Desert Mallow by Grace Akhrem

Desert Mallow

Knitting
January 2020
Lace ?
20 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in Garter Slipstitch pattern with 3 strands of yarn held together
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1225 yards (1120 m)
39½” lower edge circumference, 27” upper edge circumference, 13” high, relaxed after blocking
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This capsule collection by Grace Akhrem is full of Spring color and exuberance. Clean lines and light shapes contribute to the playful tone!


Two seemingly unrelated colors dance together happily in this funnel-shaped gradient cowl. An easy slip-stitch pattern draws the eye upward through the color shift.

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FINISHED SIZE
39½” lower edge circumference, 27” upper edge circumference, 13” high, relaxed after blocking

MATERIALS
Manos del Uruguay MARINA (100% superwash merino; approx. 874 yds/100 g): 1 sk each of A and B.

Shown in N0053 Filigree (A) and N6447 Rosa (B)

US 8/5mm 24” circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge

One US 8/5mm double-pointed needle
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle

GAUGE
20 sts and 34 rows/rnds = 4”/10cm in Garter Slipstitch pattern with 3 strands of yarn held together, relaxed after blocking.

NOTES
This project is worked with three strands of yarn held together throughout.

The cowl begins by working back and forth in rows, then the piece is joined for working in the round at the top of the lower edge slit, and it continues in the round to the end.