Recollect Cowl
This easy moebius cowl is knit in the round. Alternating garter and stockinette stitch chevrons create an interesting texture and a squishy, warm fabric. The colorwork pattern is easy to knit and memorize, making this cowl an approachable introduction to stranded knitting. This is a great stash buster project and it works equally well with fingering or sport weight yarn. While my version uses 5 different colors, you can also use as few as 2, or even knit every single chevron in a different color if you have a lot of scraps on hand. I hope you have fun choosing your colors, knitting, and wearing this cowl!
This pattern is available in English.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
8.25”/ 21 cm wide x 31.5”/ 79 cm long.
Note: Knitted tube is approximately 17”/ 43.5 cm in circumference and is 8.25”/ 21 cm wide when measured flat.
SUGGESTED YARN
The Farmer’s Daughter Recollect, 100% Rambouillet, 185 yds / 170 m / 2 oz / 57g
CC1: Ranch Romance, 1 skein
CC2: Sunny’s, 1 skein
CC3: Chinook Winds, 2 skeins
CC4: Dumplin’, 1 skein
CC5: Porch Pumpkin, 1 skein
YARN
Sport or fingering weight wool or wool blend (recommended but any type will work) yarn in the following amounts.
CC1: 140 yds / 128 m
CC2: 140 yds / 128 m
CC3: 250 yds / 229 m
CC4: 140 yds / 128 m
CC5: 140 yds / 128 m
NEEDLES
Note: Swatch to determine what needle sizes you need to use. Needle sizes are only a suggestion.
US 5 / 3.75 mm 16” / 40 cm circular needle.
Note: You will need a second needle of the same size for the final step in finishing the cowl.
GAUGE
Gauge 26 sts and 32 rnds = 4” / 10 cm
TECHNIQUES
Knitting in the round
Stranded colorwork
Provisional cast on (links to tutorials included)
Kitchener stitch (link to a tutorial in pattern)
Digital knitting pattern in PDF form. All sizes listed are included in the pattern.