The Snow Gum Cowl is part of the Tasmania Collection. The motif is inspired by the bendy and twisty shapes found in the Tassie bush.

It is an excellent skill builder project: You can expand your stranded colourwork skills with the curved shapes of the motif. Or perhaps you have always wanted to learn how to knit a folded hem? In this pattern you get to sample two different methods!

Sizing
One size.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Top circumference: 61 cm / 24”.
Bottom circumference: 72 cm / 28.5”.
Height: 24 cm / 9.5”.

Yarn
8 ply / DK-worsted weight wool or wool blend yarn in 3 colours:
C1: 115 m / 125 yds, C2: 115 m / 125 yds, C3: 95 m / 104 yds.

Samples are knit with Louie & Lola Yarns Polwarth DK. (100% non superwash, woollen spun Polwarth wool, 230 m / 250 yds - 50g) in Snow Gum Cowl sets ‘Bay of Fires’, ‘Tamar Valley’ and ‘Strathgordon’.

Needles
50 cm / 20” circular needles in (recommended) sizes:
Size A: 5 mm / US9. Colourwork.
Size B: 5 mm / US9. Bottom ribbing.
Note: Use a needle size that gives you a slightly larger stitch gauge in rib than the stitch gauge in Colourwork.
Size C: 4.5 mm / US8. Top ribbing.
Note: Use a needle size that gives you a slightly smaller stitch gauge in rib than the stitch gauge in Colourwork.

Notions
5 stitch markers, one of them locking, tapestry needle, crochet hook, waste yarn, 2 size C DPNs.

Gauge
18 sts x 22 rnds to 10 cm / 4” on 5 mm / US9 needles in
colourwork in the round, measured from a relaxed fabric after blocking.

Design notes
This funnel shaped cowl is knit in one piece from the bottom up and in the round.

Work begins with a ribbed and folded edge, the main body of the cowl is worked in stranded colourwork and then cowl is finished with another ribbed and folded edge on top. The top edge includes openings for I-cord ties. Finally an I-cord is worked and threaded into the top folded edge.

Techniques
Crochet provisional CO
Folded edge with 3-needle join
Knitting in the round
Stranded colourwork knitting
Basic decreases: k2tog, SSK, CDD
Basic increases: RLI, LLI
Folded edge with 3-needle BO
I-cord

Skill level
Intermediate