, 24″ / 60 cm long

Notions - Stitch markers, tapestry needle