Woodland Dream Cowl by Lisa McFetridge

Woodland Dream Cowl

Knitting
November 2020
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in stranded color work, blocked
US 8 - 5.0 mm
225 - 285 yards (206 - 261 m)
Tighter, Looser
English
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I found a piece of Norwegian wallpaper and fell in love with the scattered woodland designs that graced it. It inspired a hat, and now a cowl. It has all the best of a walk in the snowy woods. The cowl is simple, begins and ends with rib, but rib can be turned to the inside and stitched for a firmer opening, and yet again, addition of an optional attached Icord firms it up so it will stand up around your ears. Having puffy hair, hats are problematic for me, on the coldest days, cowls serve as earmuffs for me! Looser Cowl shown in photos.

Charts are slightly changed from photos, to create an even “spread” of motifs and to make acorns more substantial. Looser and Tighter charts have similar elements but are different to accommodate smaller size of Tighter cowl.

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Yardage is slightly more than 1 skein. To work LOOSER Size with just one skein of MC, rib could be worked in CC if turning in and whipstitching to wrong side of work.

Materials: Cascade 220 Aran Superwash Merino
MC Navy ( or desired MC ) 155, 175 yds / 142, 160 m
CC White ( or desired CC ) 70, 80 yds / 64, 73 m
TRIM ( optional, color is knitters choice, Pink Ice is shown ) 30 yds / 27 m
US Size 8 / 5 mm 26 inch Circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge
US size 7 / 4.5 mm DP needles or 1 size smaller than above needles
3 Stitch Markers Sharp Darning Needle

Gauge: 18 sts X 22 rows = 4 in / 10 cm
Finished Circumference: ( 21.5, 24 ) in / ( 51.5, 61 ) cm
Finished Height with RIB showing: 12 in / 30 cm
Finished Height with WHIPSTITCHED EDGE: 10 in / 25 cm