Orchardside by Laura Aylor

Orchardside

Knitting
October 2020
Sport (12 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colorwork - blocked
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
345 yards (315 m)
one - see measurements below
English
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This stranded colorwork cowl is shaped by decreasing needle sizes as you work from the bottom up.

Skills required
Long-tail cast-on
Stranded colorwork

Measurements
Approximately 31” circumference at base and 23” at top;11”deep (after blocking).

Materials
Approximately 345 yards total of sport-weight yarn in 6 colors. Yardage for colors used in sample (gold/brown/beige/dark green/yellow green/rust) 75/60/55/50/45/60. You can use as few as 2 colors or as many as you like.You will find a coloring page on p. 3 of this pattern
US7/4.5mm 24” circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge plus the 4 sizes smaller than your gauge needles (US 6/4 mm, US 5/3.75 mm, US 4/3.5 mm, and US 3/3.25 mm if US 7s are your gauge needles)
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Pattern includes a coloring page.

Sample was knit in Cascade 220 Sport in Straw, Olive Heather, and Pumpkin Spice; FlyWHEEL in Driftwood; Felted Tweed in Phantom and Avocado