Arctic Convoy Cowl

A companion to the hat, to honour the Arctic Convoys that left from Loch Ewe on their perilous wartime journeys. Inspired by the palette of the Arctic Convoy tartan, all proceeds from the sale of these designs supports the work of the Arctic Convoy Museum in Aultbea.]1

Please purchase this pattern from the ACM shop and consider making a donation to support the museum’s important work.

You can also purchase a kit from the KDD shop. All sales support the work of the museum.

Yarn
John Arbon Devonia 4 ply (50% Exmoor Blueface / 30% Bluefaced Leicester / 20% Romney; 97m / 106yds per 25g skein)
A Moon Bloom: 2 x 25g skeins
B Bleeding Heart: 2 x 25g skeins
C Devonia Cream: 1 x 25g skein

Needles and notions
Two gauge-size circular needles
Below gauge-size circular needle for edging / icord
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle

Gauge
28 stitches and 34 rows to 10cm / 4in over stockinette worked back and forth
Use 3.25mm needle as a starting point for swatching.

S (L)
To fit adult
The small size of cowl is shallower, and is designed specifically to make use of any kit yarn left over after making the hat. The large size cowl can be made instead of the hat.

Pattern notes
This cowl is knitted from side to side. After a provisional (winding) cast-on, the body of the work is knitted in stockinette stripes, which are shaped to create a bias fabric, with each stripe divided from the next with a contrasting welt. After being knitted to the desired circumference, the final stripe is joined to the cast-on stitches with a three-needle bind off, creating a neat and seamless tube. Two i-cord edgings are worked around the top and bottom edges of the cowl for a neat finish.