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Approximate Yardage:

Small (Fingering Weight) & 2-Color Version:
1 skein each of 2 different colors (MC & CC). About 385 yards used in total.

• Tempting Ewe Yarns Ewe So Pretty in Hot Lips (MC). Sample used about 220 yards.
• Tempting Ewe Yarns Ewe So Pretty in Lemonhead (CC). Sample used about 165 yards.

Large (DK Weight) & 3-Color Version:
1 skein each of 3 different colors (C1, C2, & C3). About 480 yards used in total.

• Tempting Ewe Yarns Ewe So Soft DK in Terana Caerulea (C1). Sample used about 155 yards.
• Tempting Ewe Yarns Ewe So Soft DK in Mossy Rock (C2). Sample used about 180 yards.
• Tempting Ewe Yarns Ewe So Soft DK in Beaches (C3). Sample used about 145 yards.

To make a small 3-Color Version you will need about 125 yards C1, 145 yards C2, and 120 yards C3.
To make a large 2-Color Version you will need about 285 yards of MC, and 200 yards of CC.

Because of the graphic nature of this design, yarn colors are best limited to solids, semi-solids, tonals, and subtly variegated yarns. Contrasts in tone as well as value will give the biggest pop. If using variegated yarn(s), you will have the most success if you match yarns that do not contain the same colors.

If you have one full skein of each color of fingering/sock weight yarn (100g each), you will likely be able to get 2 cowls completed if you flip the colors on the second cowl (assuming gauge and yardages are comparable). Otherwise this is a great project to use up scraps. You can even mix in a 3rd or 4th color for your stripes with fantastic results.

The diverging stripes of this cowl are made using short rows using the wrap and turn method. However, since the fabric is all garter stitch, you will never have to pick up your wraps. It’s a great project to become acquainted with how short rows affect your knitting. When changing colors you can carry yarns up the selvage to avoid having to weave in excessive ends.

A Note about Short Rows and Counting Stitches:

• Never wrap the center spine stitch. If your stitch count requires you to wrap the center stitch, cheat a bit an wrap the stitch 3 or 4 stitches before the center spine.
• When counting stitches while working the short rows, count the wrapped stitch as the first stitch in your count, and never count the center spine stitch as one of the stitches.
• Stitch counts along the right margin are provided for reference and represent the stitch count after completing said row. Please note that several of the short row sections are able to accommodate one or more additional short rows before nearing the end if the row. You may elect to continue working short rows for these sections, but your stitch counts will change by a multiple of +3 stitches for each additional short row. This applies to Short Rows 71-72, 73-74, and 81-82.

Large or Tri-Color Versions: Now availible in the revised pattern.
For those who what to make an oversized version or three color version, some notes can be found on my Warm Heart project page.

• Simply changing your yarn choice to heavy DK or Worsted Weight yarn and selecting an appropriate needle will give you a generous for lots of warmth that you can slip around your shoulders and upper arms on those really cold days.

• If you are using 3 colors, change colors every time you reach the end of a full WS row. This means that every time you reach the selvage edge and have your other colors waiting for you, you will change colors. You may choose to continue with a specific color and create your own stripe design, however if you do this you should cut your yarn and weave in ends to avoid having very long floats up the side.

• Alternate colors in C1, C2, C3, C1, C2, C3 order. Color C2 will require slightly more yarn than Colors C1 and C2.