Skræling is the name the Norse settlers to Greenland used for the peoples they encountered already living there. In surviving sources, it is first applied to the Thule people, the proto-Inuit group with whom the Norse coexisted in Greenland after about the 13th century. In the sagas, it is also used for the peoples of the region known as Vinland whom the Norse encountered during their expeditions there in the early 11th century.

The Skraeling cowl is shaped after the fashion of traditional Inuit parka hoods, which are deep and generous and form a luxurious cowl about the shoulders when worn down. Shaped through short rows so that the back of the cowl is taller than the front, the ribs, or welts, of stocking stitch and reverse stocking stitch are reminiscent of the ribs of whale bones that the Thule people used to reinforce the walls and roof of their dugout dwellings.

Materials Needed:
- 8mm (US 511 needles) or size of needle needed for gauge
- @327 yards super bulky weight yarn
- darning needle to sew up front seam and for weaving in ends

Optional:
- 4 pairs of stitch markers to mark turning points of the short rows
- a removable stitch marker to mark the front side of the work

Gauge: 11 sts by 14 rows over 4”/10cm in stocking stitch
before blocking
Gauge is given for the fabric before blocking as individual blocking rates will vary according to the desire of the crafter. Note that the final size depends upon the rate of blocking.

This pattern is entirely written; the use of charts is optional.
This pattern is entirely charted; the use of written instructions is optional.