Designed especially for a custom Mother’s Day bouquet from Jimmy Beans Wool, this accessory can be soft or bold depending on your color choices. Take it back to the Lisa Frank 80’s with the Brights option, or enjoy soft and soothing color changes in the Pastels choice.

The name “Growth Rings” was inspired by the stripes in this cowl, and also ties into family trees. This cowl is knit in the round with 9 different colors of fingering weight yarn. The stitch pattern is both written and charted.

Finished Measurements
Circumference: 26”
Height: 12”

Materials
Fingering Weight Yarn, 50 yds each x 9 colors
• Brights Colorway: Manos Del Uruguay solid (black), Oink Pigments Targhee Sock (Lisa Frank), Tosh Merino Light in: Composition Book Grey, El Greco, Thunderstorm, Ultramarine Violet, Fluoro Rose, Edison Bulb, Button Jar Blue
• Pastels Colorway: Junk Yarn Smooth Sock 4-Ply (Tocmetone), Life in the Long Grass Single Sock (Nelly Bly), HHF Skinny Singles
(Potluck Silence), Tosh Merino Light in: Brick Dust, Celadon, Scout, No Farewell, Filtered Day Dreams, Modern Fair Isle

Needles: US Size 4 (3.5 mm) 24” circular or size to obtain gauge
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch marker

Gauge
24 sts x 38 rows = 4” Chevrons patt