This knitting pattern is of red squirrels and acorns design. It is knitted in 4-ply on a circular needle. There is a coloured rib which starts the pattern, then takes you to the main body of the pattern and finishes with the coloured rib. There is a clear, colourful chart to show the squirrel pattern.

Measurements
Finished size - when laid flat, 25-29 cm (9.75” - 11 1/4”) x 17 cm (7”, (so 19.5’ - 22.5” in the round), although by increasing the number of repeats, you can make it longer. The yarns suggested will do several more repeats than stated in the pattern.

Tension
Stocking Stitch: 28 sts x 36 rows – 10cm x 10cm/ 4” x 4 (Fair Isle can vary in tension, so please do a tension square; yes we all hate doing them )

Materials
The cowl is knitted in the round with a 60cm 3.25mm circular needle.

Suggestions of yarn
Opal Uni 4ply - Colour A - 5189 Camel
Colour B - 5192 Dark Brown
Colour C - 9941 Rust Brown

These are 100g balls of yarn; you will only need approximately 25g of each colour.

Any leftover yarn would be ideal for putting towards a sock project :) You will need a stitch marker and a sewing-up needle to sew in the few ends.

The pattern can be altered to add width by adding extra repeats if needed.