Sycamore Canyon Cowl

This pattern has been tech edited and test knitted. It includes a second PDF accessible for knitters with low vision, following guidelines from Ravelry's Accessible Patterns group.

Tucked into the Santa Monica Mountains is a canyon with a stream running through it. It’s filled with sycamore trees that rustle in the sunset breeze. When I was a girl, my family camped there every Thanksgiving, and it has become an almost sacred place for us. It’s a simple little state park, no bells or whistles, but the canyon opens out onto the Pacific Coast Highway and the beach. It’s pretty magical.

I’ve named this cowl for Sycamore Canyon because its color reminds me of the leaves on the sycamore trees in late autumn.

SIZES

One size
Dimensions: 12.75” (32.5 cm) high by 11.5” (29 cm) wide

MATERIALS

DK weight, 250-300 yds (229-274 m)

Sample shown knit in Malabrigo Silky Merino, 51% silk, 49% merino, single-ply, 150 yds (137 m) per 1.76 oz (50 g)

GAUGE

4” (10 cm) square = 26 stitches and 29 rows in seed stitch after blocking

NEEDLES

One set of 24 in (60 cm) circular needles in a size to match gauge listed above

Suggested needle size: US 6 (4 mm)

TOOLS

One stitch marker
Crochet hook, size G (4 mm) (optional)
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate
Techniques: increases, decreases, bobbles, knitting in the round