Seomode Cowl by Vikki Perkins

Seomode Cowl

Knitting
April 2023
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
9 stitches and 12 rows = 2 inches
US 8 - 5.0 mm
One size.
English
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I found a single ball of colour-changing acrylic worsted yarn at the thrift store and brought it home. It took some time to find a pattern with a simple motif that would work up reasonably well with the yarn given its colouring – this cowl is the result. The word I thought of when I looked at this cowl was “undulate,” as the colours undulate around the cowl, so I called this Seomode which is Old English for “to rise, to undulate.”

Difficulty - Easy

Skills used - Knitting in the round, increasing, decreasing

Sizes - One size

Finished measurements
Circumference: 90 cm / 35 ½ inches unstretched; 120 cm / 47 ½ inches stretched
Height: 31 cm / 12 ¼ inches

Gauge – unstretched and unblocked
9 stitches and 12 Rows = 5 cm / 2 inches in lace stitch pattern on US 8 (5 mm) needles

Approximate yardage - est. 182 g / 6.4 oz.

Yarn
Acrylic Colour-changing Yarn (unknown) one 200g ball. Colour – Multi-colour. Any currently available Worsted (#4) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.

Needles - US 8 (5 mm) circular, 56cm /22” long, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions - Stitch markers, tapestry needle