Wylm Cowl by Vikki Perkins

Wylm Cowl

Knitting
March 2023
Aran (8 wpi) ?
10 stitches and 12 rows = 2 inches
in Stockinette in the round
US 8 - 5.0 mm
280 - 284 yards (256 - 260 m)
One size.
English
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I used a quite common easy increase/decrease pattern to make this quick-to-knit cowl. The resulting texture looks like ripples or waves. I called this cowl Wylm which is Old English for wave.

Difficulty - Easy

Skills used - Knitting in the round, increasing, decreasing

Sizes - One size
Finished measurements
Circumference: 84 cm / 33 inches unstretched; 108 cm / 42 ½ inches stretched
Height: 30 cm / 12 inches

Gauge – unblocked
10 stitches and 12 Rows = 5 cm / 2 inches in lace stitch pattern on US 8 (5 mm) needles

Approximate yardage - est. 154 g / 5.4 oz. (258 m / 282 yds)

Yarn Used
Red Heart Comfort 1677 m / 1000 g (1834 yds / 35 oz), 1 ball. Colour 3147 Bordeaux. Any currently available Worsted (#4) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.

Needles - US 8 (5 mm) circular, 56cm /22” long, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions - Stitch markers, tapestry needle