Torcello Cowl
£3.50
Downloadable pattern
£3.50
Downloadable pattern
Featuring stranded colourwork knitted in the round, with a chevron lower edging and a knitted on lace top edging, this cowl is inspired by a mosaic pavement in Torcello, Venice. The hand dyed yarns by Madelinetosh and The Yarn Collective imitate the mottled colours of the ancient marble.
Yarn: Bloomsbury DK 100% merino:
1 skein Sand (colour A) 1 skein Copper (colour B)
Madelinetosh Tosh DK 100% merino: 1 skein Onyx (colour C)
Yarn substitution: The suggested yarns should knit to a gauge of 22sts per 4in/10cm in stockinette stitch on US 6 (4mm) needles therefore the following approximate quantities of a similar weight DK yarn may be used: colour A - 130m/142yd colour B – 65m/71yd colour C – 130m/142yd
Gauge & Measurements 25sts (measured at middle or top of cowl) and 27.5 rows to 4”/10cm after wet blocking across stranded colourwork. Finished size 30cm length, circumference 74cm at base, 64cm at top.