Morant's Curve Cowl by Vikki Perkins

Morant's Curve Cowl

Knitting
June 2020
Aran (8 wpi) ?
9 stitches and 12 rows = 2 inches
in pattern stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
253 - 263 yards (231 - 240 m)
One size.
English
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Morant’s Curve is a bend in the Canadian Pacific Railway track just past Lake Louise, Alberta. This section of track is named for Order of Canada recipient Nicholas Morant, a staff photographer for the CPR during the early 20th century. This location in the Canadian Rockies was Morant’s favourite place to capture images of CP Rail’s locomotives passing next to this bend in the Bow River, with the beautiful Canadian Rockies forming an impressive backdrop. The curve of the rail and river are the inspiration for this lace and twisted rib stitch cowl.

Difficulty - Easy

Skills used - Knitting in the round, increasing, decreasing

Sizes - One size

Finished measurements
Circumference: 50 cm / 19 inches unstretched; 108 cm / 43 inches stretched
Height: 33 cm / 13 inches

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

Approximate yardage est. 136 g / 4.8 oz. (236 m / 258 yds)

Yarn - James C. Brett Rustic Aran Tweed 695 m / 400 g (760 yds / 14 oz), 1 ball. Colour DAT32. Any currently available Worsted (#4) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.

Needles - US 8 (5 mm) circular, 22″ / 56 cm long

Notions - Stitch markers, tapestry needle