Fair Isle color work with a Scandinavian vibe, the “Troy” cowl and coordinating hat offer cozy warmth to cold winter days. The cowl has a hemmed neck to hide floats, and incorporates subtle increases so that it rests nicely over the tops of your shoulders. The hat uses the same colors placed differently in the pattern to pair as a counterpoint to the cowl.
It’s knitted using four contrasting colors of DK weight yarn. Pictured here, featuring The Plucky Knitter Terra DK in Chinos, Powdered Sugar, Cloud Cap and Cuddle Bug.
Troy, Alabama is a small town located in the south eastern part of the state, and Troy, Michigan is a suburb of Detroit.

The pattern includes three PDFs. One is the main pattern and includes written instructions plus the color charts for the hat and cowl pictured here.
The 2nd and 3rd PDFs contain hat and cowl color charts for The Plucky Knitter kits 2-20 from the 1-10-21 update.

Materials
Suggested Needles:

• US Size 3 / 16” for hat brim; and 24” for cowl ribbing
• US Size 4/ 16” for cowl neck lining
• US Size 5/ 16” for hat body; and 24”
  for cowl body (optional 32” as
  increases occur)
• US Size 5/ DPNs for hat crown shaping

Notions:

• Tapestry Needle
• Stitch Markers
• Pom Pom Maker (Optional)
• Crochet Hook for provisional cast on
• 2-3 yards of waste yarn for provisional cast on

Hat Sizes and Finished Circumference Measurements:

• Child (Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)
• Circumference 17.75”(18.75”, 20”, 21”)

Cowl Sizes and Finished Measurements:

• Child (Adult Medium, Adult Large)
• Top neck circumference 18”(20”, 20”)
• Bottom shoulder circumference 29”(36”, 40”)
• Height 9.5”(12”, 12.5”)

Yarn Suggestions and Yardage Requirements:
* Four contrasting colors of a DK weight yarn. The yarn pictured in this pattern is The Plucky Knitter Terra DK, 100% Certified Organic Merino, 325 yards, 115 grams.

Individual Yardage Requirements for Cowl:
Chinos: 75(106, 130) yards
Cuddle Bug: 40(65, 75) yards
Cloud Cap: 38(85, 85) yards
Powdered Sugar: 95(145, 165) yards

Individual Yardage Requirements for Hat
Chinos: 45(50, 55, 65) yards
Powdered Sugar: 30(34, 40, 48)yards
Cloud Cap 55(65, 75, 85) yards
Cuddle Bug 30(34, 40, 48) yards

Gauge:
* 5.75 stitches per inch in the round in stranded color work on larger needle;