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In the Italian landscape one of the most typical things are the olive trees. Their round, low shape and grayish green color are very distinctive. The trees dot the fields from north to south. When autumn approaches, in certain zones people lay nets under the trees so the olives fall directly on the nets. The olive picking season is a busy time of year, and in the countryside most of the families have their own olivo oil for the whole year.

This cowl takes its inspiration from the colors of the olive trees and olives, and the narrow olive leaves. Lace panels alternate with stockinette stitch sections.
Knitting begins flat, and later the piece is joined in the round. The pieces are joined together as you go and modified Kitchener stitch closes the center bottom.

Finished measurements
One size
Neckline circumference 40 cm / 15.75”
Bottom circumference 112 cm / 44”
Cowl depth 45 cm /17.75”

Needles
4 mm (US 6) – 100 cm / 40” circular needles,
or as required to obtain gauge.

Yarn requirements
Decida Merino extra (80 % Merino, 20 % polyamide, 200 m / 100 g)
MC: 1 skein or 175 m / 190 yds of DK-weight yarn.
CC: 1 skein or 120 m / 130 yds of DK-weight yarn.
Shown in colors Olive green (MC) and Autumn apple (CC).

Gauge
17 sts x 30 rows = 10 cm /4” with
4 mm (US 6) needles in Stockinette st after blocking.

Notions
2 st markers, scrap yarn or 2 spare cables/st holders, scrap yarn for provisional CO, spare needle (same size or smaller) for BO, crochet hook, tapestry needle.
Optional: st markers for lace repeats.

Techniques used
Knitting flat and in the round, increases and decreases, lace knitting on RS, provisional CO, modified Kitchener st (video tutorial provided).

The pattern is both charted and written out.
The pattern has been professionally tech edited and it has been test knit.

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