After Equinox Cowl
by Meli Alness
Creating beautiful options for warmth and accessorizing—this is one way to beat the blues of a long, cold (Tibetan Plateau) winter. The After Equinox Cowl features two motifs: one is a meditation on the unfurling grace of autumn (falling leaves, dropping petals, nighttime sky), the other is a neutral playscape inspired by the handwoven ikat fabric of Indonesia and northern Thailand (ahh! bringing the warmth of the tropics!). Knit in the round using stranded colorwork, After Equinox is folded in half, then grafted together to create a unique, reversible, quadruple-layer-cowl that you’ll reach for again and again and again.
This pattern is a digital download.
Yarn
Reywa Fibers Embrace (100% Tibetan yak down, DK, 218 yds/100 g)
Yardage
Measurements are approximate.
Any change in gauge, row gauge, or yarn will effect yardage and dimensions.
C1 (Fawn) - 65 yds/30 g
C2 (Barley) - 79 yds/36 g
C3 (Between Worlds) - 31 yds/14 g
C4 (Midnight) - 31 yds/14g
C5 (Mama’s Dress) - 33 yds/15 g
C6 (Black Orchid) - 61 yds/28 g
C7 (Chestnut) - 31 yds/14 g C8 (Bone) - 87 yds/4 g
Finished Dimensions
Approximately 22”/35 cm circumference & 6.5”/17 cm height
Gauge
24 sts & 30 rows = 4”/10 cm in stranded colorwork, knit in the round with smaller size needles & blocked
Needles & Notions
- US 3 (3.25 mm) circ. needles or size needed to obtain gauge (for colorwork knitting)
- 1 set of extra circ. needles gauge size or smaller (You will replace live sts from provisional CO onto these needles before grafting).
- Optional: circ. needles one size larger than gauge needles (for single color knitting)
- tapestry needle, scrap yarn, opening stitch markers
