Prairie Smoke Cowl by Vikki Perkins

Prairie Smoke Cowl

Knitting
May 2020
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Bulky
+ Worsted
= Bulky (7 wpi) ?
9 stitches and 12 rows = 2 inches
in pattern stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
248 - 258 yards (227 - 236 m)
One size.
English
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Pulsatilla patens, the prairie crocus, is also known as Prairie Smoke – perhaps for the fuzzy halo on the petals and leaves which give it a hazy look or perhaps for the misty clusters of feathery seed pods they produce as they bloom and propagate in the spring. The colour and texture of this downy but sturdy little purple flower are the inspiration for this acrylic and mohair cowl.

Difficulty - Easy

Skills used - Knitting in the round, increasing, decreasing, working with 2 yarns held together

Sizes - One size

Finished measurements
Circumference: 82 cm / 32 inches unstretched; 118 cm / 46 inches stretched
Height: 33 cm / 13 inches

Gauge – unstretched and unblocked
9 stitches and 12 Rows = 5 cm / 2 inches in lace stitch pattern on US 8 (5 mm) needles

Approximate yardage
Yarn 1 est. 131 g / 4.6 oz. (143 m / 156 yds)
Yarn 2 est. 50 g / 1.76 oz. (89 m / 97 yds)

Yarns:
Yarn 1: Patons Canadiana 187 m / 100 g (205 yds / 3.5 oz.), 2 balls. Colour 10307 Grape Jelly. Any currently available Worsted (#4) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Yarn 2: Patons Princess 89 m / 50 g (97 yds / 1.76 oz), 1 ball. Colour 7856. Any currently available novelty mohair Worsted (#4) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.

Needles - US 8 (5 mm) circular, 22″ / 56 cm long

Notions - Stitch markers, tapestry needle