Ceilidh Frost Cowl

Ceilidh Frost Cowl is a romantic masterpiece that captures the very essence of a Scottish dance. Like a passionate ceilidh under the starry Highland skies, this long tube cowl weaves together intricate peaked cable stitches. Loop it around once loosely or multiple times to keep snug on a winter day, as a symbol of affection as enduring as the winter’s chill.

MATERIALS + SIZING

YARN 

• Malabrigo Arroyo in Flavia: 3 skeins, or approx 941 yds/860 m of DK/sport weight yarn

NEEDLES 

• US 4/3.5 mm circular needle or double pointed needles, at least 12”/30 cm long 

or size needed to obtain gauge

NOTIONS 

• cable needle 

• spare US 4/3.5 mm needle for grafting 

• 2 stitch markers 

• tape measure 

• tapestry needle 

• waste yarn or spare cable

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 

Size: one size 

a - circumference: 51.25”/128 cm 

b - width: 7.25”/18 cm

GAUGE (BLOCKED) 

28 sts x 40 rounds = 4”/10 cm in cable pattern (see written instructions or chart) worked in the round, blocked 

Exact gauge is not crucial, but a different gauge will affect finished measurements and yarn usage.

NOTES 

• This cowl is worked in the round starting with a provisional cast-on, forming a long tube. Once desired length is reached, the two ends are grafted together to form the long cowl. 

• This cowl can be adjusted in both length and width; to make a shorter/longer length, work fewer or more repeats by adding/subtracting multiples of 32 rounds. To increase the width of the cowl, add multiples of 50 sts at cast on.