Tvillingar cowl by Therese Hedlund

Tvillingar cowl

Knitting
December 2023
The Little Grey Girl Silky Yak DK
The Little Grey Girl Suri Silk Cloud
both are used in this pattern
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
454 - 498 yards (415 - 455 m)
Approx 60-62 cm circumference, 20 cm tall
English
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Tvillingar cowl is a double cowl (tvillingar meaning twins) made up from two cowls, knitted separately and then joined (or kept individually!)

Cow 1 - ribbed cowl
Knitted in the round in DK yarn
Yarn: 160-180m of DK weight yarn, The Little Grey Girl Silky Yak DK, 225m/100g, 60% SW merino, 20% yak, 20% silk, shown in colour Clayton
Needles: 3.75 mm/ US5 40cm circular needles, 4.5 mm/ US7 40cm circular needles
Gauge: 21 sts/10cm in pattern on larger needles
Extra: stitch marker
Finished measurements: approx. 62 cm circumference, 20 cm tall.

Cowl 2 - garter and cables
Knitted flat in fluffy suri alpaca held double, joined by grafting or 3-needle bind-off.
Yarn: 255-275m of suri alpaca yarn held double, The Little Grey Girl Suri Silk Cloud, 300m/50g, 74% Baby Suri Alpaca, 26% silk, shown in colour Wilson
Needles: 5.5 mm/ US9 needles
Gauge: 17 sts/10cm in garter stitch
Extra: Cable needle, waste yarn for provisional cast on, tapestry needle for grafting or extra needle 5-5.5mm if making 3-needle bind off.
Finished measurements: approx. 68 cm circumference, . 22 cm tall