This pattern was originally published as Twisted Yarn Shop’s contribution to the 2020 Rose City Yarn Crawl in Portland, Oregon. The pattern is also part of the 2020 Pattern Collection: Birds of the Pacific Northwest.

Chickens and eggs abound in Portland’s backyards, in an assortment of sizes and colors. For this pattern the answer to an age-old riddle is clear: first comes the egg, followed by a pitterpat of chicken feet, and finally wire for the coop… with a feathering of colors in between. There is a second question, too: Which came first: the cowl or the wrap? Luckily, there’s no need to choose, with instructions for both styles, as well as 1 or 3 color versions!

Yarn
For Cowl: 400 yards of fingering weight yarn, optionally split equally between 3 colors.

3-Color Version shown in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Super Sparkle, colorways Help Us Rhonda, Twisted’s 10th Anniversary Specktacular, and Aquarius.

1-Color Version shown in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Lightweight, colorway Mother Clucker.

For Wrap: 1200 yards of fingering weight yarn, optionally split equally between 3 colors.

3-Color Version shown in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Lightweight, colorways Deep Unrelenting Gray, Free Range Chickens, and Smoke on the Water.

Needles
For Cowl: US 4 / 3.75 mm (or size necessary to achieve gauge) 16” / 40 cm or 20” / 50 cm circular.

For Wrap: US 4 / 3.75 mm (or size necessary to achieve gauge) 40” / 100 cm, 47” / 120 cm, or 60” / 150 cm circular

Notions
Crochet hook for cast on
For Cowl only: 1 stitch marker
Darning needle

Skill Level
Advanced Beginner

Gauge
For Cowl: 5.5 stitches and 10 rows = 1 inch in garter stitch worked in the round, after blocking.

For Wrap: 5.5 stitches and 10 rows = 1 inch in garter stitch worked flat, after blocking.

Finished Measurements
For Cowl: 25” / 63.5 cm circumference; 14” / 35.5 cm long after blocking.

For Wrap: 15” / 40 cm wide; 75” / 190 cm long after blocking.