CYCLAMEN COWL
Cyclamen Cowl is an elegant design that is perfect for using that precious set of minis or a variety of leftover yarns. It can be knit in any number of colors.
The piece captures the delicate magic of winter gardens, where the petals of cyclamen blooms unfurl, bright sparks of color in the quiet of the season. The flowers are created with dip stitches with just one color used in every row.
The cowl is worked from the top down in the round. The top and the bottom of the cowl flow seamlessly into the garter rib that echoes the rest of the pattern. Directions are both charted and written out, video for flowers provided.
YARN
A total of 400yds / 365m of fingering weight yarn in at least two colors
Use as many colors as you wish; the pattern requires a minimum of 50yds / 45m per color
Sample cowl: Glitter Fingering 5 Mini Skein Kit by Peninsula Yarn (75% sw merino, 20% nylon, 5% gold stellina; 87yds/ 80m and 0.7oz / 20g per mini; 435yds / 397m and 3.5oz / 100g total) in color Winter Kit
NEEDLES
US 3 / 3.25mm or the size needed to obtain gauge
Circular needles on a 16" / 40cm cord or on a longer one for magic loop
GAUGE
24 sts and 40 rows in 4” / 10cm in garter stitch, blocked
Note that difference in gauge will affect the required yardage and the finished size of the cowl
NOTIONS
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Optional: a crochet hook for dip stitches in the same size as the working needles
FINISHED SIZE
Height, adjustable 8.5” / 22cm
Circumference, adjustable 22” / 56cm
Notes on size adjustment are provided in the pattern
