A warm and colourful cowl designed by Angela Gomez Finished measurements: 24 cm (9,6") length, 45 cm (18") in round. Needles: Double pointed needles or circular needles with 40 cm cable. Stitches: knit, purl 1. What kind of yarn you could choose? This patterm could be knitted using a solid colour (Colour A) and a gradient one (Colour B). Another option could be to choose two different and contrasted solid colours. Here you have a few suggestions, depending of yarn weight. - Light Fingering: Wetterhoff Sivilla. - Fingering: Abuelita 3 ply, Abuelit 3 ply High Twist, Kauni 8/2 Effectyarn, Shibui Sock - Sport: Wetterhoff Sofia. - Worsted: Abuelita Baby Alpaca Merino, Abuelita Merino Worsted, Abuelita Silk Merino. - Bulky: Abuelita Super Bulky, Rowan Cocoon, Katia Sulka. How much yarn do you need for the cowl? You need, aproximately, the same weight for both colot
| Yarn weight | Light Fingering | Fingering | Sport | Worsted | Bulky |
| Yardage for each colour | 145 yds / 135 m | 135 yds / 120 m | 125 yds / 115 m | 115 yds / 105 m | 100 yds / 90 m |
3. Using Colour A, cast on the appropriate number of stitches based on the number of repeats you have chosen (# of repeats multiplied by 8). The repeats in the chart are suggested for a 45 cm/ 18" measured in round. So if you want to make a large or smaller circumference, you only have to add or substract a 8-sts module. Join to work in the round, taking care not to twist your stitches. Gauge is referred.
| Light Fingering | Fingering | Sport | Worsted | Bulky | |
| Measureinround | 45cm/18" | ||||
| Gauge (sts x rows = 10 cm / 4") | 34 x 29 | 30 x 28 | 25 x 28 | 20 x 26 | 15 x19 |
| Needles (mm / US) | 3.50 /4 | 4.00/6 | 5.00/8 | 6.00 /10 | 7.00 / - |
| Cast on (sts) | 144 | 120 | 96 | 72 | 48 |
| Horizontal ModuleRepeats | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Recommend video. Long tail Cast on: http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/long-tail-cast-on So, If you are a beginner knitter, Read Step 4. lf you are an advanced knitter, jump to Step 5. 4. Don't worry if you've never tried stranded knitting and it doesn't matter if you are an English or Continental knitter. Please, take a few minutes and watch this video: http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/fair-isle-color-knitting 5. In chart, you are going to find 3 different squares. Each one means: Knit with Colour A (Main solid yarn) Knit with Colour B (Gradient colour or Secondary solid yarn) Purl with Colour B (Gradient colour or Secondary solid yarn) Follow the chart and knit rows depending of your yarn weight Each colour is for every weight. Attention: Chart is read from down-up and right-left. 6. When you have finished, you can bind off loosely following this video: http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/basic-knit-bind-off-continenta 7. Weave in all yarn ends and wet block the cowl
