This design is a tribute to the medicinal qualities of my favorite herbs. There are so many herbs used for healing and balancing but these are the herbs I have used the most in my Midwifery practice and I wanted to honor their power for healing as well as their beauty. The lining is made with super soft Farmer’s Daughter Oh Dang and is optional… but if warm and cozy is your goal…neccessary. Herbs in order from bottom to top are: Nettles, Red Clover, Skullcap, Fennel, Fenugreek, Raspberry Leaf and Chasteberry.

I also lined my version with a colorwork uterine motif in Oh Dang.

Oh Dang is a bit tricky to work with several colors so if you are new to colorwork, I would recommend doing a solid lining if you want to line your cowl.

Finished Measurements: 11 in wide X 10.5 in tall.

Yarn: Outer fabric: Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Soka’Pii (fingering weight; 100% MT and WY Rambouillet (50g/248 yards).
Yarn A: (main color) Paul Newman: 1 skein (approx 248 yards)
Yarn B: (Green 1) Gary Cooper: 1 skein (approx. 100 yards)
Yarn C: (Green 2) Bonsai or Pine Drop: 1 skein (approx. 100 yards)
Yarn D: (Green 3) Kinnikinnick: approx: 30 yards.
Blossom yarns: Approximately 20 yards of each (in order of use): Chart A: Union Street State of Mind, Chart B: Pukuni, Chart C: Sinopah, Chart D: Shake a Day, Chart E: Natural, Chart F: Pretty Shield, Chart G: J Rankin.

Lining: Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Oh Dang (74% Suri Alpaca, 26% Silk) 50g/328 yards.
Solid Lining: One skein of chosen color or approx 180 yds.
Colorwork Lining:
Yarn A: Paul Newman approx 110 yds
Yarn B: Sinopah approx 20 yds
Yarn C: Piikuni approx 20 yds
Yarn D: Gary Cooper approx 30 yds

Needles:
Outer fabric: 3.25 mm/US 3 circular needle , 60-80 cm/16-20 in length or size needed to obtain the correct gauge.
Lining: 3.5 mm/US 4 circular needle, 60-80 cm/16-20 in length or size needed to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions:
8 stitch markers (one unique for BOR), tapestry needle.

Gauge:
Outer Fabric: 29 sts x 34 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches over colorwork pattern on 3.25 mm/US 3 needles after blocking.
Lining: 24 sts X 28 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches on 3.5mm/US 4