Stratigraphic Cowl by Tara Briggs

Stratigraphic Cowl

Crochet
September 2023
DK (11 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 8 rows = 4 inches
in Double Crochet
5.0 mm (H)
360 - 400 yards (329 - 366 m)
One Size
US
English
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Pattern Inspiration:
Stratigraphic - Definition: pertaining to the study of rock layers
When I visited Zion National Park, I was awed by the dramatic rock formations. Everywhere you look, it seems to be different. The layers have shifted, or angled, or changed texture. They all blend together into one beautiful park, and yet they’re all so different.
This is a special design, in that every version will be different, and yet the same, just like the beautiful rock layers of Zion. I have prepared six stitch patterns that fit together like rock layers, but I’m not going to tell you what order to put them in. Copy my randomized pattern (detailed on page 5), do them in order 1-6, or roll a dice to choose the next stitch pattern. Don’t like the roll? Roll again. There are no rules here. Our cowls will be the same size, and begin and end the same way, but each will be its own adventure along the way.

This cowl was designed in collaboration with Montana Crochet!

Basic Information:
• Pattern is written in US crochet terms.
• Yarn: DK weight (#3), approximately 375 yards. I used Montana Crochet
Tweed DK in the colors Equinox (Color A) and Orchard (Color B). Yarn
amounts for each color will vary, but you will use more of color A.
• Hook: 5 mm, or size needed to meet gauge.
• Finished size: approximately 24” circumference, 14” tall
• Gauge: approximately 16 double crochets by 8 rows = 4”x 4”