If you purchase this Iggy Peck Cowl & the Iggy Peck Sweater pattern you will receive the cowl for free! This applies to past purchases. Discount automatically applied at checkout.

I designed this cowl to be a wearable swatch for an upcoming sweater design. When knitting a swatch for a sweater that will be knit in the round you’ve got to swatch in the round since your gauge can differ between knitting flat and knitting in the round. A cowl is the perfect solution! Knitting a smaller project before tackling a larger one is also a great way to get familiar with the pattern and to test out colour combinations. Not only do you get to whip off a quick knit that gives you all the information you need to proceed with your larger garment with confidence, you also get a really sweet cowl out of the deal. I knit my first swatch cowl in the high contrast black and white colour scheme that I intend to use for my sweater and couldn’t help but have some fun with my second cowl and knit it in ALL the colours.

Sizes
One size fits most. Finished cowl is 22” in circumference and 11” tall. Size can easily modified by working more or less repeats of the chart.

Yarn
TFA Highland DK 100 g = 246 yds

2 colour version:
MC Natural: 150 yds
CC Charcoal: 85 yds

6 colour version:
MC Smoke: 34 g = 83 yds
CC1 Moss: 16 g = 39 yds
CC2 Cloudless: 15 g = 37 yds
CC3 Goldenrod: 2 g = 5 yds
CC4 Rust: 15 g = 37 yds
CC5 Flamingo: 12 g = 30 yds

Gauge
20 sts and 23 rounds = 4” square
1 motif (16 sts and 16 rounds) = 3.25 x 2.85”

Recommended Needles
4 mm (US size 6) 16” circular needles for ribbing.
4.5 mm (US size 7) 16” circular needles for colourwork.
Or size needed to obtain gauge.

Additional Tools and Materials
1 stitch marker, tapestry needle.