The Endelaus cowl pattern is the first in a series of ‘Endelaus accessories’ for members of ‘Skeindeer’s matchy-matchy accessory club’. It features a modified endelaus (endless) pattern repeat that originates in the village of Selbu in Trøndelag, Norway. The cowl is worked bottom-up in the round, and can easily be modified both length-wise and in circumference.

I hope you will enjoy this pattern, and if you need any help, please do not hesitate to contact me in my Ravelry group ‘Skeindeer Knits’. It’s the best place for swift support.

Yarn
Navia Duo (100% wool, 180 m / 197 yds, 50 g). 50 g grey #28 (main colour), 50 g red #227 (contrast colour).

Could be substituted with any sport to fingering weight yarn. You will get the best results if you use a non-superwash, woollen spun, sheep’s wool yarn. Alternatives: Rauma Finull, Hillesvåg Ask or Sol, Tukuwool Fingering, Sandnes Tove, etc.

Needles
Gauge-size needles for stranded colourwork, 1 mm below-gauge circular needles for ribbed hat brim

The sample was made using 4 mm (US 6) for the stranded colourwork and 3 mm (US 2 1/2) for the rib.

Gauge
24 sts x 32 rnds = 10 cm / 4” in stranded colourwork.

Sizes
63 cm / 25” circumference.
One chart repeat of 15 stitches is 6.25 cm / 2.5”, which you can add or subtract if you want to change the circumference.

23.75 cm / 9.5” length.

Notions
1 stitch marker
Darning needle

Construction
This simple colourwork cowl is worked bottom-up in the round. First you work the rib, then the stranded colourwork, and finally you finish with another rib section.