Moonlight Cowl
Moonlight Cowl
Soft blue light from a full moon throws shadows on leaves and branches on an autumn night. The Moonlight Cowl is a cozy accessory celebrating the monochrome blue of evening. It’s started like a triangle shawl, then joined for working in the round to create a cowl that drapes effortlessly for warmth and style.
This design was the November 2024 installment of the Indie Untangled Where We Knit Club.
Finished Dimensions
Neckline Circumference: 17 in/43 cm (stretches to fit over head)
Depth at Centre Front: 19 in/48 cm
Yarn
Yarn quantities are approximate.
2335 yd/306 m fingering weight yarn in two colours
Main Colour: 235 yd/215 m
Contrast Colour: 100 yd/92 m
Shown in:
Tanis Fiber Arts PureWash Fingering (100% organic Merino wool, treated; 450 yd/410 m per 113g/4 oz skein)
Colours:
MC: Moon; 1 skein
CC: Forest; 1 skein
Blocked Gauge
29 sts/38 rows = 4 in/10 cm in Stockinette stitch with middle-sized needle
29 sts/34 rounds = 4 in/10 cm in colourwork with largest needle
Needles
16 in/40 cm circular needles in three sizes:
Garter Edging: Suggested Size US 2/2.75 mm
Plain Stockinette: Suggested Size US 3/3.25 mm
Colourwork: Suggested Size US 4/3.5 mm
Notions
• tapestry needle
• stitch markers
Skills
I consider this an intermediate level pattern. Techniques used include a garter tab shawl beginning, working colourwork from charted instructions, and knit and purl increasing.
