Recombination Cowl by Sabine Kastner

Recombination Cowl

Knitting
February 2020
Sport (12 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
365 - 650 yards (334 - 594 m)
Cowl, Scarf
English
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The two strands of a DNA molecule, twisted into a double helix, were the inspiration behind the lines of cable stitches that travel across this scarf. This design is all about sophisticated combinations – a light and a dark color, brioche and garter stitch, two different textures. Just like genetic recombination reshuffles the genetic material of the parents to produce offspring that resembles its progenitors while also, but at the same time displayings highly individual traits, this scarf combines two knitting techniques and plays with swapping the background and the foreground color to create a timeless, wearable accessory with a unique look.



Finished Measurements
Cowl: 31” 79cm around and 8.5” 22cm wide
Scarf: 60” 150cm long and 8.5” 22cm wide

The sample cowl used approx. 200 yds 183m dark colour and 165 yds 150m light colour. The scarf uses almost one skein (350 yds 320m) of each colour.

Notions
Scarf & Cowl: Tapestry needle, 2 different stitch markers (mA and mB), cable needle.
Cowl only: 4 buttons (approx. 1’’ 2.5cm diameter)