Painting Honeycombs Cowl by Stephen West

Painting Honeycombs Cowl

Knitting
January 2021
DK (11 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in honeycomb pattern after blocking
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1320 yards (1207 m)
One Size
English
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This cozy cowl is knit in the round and seamed together at the end for a squishy reversible tube. You can knit the honeycomb pattern as long as you like for a colorful infinity style cowl. The sample features one color of West Wool Tandem for the main color with three contrast colors. The honeycombs are super simple and addicting to knit, so this project is suitable for an adventurous beginners and experienced knitters alike.

Finished Measurements
10.5” / 27cm wide, 54” / 137cm circumference. Measurements taken after blocking.

Yarn
DK weight

Yardage
MC - 600yds / 549m
CC - 720yds / 658m total

The sample used 240yds / 219m of each CC, using 3 CCs.

Shown in
West Wool Tandem (90% Falkland Merino, 10% Texel; 250yds / 229m per 100g skein)

MC - Green Olive
CCs - Citroen, Glow, Brackish

Needles
US 6 / 4mm in 24” / 60cm length or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions
1 stitch marker, tapestry needle

Gauge
26 sts & 44 rows = 4” / 10cm in honeycomb pattern after blocking

The sample is knit with a fairly tight tension. If you knit with a looser tension, your gauge will be a bit looser and you won’t have to knit quite as many honeycomb repeats for the cowl to reach a good size. Achieve a fabric tension that you like and enjoy the cozy honeycombs!

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