Knit your way through each colorwork section to dig up a perfectly prehistoric cowl! With bite sized skulls, dinosaurs, and natural motifs, you’ll fly through this pattern at the speed of a Quetzalcoatlus!

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Needles
24” / 60 cm circular needles in size US 3 (3.25 mm) for ribbing

24” / 60 cm circular needles in size US 5 (3.75 mm) or any needle that achieves gauge/desired size for colorwork

Yarn & Yardage
165 grams (approximately 382 yards / 350 m) of DK weight yarn in 2+ colors. Divide total yardage by number of colors being used to come to approximate length for each individual color.

Notions
Tapestry needle, 4 stitch markers, scissors

SIZING

Size & Finished Measurements (when finished and blocked)
Full Size | 12” W x 15.5” H / 30.5 cm W x 39.5 cm H laid flat
Condensed | 12” W x 12.5” H / 30.5 cm W x 32 cm H

Gauge
22 stitches and 28 rows for 4” (10 cm) square measured over colorwork pattern in the round after blocking**

If sharing your progress and finished piece on Instagram or other social networks, please use the hashtag #ExcavationCowl, friend!