The name of this cowl, Cluny, plays on the botanical name for heather – Calluna – and also a little bit of Scottish folklore. Ewen, or ‘Cluny’ Macpherson was Chief of Clan Macpherson and a Jacobite officer during the Rising in Scotland over 1745–46, which sought to put Prince Charles Edward Stuart on the throne.

Jacobite legend has it that Cluny escaped capture by government forces following the battle of Culloden, by sleeping in the heather of the highland hills, his white linen sark (long shirt) camouflaged by the flowers growing so prolifically around him.

Using luxurious hand-dyed yarn, there are 4 options for the Cluny Cowl: a single thickness short cowl, double thickness folded short cowl, a long infinity cowl, and a long stole.

SIZES

Sizes: 1 (2, 3) 4

1 Single thickness short cowl (photos 4-5)
2 Double thickness folded short cowl (photo 6)
3 Long infinity cowl (photos 1-3)
4 Stole

Cowls: Sizes 1 (2, 3)
Finished width: 35 cm / 13 in
Finished circumference: 70 (70, 150) cm / 13 (13, 59) in

Stole: Size 4
Finished width: 35 cm / 13 in
Finished length: 150 cm / 59 in

YARN

Versions 1, 2, 3 only
The Woolchemist Merino Linen 2-ply, 83% Merino, 17% Linen 375 m / 410 yds per 100g skein

1 (2, 2) skeins

Sample 1 (showing Version 1): Heathergem Sample 2 (showing Version 2): Sprig of Heather Sample 3 (showing Version 3): Burnt Heather

Version 4 only
The Woolchemist Lace Mohair Silk, 72% Mohair, 28% Silk, 420 m / 459 yds per 50g skein

2 skeins

Sample 4 (showing Version 4) Superbloom

OR in fingering weight yarn which knits to the specified gauge and has similar characteristics suitable for plump stitch definition or soft lacy drape if opting for the mohair silk version.

APPROXIMATE YARDAGE

Version 1: 330 m / 360 yds
Versions 2–4: 680 m / 743 yds

TECHNIQUES

Knitting in the round, reading charts, (optional) lace knitting, simple cables (without a cable needle), provisional cast on, grafting.