I designed this cowl to be a wearable swatch for an upcoming sweater design. When knitting a swatch for a sweater that will be knit in the round you’ve got to swatch in the round since your gauge can differ between knitting flat and knitting in the round. A cowl is the perfect solution! Knitting a smaller project before tackling a larger one is also a great way to get familiar with the pattern and to test out colour combinations. Not only do you get to whip off a quick knit that gives you all the information you need to proceed with your larger garment with confidence, you also get a really sweet cowl out of the deal. I knit my first swatch cowl in the high contrast black and white colour scheme that I intend to use for my sweater and couldn’t help but have some fun with my second cowl and knit it in ALL the colours.

Size: One size fits most. Finished cowl is 22” in circumference and 11” tall. Size can easily modified by working more or less repeats of the chart.

Yarn:

TFA Highland DK 100 g = 246 yds

2 colour version:

MC Natural: 150 yds

CC Charcoal: 85 yds

6 colour version:

MC Smoke: 34 g = 83 yds

CC1 Moss: 16 g = 39 yds

CC2 Cloudless: 15 g = 37 yds

CC3 Goldenrod: 2 g = 5 yds

CC4 Rust: 15 g = 37 yds

CC5 Flamingo: 12 g = 30 yds

Gauge: 20 sts and 23 rounds = 4” square, 1 motif (16 sts and 16 rounds) = 3.25 x 2.85”

Recommended Needles:

4 mm (US size 6) 16” circular needles for ribbing.

4.5 mm (US size 7) 16” circular needles for colourwork.

Or size needed to obtain gauge.

Additional Tools and Materials: 1 stitch marker, tapestry needle.

Pattern also available on Ravelry here.