My Norwegian Grandmother was born in 1889, and named Isabel Johnson. She emigrated from the Fjords of Norway to Minnesota when she was just 13. She married my Grandfather Alfred Skogen, and they moved to Montana.

I look back at her so fondly, since she taught me how to knit when I was just a wee one! So I named this beautiful little cowl Isabel in her honor.

I designed this cowl especially for hand dyed yarn. The twists and columns bring out the best in the yarn and reduce most pooling. I wanted to use as much of the 220 yards as possible so as not waste the yarn. Because of this, keep a close watch at the end of the cowl.

Even though a hand dyed yarn brings out the best in the Twilled Stripe Pattern, your favorite worsted weight yarn will work great.

You can also make the cowl smaller in diameter by reducing the number of columns.

Size
One size fits all

Finished Measurements

40 in (102 cm) in diameter, 5 ½ in (14 cm) wide.

Materials and Equipment

Yarn: Sample is made with Hand Dyed yarn, worsted weight, 220 yards/100 grams. Any worsted weight yarn with at least 220 yards will be sufficient.

Needles: Size 8 (5mm) 24 in circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge

Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

Gauge
21 sts and 30 rows = 4”/10cm in Twilled Stripe Pattern

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