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Ysolda designed the Brunstane Cowl specifically to be a good first stranded colourwork project: it’s both manageable and skill-building. The colourwork design intentionally begins by alternating colours after every stitch, so you don’t need to worry about tensioning the floats, then gradually increases to a maximum of 5 consecutive stitches in each colour. The bold, graphic design is shown in three relatively high contrast palettes, and has a clear foreground and background pattern, making it easy to tell which colour you should be using when, and which should be dominant. The pattern repeat is only eight stitches, so you can find your rhythm.
The cowl is a simple tube, tapered slightly so that it flares around the shoulders and hugs the neck. This shaping is achieved by simply changing to a smaller needle size; there’s no increasing or decreasing to worry about combining with the colourwork. A cowl is also the ideal circumference to practice your stranded colourwork tension on: working on one circular needle means there are no “ladders” to worry about at the gaps between needles, and the larger circumference and regular length needle tips helps knitters to relax.
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23 sts and 28 rnds = 4” / 10cm in charted stranded colourwork pattern in the round on needle A
1 size available
Length: 14” / 35cm, bottom circumference: 26” / 65cm, top circumference: 23” / 58cm
The Stranded Colourwork Basics course is a 4 week self-guided online knitting course, with continued access to the course so that you can return to each chapter for a refresher, again and again, whenever you need. The course is comprised of short, easy to digest videos and photo tutorials as well as a discussion group to ask questions and share your achievements with other knitters. Includes a complimentary copy of the Tyrie Hat pattern
Shown in Rauma Petter (100% superwash wool, 109 yds / 100m, 1.76oz / 50g)
Needle A: Size 7 US / 4.5mm 24” / 60cm circular needle Needle B: Size 6 US / 4mm 24” / 60cm circular needle Change needle size as necessary to get gauge, and use a needle one size smaller than needle A for needle B If your ribbing tends to be loose use needle B for the bottom ribbing and one size smaller than B for the top.
