Egypt fascinated nineteenth-century archeologists as well as travelers. Excavators located previously unknown tombs, temples, and mummy caches seemingly every year in this golden age of archeology, and their finds fed the Victorian appetite for “exotic” decorative motifs.

Difficulty Intermediate

Finished Size 26.75” circumference and 14.5” tall.

Yarn Lisa Souza Polwarth/Silk (85% Polwarth wool, 15% silk): Tahitian blue (A) and terracotta (tan; B), 1 skein each.

Needles Size 7 (4.5 mm): 24” circular. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers; removable markers; tapestry needle.

Gauge 21 sts and 24 rnds = 4” in charted patt.

Note This cowl is worked in the round from the bottom up.

As of February 2020, Long Thread Media (who acquired F&W) has given me permission to sell this pattern as a pdf in their format with TanisKnits as the source.