Henny Penny Chicken Cowl by Svetlana Gibadullina

Henny Penny Chicken Cowl

Knitting
November 2024
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colorwork
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
164 - 219 yards (150 - 200 m)
one size
English
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SHORT OVERVIEW

The cowl is worked in the round with a circular needle, from the bottom up. It begins with a rib, followed by a chicken motif knitted in colorwork, and finishes with another rib.

SIZE

  • Circumference: 66 cm/26 ¼ inches
  • Height: 23 cm/9 inches

GAUGE

10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 inch = 18 stitches in width and 24 rows/rounds on US 7 (4.5 mm) in height with colorwork, after blocking

MATERIALS

  • Any Aran/Worsted/DK Weight yarn to achieve recommended gauge

I used Yarn Drops Nepal (65% wool, 35% alpaca) 82 yds/1.75 oz (75 m/50 g).
Light grey - 1 skein, 50 g
Dark grey - 1 skein, 50 g
Red – a little
Yellow – a little
White – a little
Black – a little

  • US 7 (4.5mm) circular needles or other to achieve gauge 18x24
  • US 6 (4mm) circular needles for the rib
  • Needle