“Banning books give us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.”* - Stephen Chbosky**

Everyday in America, books are pulled from the shelves of school libraries. Teachers are exiled for reading I Need A New Butt to school children. Harriet the Spy is pulled from the hands of young girls, Where The Sidewalk Ends is quietly removed and hidden in a back room, and Vonnegut is burned in broad daylight on high school campuses.

I have a message for all the terrified men desperate to keep us from getting dangerous ideas: THANKS FOR THE READING LIST, BOYS.

This cowl is worked in the round from the bottom up, beginning and ending with a ribbed edging. Nearly all parts of the pattern can be easily modified to suit your taste and style, and the pattern includes instructions for adding or removing chart repeats to adjust the circumference/width, and recommendations on where to add or remove rounds to adjust the height.

The Cowl pairs well with insubordination, calling out of work to finish a book that just got really good, and ignoring the opinions of mediocre men.

Yarn: Lattes & Llamas Geek-A-Long Yarn (100 grams/ 328 yards) or a comparable sport weight yarn in five contrasting colorways. Sample is shown in ‘Baskerville’ (MC), Cyborg (CC1), Kamala Kahn (CC2), Hep Alien (CC3), and Big Bird (CC4).

MC: 75 grams / 245 yards
CC1:45 grams / 145 yards
CC2, CC3, CC4: 25 grams / 80 yards

Note that adjusting the size of the cowl by adding or removing repeats will impact your final yarn requirements and you should account for that when choosing yarn.

Gauge: 28 sts and 34 rows = 4” in stranded colorwork knit in the round on the larger needles. Gauge should be taken on a blocked swatch.

Gauge is not crucial for this project, but variations will affect yardage and final measurements.

Sizing: Measurements are taken after blocking are 28 ½ inches around; 13” tall.