This cowl is quite simply named “Winter” in Maori – one of the languages spoken in my country (New Zealand). To me, nothing says Winter like the skeletons of trees, waiting patiently in the cold weather for Spring to arrive again and clothe them in leaves.

There is a particular tree outside my bedroom window that I tried to incorporate in this cowl; thick, sturdy trunk with thin, spindly branches.

NEEDLES
Size US 6 (4 mm): 24” circular

NOTIONS
One stitch marker; tapestry needle

GAUGE
20 sts and 24 rows = 4” 10 cm in St st in the round after wet blocking.

PATTERN NOTES
The pattern is worked in the round, stranding the colors as it is worked so that the floats are not too long.