This pattern was originally published as a part of Twisted’s Cowl Club in November 2013.

The Prime Meridian is the 0° line of longitude. A prime meridian and its opposite in a 360°-system, the 180th meridian (at 180° longitude), form a great circle. This cowl is a ring of one color slowly fading into another and then back again. It is simple and meditative and is reminiscent of celestial events such as eclipses and moon phases. Find two colors you love and show them both off to best effect.

VITAL STATS
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 49”/124 cm
Width: 6.75”/17 cm
Measured after blocking

GAUGE
23 stitches and 31 rows = 4”/10 cm in stockinette
stitch, after blocking. Row gauge is important as it will determine the length of your cowl. Stitch gauge is not crucial, but will affect finished size and yarn usage.

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate: knitting in the round, stripes, provisional cast on, grafting with Kitchener Stitch

MATERIALS
YARN
Weight: sport
Amount: 720 yards/658 meters
Shown in: Madelinetosh Pashmina colorways Graphite and Celadon

NEEDLES
US #6/4mm (or size to get gauge) for working in the round (either 16”/40 cm circular, double points, or two circulars, or one long circular for magic loop)

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, stitch marker

VERSIONS
10/2013 - originally published
10/2020 - new template, no content edits