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Can you smell the sea breeze?

The Taha Moana Cowl is the sibling pattern to the Taha Moana Shawl. This was designed as an alternative to the 3/4 shawl as a yardage-friendly version, plus is much quicker to knit up. Perfect for using up the little scraps of yarn hiding in your stash or the leftover yarn from the Taha Moana Shawl!

The cowl is first knit as a top-down triangular shawl, then joined together and worked in the round. This version of this pattern includes updated instructions for the cowl body for a better fit on the shoulders (instead of sitting on your neck as a straight tube, it will continue to grow and fan out like a triangular shawl).

YARN

• Fingering/4-ply
• Silk does not have a lot of elasticity to it, but it is a cool fiber with lots of drape and great for the summer. Substitute yarns can be with cotton or linen.
• Mythica Fibers Rustic Silk (100% Silk; 470 yds./430 m; 100 g). 1 skein in Fairy Dust (MC), 1 skein in Unforgettable (CC1), Loyal Friend (CC2) and Meditation (CC3).
• Yardage for MC yarn: 120-150 yds./110-135 m.
• Yardage for one color stripe: 20-30 yds./18 - 27 each.

NEEDLES

• US 5 (3.75 mm) size or size needed to obtain gauge, 24-in./60 cm circular needle.

GAUGE

• 24 sts and 48 rows over 4 in./10 cm in garter stitch worked flat with US 5 (3.75 mm) and after blocking.
• One repeat of the lace pattern equals 1.5 in. by 3 in./3.8 cm by 7.5 cm).

NOTIONS

• Stitch markers
• Crochet hook
• Darning/tapestry needle

Yes!

• This pattern includes both written and charted instructions.
• This pattern has been tech edited for clarity and corrections. If you require pattern support, email us at fdanoy@arohaknits.com and we will respond to your request within 24-48 hours. We respond to pattern support questions by email ONLY.
• You can sell FOs made from this design to friends and family, as well as in your online or offline shop.

Note: in the photos I am wearing a kirituhi stencil. Kirituhi was initially developed so that non-Māori could get “Māori-inspired” tattoos. For Māori, they are used for kapa haka performances and for wāhine to feel empowered—I use it as a forward expression of my cultural heritage without violating the specific mana and tikanga of tā moko. The mana of kirituhi is safe to wear as it is purposefully made to be a “generic” design.

Māori — Native people of New Zealand

Kirituhi — A Māori-inspired tattoo or marking

Kapa haka — Dance performance

Wāhine — Woman

Mana — Authority

Tā moko — A traditional permanent marking of the body and face