In collaboration with Blue Sky Fibers as part of the 2024 Blue Sky Fibers Maker program, Up Jumped Spring is the perfect lightweight colorwork cowl to celebrate the vibrant colors—and wildly changing weather—of spring! The combination of fingering weight and two different styles, you’ll have an accessory to meet all your springtime needs. From warmer sunny days to cold, rainy ones!

Choose either the mobius or standard cowl or both. It’s the perfect colorwork project for any level knitter!

SKILLS USED

• Provisional cast on (moebius cowl only - video tutorial provided)
• Colorwork knitting in the round
• Colorwork charts
• Grafting (moebius cowl only - video tutorial provided)

TWO VERSIONS (both included)
Moebius
Standard

SIZE(S)
One size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS - MOBIUS
Finished Length of Tube: 30” / 75cm
Finished Circumference of Tube: 18” / 45cm
Width (tube flat): 9” / 22.5cm

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS - STANDARD
Finished Circumference: 20.5” / 51cm
Width: 11.5” / 29cm

YARN - MOBIUS
Fingering weight; 1 skein each of 5 contrasting colors
MC – 50g / 218y / 200m (you will need exactly 50g, just keep that in mind!)
Color A – 10g / 44y / 40m
Color B – 18g / 79y / 72m
Color C – 18g / 79y / 72m
Color D – 26g / 114y / 104m

YARN - STANDARD
Fingering weight; 1 skein each of 5 contrasting colors
MC – 30g / 131y / 120m
Color A – 4g / 18y / 16m
Color B – 5g / 22y / 20m
Color C – 5g / 22y / 20m
Color D – 6g / 31y / 28m

SUGGESTED YARN
Blue Sky Fibers, Woolstok (50g / 218y / 200m): MC – 1 skein, “No. 2317 Midnight Sea”
Color A – 1 skein, “No. 2321 Loon Lake”
Color B – 1 skein, “No. 2316 Spun Gold”
Color C – 1 skein, “No. 2325 Lilac Bloom”
Color D – 1 skein, “No. 2308 Golden Meadow”

NEEDLES
US size 4 / 3.5mm

GAUGE
31 sts & 29 rnds = 4” / 10cm over stockinette colorwork in the rnd, blocked.
If you’re worried about running out of your MC yarn, feel free to swatch flat or use one of your other colors for the swatch!

EXTRAS
BOR marker, crochet hook (for provisional cast on), extra needles and cord for bind off, scissors, stitch markers (3), tapestry needle

TEA
STASH Jasmine Green Tea

ALBUM
“Up Jumped Spring” as performed by Freddie Hubbard off album Born To Be Blue (1981) on Spotify

Please share your photos on Instagram using #UpJumpedSpringCowl and don’t forget to tag me so I can see, @BebopAndKnit