Hemiola Cowl by Christopher Kale

Hemiola Cowl

Knitting
December 2022
Handspun – 2-ply, 13 WPI, alpaca
Sport (12 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 0 - 2.0 mm
320 - 330 yards (293 - 302 m)
Adult M
English

This cozy warm cowl will keep the chill out of your coat with a snug-fitting collar in a decorative rib and keep your shoulders toasty with a colorwork yoke incorporating three natural alpaca colors. A personalized tag sewn on the inside keeps the center back jog at the back.

Size
Adult M

Finished measurements
Collar circumference: 18 inches (46 cm) unstretched. Fits over up to a 24-inch (61 cm) head
Collar length: 4 inches (10 cm)
Total length: 11 inches (28 cm)

Materials
Cowl

  • Approximately 357 yards/327 m fingering weight yarn (2-ply alpaca, 13 WPI, fiber from Wollknoll.de)
  • 179 yards/164 m Color A (White)
  • 141 yards/129 m Color B (Dark Brown)
  • 37 yards/34 m Color C (Light Brown)
  • US size 2.5 (3 mm) needles for working in the round
  • stitch markers
  • darning needle

Tag

  • 3 yards/3 m of yarn each of any 2 colors (2-ply alpaca, 25 wpi, fiber from Wollknoll.de)
  • US size 0 (2 mm) needles for working flat

Gauge
Cowl

  • 1 repeat of Chart 1: 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide and 1 inch (2.5 cm) high, unstretched
  • 32 stitches and 30 rounds over 4 inches (10 cm) in stranded colorwork stockinette

Tag
* Approximately 1.25 inches (3 cm) wide and 0.75 inches (2 cm) long