Clean, bold and deceivingly simple, the Muriel Cowl was inspired by the woman who paved the way in digitizing graphic design and redefining the landscape of electronic communication. As the longtime art director of the MIT Press, Muriel Cooper was known as a “humanist among scientists” for her ability to synthesize information and create powerful connections across seemingly unrelated disciplines – like architecture, economics, biology, computer science and sociology – during the dawn of the Digital Revolution. The meditative pattern of knit stitches in the cowl, like pixels or lines of code, are something we think Muriel would appreciate.

Materials

• Approximately 400 yards (365 meters) of DK-weight yarn in Color A; 200 yards (185 meters) in Color B; 200 yards (185 meters) in Color C
• De Rerum Natura Ulysse (100% European Merino wool, 202 yards (185 meters) per 50g)
• 2 balls in Color A (shown in Sel), 1 ball in Color B (shown in Fusain), 1 ball in Color C (shown in Caramel)

Needles

• One 32” (80 cm) or 40” (100 cm) circular needle in US 6 (4 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge in stranded colorwork pattern
• Two 32” (80 cm) or 40” (100 cm) circular needles in US 5 (3.75 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge in stockinette stitch; spare needle is for grafting
• One crochet hook in Size F/5 (3.75 mm), for provisional cast-on

Gauge

• 22 stitches and 22 rounds = 4” (10 cm) in stranded colorwork pattern on US 6 (4 mm) needles, after blocking
• 20 stitches and 25 rounds = 4” (10 cm) in stockinette stitch on US 5 (3.75 mm) needles, after blocking

Finished Measurements

• Short: 13.5” (34 cm) circumference in stranded colorwork pattern, unstretched; 34” (86 cm) lengthwise, unstretched
• Long: 13.5” (34 cm) circumference in stranded colorwork pattern, unstretched; 68” (1.75 m) lengthwise, unstretched