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With only a couple of colours of this bulky mohair yarn to use, I came up with this very subtle colourwork cowl. The variegation in the blue colour of this cowl made me think of summer skies, so I called this Hadore which means “clear serene sky” in Old English.

Difficulty - Advanced Beginner

Skills used - Knitting in the round, colourwork

Sizes - One size

Finished measurements
Circumference: 66 cm / 26 inches unstretched; 86 cm / 34 inches stretched
Height: 30 cm / 12 inches

Gauge – unblocked
9 stitches and 10 Rows = 5 cm / 2 inches in stockinette in the round on US 10 (6 mm) needles

Approximate yardage
Main Colour (MC) est. 68 g / 2.4 oz. (97 m / 106 yds)
Contrast Colour (CC1) est. 40 g / 1.4 oz. (57 m / 62 yds)
Contrast Colour (CC2) est. 15 g / .53 oz. (22 m / 24 yds)
Contrast Colour (CC3) est. 17 g / .60 oz. (29 m / 31 yds)
Contrast Colour (CC4) est. 7 g / .25 oz. (10 m / 11 yds)

Yarn Used
Main Colour (MC) Jaeger Gabrielle with Mohair 71 m / 50 g (78 yds / 1.76 oz), 2 balls. Colour 126 Medium Variegated Blue. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour (CC1) Jaeger Gabrielle with Mohair 71 m / 50 g (78 yds / 1.76 oz), 1 ball. Colour 88 Light Blue. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour (CC2) Jaeger Gabrielle with Mohair 71 m / 50 g (78 yds / 1.76 oz), 1 ball. Colour Yellow. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour (CC3) Jaeger Gabrielle with Mohair 71 m / 50 g (78 yds / 1.76 oz), 1 ball. Colour 129 Honeysuckle. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Contrast Colour (CC4) Jaeger Gabrielle with Mohair 71 m / 50 g (78 yds / 1.76 oz), 1 ball. Colour 125 Orange. Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.

Needles - US 10 (6 mm) circular, 56cm /22” long, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions - Stitch markers, tapestry needle