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Peaks and Pinnacles
The Peaks and Pinnacles cowl is a tubular cowl knit in the round using the mosaic stitch method of colorwork. The tube is grafted closed seamlessly using Kitchener stitch. The mosaic stitch colorwork technique uses only one color of yarn at a time per round to create a beautiful color pattern.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Approx. 10” / 25.5 cm tall; 30” / 76 cm circumference
Length can be adjusted to personal length preference.
YARNS:
MC: fingering weight or sport weight yarn held
double with a lace weight yarn throughout; 400 yds / 366 m of each are required
If you prefer to use a single strand of yarn, select a DK weight yarn; 400 yds / 366 m are required
CC: sport weight yarn held single; 400 yds / 366 m are
required
Suggested Yarns (cover sample)
MC: The Farmer’s Daughter ‘Squish’ (fingering weight; 100% superwash Merino; 438 yds / 400 m per 100g) 1 skein Lazy Moose
Held double with
MC: The Farmer’s Daughter ‘Mighty Mo’ (lace weight; 70% Kid Mohair, 30% silk; 459 yds / 420 m per 50g), 1 skein Lazy Moose
CC: Spincycle ‘Dyed In the Wool’ (sport weight; 100% superwashed American wool); 200 yds / 183 m per skein), 2 skeins Rusted Rainbow
MC Alternatives to Consider:
- Moondrake Yarns ‘Chibi’ (sport weight; 100% superwash Merino; 370 yds / 338 m per 100g) 2 skeins held double with Moondrake Yarns ‘Fuwa Fuwa’ (heavy lace weight; 70% Cashmere, 30% Merino wool; 315 yds / 288 m per 50g) 2 skeins
- Magpie Fibers ‘Swanky Sock’ (fingering weight; 80% Merino wool, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon; 400 yds / 366 m per 100g) 1 skein held double with Magpie Fibers ‘Plume’ (lace weight; 75% Cashmere, 25% silk; 315 yds / 288 m per 25g) 2 skeins
GAUGE:
28 sts and 46 rnds = 4” / 10 cm over mosaic colorwork pattern in the round, taken after blocking
SUGGESTED NEEDLES:
US 5 / 3.75 mm, 16” / 40 cm circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
Note: You will need two 16” / 40 cm circular needles to graft the cowl closed.
NOTIONS:
Waste yarn for provisional cast on and blocking, crochet hook (size F-5 recommended) for provisional cast on, BOR marker, additional markers to mark pattern repeat sections (optional), 1 plastic locking marker, tapestry needle
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- First published: February 2024
- Page created: February 28, 2024
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