About: 
The Portumna Cowl is named for the town of Portumna in County Galway Ireland. I chose this name as it is the home town of a knitter/yarn dyer named Sam, who I met soon after releasing my very first design. We clicked right away and have become friends in the years since. So when I was thinking about naming this cowl after an Irish town, I knew it needed to be her hometown—Portumna.  

This cowl—with both written and charted directions—has intuitive lace in the body, with alternating rest rows and just a bit of ribbing to finish it off.

It is written in one size to be knit in worsted weight yarn for a classic and wearable finished object.

The Portumna Cowl is easy enough for a confident beginner knitter but engaging enough for an advanced one.

Needle:
US 6 (4.0 mm), 16” (40 cm) circular needles or needles needed to get gauge

Suggested Yarn: Little Fox, Fennec, Worsted, 1 skein, 100% Merino; 218 yds (200 m)/ 100 g or any worsted weight yarn of your choosing

Sample uses:Honey Bear, approx. 195 yds (178 m)

Gauge: 20 stitches/26 rounds = 4” (10 cm) square in Body Pattern using US 6 (4.0 mm) needles or whatever needles gives you gauge.
Other Notions: darning needle, 1 BOR marker and 9 stitch markers for lace

Special Techniques:
Knit, purl, increasing (yo), decreasing (k2tog, s2kp, ssk), cast on & bind off

Final Measurements:
20” (50 cm) circumference  x 9.5” (24 cm) tall