A seamless colorwork cowl written specifically to use hand spun yarns. Two contrasting colors create this intermediate level colorwork cowl and highlight the craftsmanship behind each skein. The pattern includes multiple gauges, from fingering, dk to bulky.

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Size
Fingering Weight
Width: 5 ¼” / 13.5 cm
Circumference: 37 ½” / 95.5 cm

DK Weight
Width: 6” / 15.5 cm
Circumference: 36” / 91.5 cm

Bulky Weight
Width: 7” / 18 cm
Circumference: 36” / 91.5 cm

Materials
(A 10% buffer has been added to all yardages / meterages.)
Choose which weight your yarn matches:
Fingering Weight:
334 yards / 306 meters COLOR A
191 yards / 175 meters COLOR B
DK Weight:
260 yards / 238 meters COLOR A
135 yards / 123 meters COLOR B
Bulky Weight:
170 yards / 156 meters COLOR A
80 yards / 73 meters COLOR B

We used
(pink and teal sample)
DK weight sample
Cape May Fiber Co Art Batt (carded batt that includes all sorts of fun things, including alpaca, merino, cashmere, stellina, nylon and recycled yarns) Find art batts or even hand spun yarn at http://capemayfiber.com To give you an idea how much fiber I used, my finished cowl weighs 5.3 ounces.

(Blue and pastel pink sample)
Fingering weight sample
Cape May Fiber MCN Sock (80% SW Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon, 380 yards / 100 Gram skein)
IN colors Riptide and Sunkissed

(Jewel toned Multi and Brown Sample)
Bulky Weight Sample
Cape May Fiber BFL Aran (100% SW Blue Faced Leicester, 181 yards / 100 Gram skein)
IN colors Mother of Pearl and Ship Mast

Needles
Fingering Weight:
- US Size 3 (3.25 mm) circular knitting needle, 32” / 81 cm or longer for magic loop technique
DK Weight:
- US Size 7 (4.5mm) circular knitting needle, 32” / 81 cm or longer for magic loop technique
Bulky Weight:
- US Size 10 ½ (6.5 mm) circular knitting needle, 32” / 81 cm or longer for magic loop technique

Notions

• 1 stitch marker
• smooth scrap yarn / similar size to your project yarn
• crochet hook / similar size to your project needle
• spare circular needle in a similar size to the one you will be using
• tapestry needle

Gauge
Since this is a cowl, gauge isn’t super important in achieving. However, you should try to get as close as possible. The closer you are to gauge, the closer you are to using the estimated yarn yardage / meterage and dimensions.

Fingering Weight:
28 sts, 28 rounds = 4” in Chart when worked in the round after blocking.
DK Weight:
20 sts, 20 rounds = 4” in Chart when worked in the round after blocking.
Bulky Weight:
14 sts, 14 rounds = 4” in Chart when worked in the round after blocking.

Notes
The cowl is worked in the round, seamlessly. You will create a crochet provisional CO edge with a crochet hook and scrap yarn first. Then you will begin working the Chart for the cowl. Lastly, you will unzip the provisional CO and graft the last round and first round of the cowl together to form a tube.
The pattern is written for fingering weight, with dk and bulky weight in parenthesis.
For example: Fingering (DK, Bulky)