Kindred Cowl KIT

We love this cowl by Briana Arlene because it makes beginner colorwork easy! Taking advantage of gorgeous textured, color-changing yarn – like Manos of Uruguay Marla – can make the challenge much less stressful.

**Pattern: The Kindred Cowl can be found on Ravelry.com and is an additional purchase.**

Design & Construction: The Kindred Cowl is a tubular cowl worked in 2-color stranded colorwork. It is knit from the top down in the round with no shaping. The edges feature twisted rib.

Fit: This cowl is designed to fit relatively close to the neck. If you would like a looser fit, you can cast on additional stitches in increments of 12 sts and simply work more repeats of the Colorwork Chart. Each 12-st repeat will add approximately 2 in. (5 cm) to the circumference.

Stitch Patterns: The stranded colorwork stitch patterns in this cowl are only charted, so you should be confident in your chart reading skills—or be open to learning!

SIZES
One size

FINISHED SIZE
8 in. (20 cm) tall x 20.75 in. (52 cm) circumference

YARN
Sport weight
MC: 40 g/160 yds or 146 m
CC: 24 g/96 yds or 88 m

GAUGE
Measure gauge knit in the round on Needle A, after blocking.
23 sts and 30 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in stranded colorwork

NEEDLES (suggested: use size to get gauge)
Needle A (colorwork): US 5 (3.75 mm)
Needle B (ribbing): US 4 (3.5 mm)
For each needle size, you will need 14 in. (35 cm) circular needles or your preferred needles for smaller circumference knitting (i.e., magic loop, short circular needles, or double-pointed needles).

GAUGE
Measure gauge knit in the round on Needle A, after blocking.
23 sts and 30 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in stranded colorwork

SKILLS TO USE (OR LEARN!)
Alternating cable cast-on, stranded colorwork, alternating cable bind-off