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Here is muted tone colourwork neck cowl made with bulky weight yarn. Using bulky weight yarn makes this a relatively quick knit. The blue background is interspersed with a radiating pattern that seems to be bubbling up from the depths of a calm, still body of water creating ripples of colour. Wielm means to well up from below in Old English.

Difficulty - Advanced Beginner

Skills used - Knitting in the round, colourwork

Sizes - One size

Finished measurements
Circumference: 68 cm / 27 inches unstretched; 84 cm / 33 inches stretched
Height: 32 cm / 12 ¾ inches

Gauge – unblocked
9 stitches and 8 Rows = 5 cm / 2 inches in stockinette in the round on US 10 (6 mm) needles

Approximate yardage
Main Colour (MC) est. 104 g / 3 ¾ oz. (125 m / 137 yds)
Contrast Colour 1 (CC1) est. 14 g / .5 oz. (20 m / 22 yds)
Contrast Colour 2 (CC2) est. 16 g / .6 oz. (24 m / 26 yds)
Contrast Colour 3 (CC3) est. 16 g / .6 oz. (23 m / 25 yds)
Contrast Colour 4 (CC4) est. 3 g / .15 oz. (4 m / 4 yds)

Yarn Used
Main Colour (MC) Zellers Original Shetland Style Chunky 60 m / 50 g (66 yds / 1 ¾ oz), 3 balls. Colour 427 Medium Blue.
Contrast Colour 1 (CC1) Red Heart Shetland Chunky 73 m / 50 g (80 yds / 1 ¾ oz), 1 ball. Colour 8702 White.
Contrast Colour 2 (CC2) Patons Beehive Shetland Chunky 75 m / 50 g (82 yds / 1 ¾ oz), 1 ball. Colour 2103 Beige.
Contrast Colour 3 (CC3) Coats Red Heart Shetland Style Chunky 73 m / 50 g (80 yds / 1 ¾ oz),
1 ball. Colour 4778 Medium Brown.
Contrast Colour 4 (CC4) Pingouin Confortable Sport 70 m / 50 g (77 yds / 1 ¾ oz), 1 ball. Colour 043 Gold.
Note: Any currently available Bulky (#5) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.

Needles - US 10 (6 mm) circular, 56cm /22” long, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions - Stitch markers, tapestry needle