Lina Cowl

The colourwork in this design includes some rather long floats on the back, so to keep things tidy and make your knitting look smooth, this pattern uses the Ladderback Jacquard technique. It’s a game-changer for long floats to get a clean result. The pattern includes in-depth instructions for this technique and helpful charts to show exactly where to place those Ladderback Jacquard stitches.

This pattern is written for fingering weight yarn and is designed as a one-size project. Since gauge isn't critical for this design, you can experiment with other yarn weights if you wish. Keep in mind that using different yarn weights will affect the final dimensions and yardage requirements, but it opens up possibilities for customisation.

Sizes: One size

Finished dimensions:

• Height: 21.5 cm / 8½”

• Circumference: 62.5 cm / 25”

Gauge

Stranded colourwork in the round, blocked, however, the gauge is not crucial for this project.

Yardage

Fingering weight yarn.

• Main Colour (MC): 300 m / 330 yds

• Contrast Colour (CC): 250 m / 275 yds

Yarn in Sample

Yarn used in the sample is 2 skeins of Feliz Y Punto Sock Merino (100% Superwash Merino Wool; 400 m [437 yds] / 100 g): 1 skein of colourway Horizon as the Main Colour (MC) and 1 skein of colourway November Tales as Contrast Colour (CC).

Needles

• 2.75 mm (US 2) or  needle size that gets the gauge; circulars with sharp tips, 60 cm / 24″ long.

Notions

Stitch markers, crochet hook and waste yarn for provisional cast-on, spare circular needle in same or smaller size, tapestry needle.

Techniques

Provisional cast-on, stranded colourwork, Ladderback Jacquard, grafting.

Notes

You knit the cowl in the round as a tube, starting with a provisional cast-on. Follow the colorwork chart until all rows are complete. Then, undo the provisional cast-on and graft the live stitches to the cast-on stitches. You can optionally add a mobius twist before grafting.