Celestial Cowl

£5

(Excluding VAT)

A simple colourwork cowl inspired by the night sky. The stars decrease in density from the start to the end of the cowl, choose colours to either mimic the sky and stars or something completely different. With short and simple repeats this pattern is easy to follow, even for people who are totally new to stranded colourwork.

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Finished Measurements

Circumference: 18” / 45.7cm
Height: 6.5” / 16.5cm
Instructions are included in the pattern for increasing the circumference of the cowl.

Yarn

Main colour (background colour): Fingering weight yarn (30 grams / 131 yards / 120 metres)
Contrast colour (stars colour): Fingering weight yarn (10 grams / 40 yards / 36.5 metres)

Suggested Yarn

Main colour: 1 skein of Beehive Yarns Barbarella, colour ‘Lady Midnight’ (75% SW Merino, 20% Nylon, 5% Stellina) - 100 grams / 437 yards / 400 metres per skein.
Contrast colour: 1 skein of Beehive Yarns Bardot, colour ‘Carmelita’ (80% SW Merino, 20% Nylon) - 100 grams / 399 yards / 365 metres per skein.
Any fingering weight yarn will be suitable if you can get the correct gauge.

Needles

Main fabric: 3.5mm - 16 inch / 40 cm circular (use the needle size needed to achieve gauge).
Ribbing: 3mm - 16 inch / 40 cm circular (use the needle size 0.5mm smaller than the main fabric needles). You will need a spare circular needle which is 3mm or smaller for the Tubular Bind Off (you can use another bind off method if you’d prefer).

Notions

Row counter
1 stitch marker (for beginning of round)
Tapestry needle (for the Tubular Bind Off)

Gauge

24 sts & 34 rows in a 4 x 4 inch square worked in the round following the chart, using the main fabric needle, blocked.

Techniques

Knitting
Purling
Working in the round
Stranded colourwork
Working from a chart (the colourwork for this pattern is charted only)
Long Tail Tubular cast on
Tubular bind off
Ribbing

Celestial Mitts Pattern

You may also like the Celestial Mitts Pattern, which I designed to accompany the Celestial Cowl.

Learn More

Read my blog post to find out more about the thinking behind the design of the Celestial Cowl.