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Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard
Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard

Sitka Spruce Cowl, Standard

$7.00

To purchase on Ravelry, see Sitka Spruce Cowl.

Perfectly Pacific Northwest, this intricate design provides a balanced mixture of colorwork and texture, inspiring knitters to learn new techniques will getting into the winter mood.

Suggested Yarn

  • 2 skeins (2 colors) of DK weight yarn
  • West Coast Yarn Co. – Victoria DK, 85/15 Extrafine Merino/Nylon (100g skeins, 246 yards/225 m)
  • Sample is knit in Western Red Cedar (orange) and Vintage Groom (black)

Approximate Yardage 

  • 245 yards (225 m) in MC
  • 175 yards (160 m) in CC

Suggested Needles

  • US 5/3.75mm or size need to obtain gauge
  • 24 in (60 cm) circular needles

Gauge

  • 24 sts and 24 rows per 4 in (10 cm) in colorwork

Size(s)

  • One size (optional decreases for taper at top)

Finished Measurements

  • 13 in h x 14 in w (33 x 35.5 cm)
  • 21 in (53 cm) top circumference
  • 28 in (71 cm) bottom circumference

This pattern is for intermediate knitter.

Construction

  • The pattern is knit in the round, from the bottom up, bordered with corrugated ribbing and Latvian braids on both ends.
  • Stranded colorwork is dotted with micro bobbles, creating the perfect balance of color and texture.
  • Decreases in both the colorwork chart and knit rows along the upper border create an elegate tapered finish.

Special Techniques

  • Latvian braid
  • Corrugated Ribbing
  • Mini Bobbles
  • 2-color stranded colorwork in the round
  • Catching long floats
  • Chart reading