Gnarly Roots

This single skein cowl uses reversible cables so it can be worn either way round with different cables on each side.

If you can’t decide which side you want to show the world, the pattern also includes a moebius version which shows both sides of the cable at once!

Yarn

100g DK yarn

Orange samples use WoollyChic HeartSpun DK (70% Bluefaced Leicester / 30% Tencel, 250m per 100g), 1 x 100g skein. Regular sample used 73g /183m.

Green sample uses Ewe & Ply Shropshire Ply 2018 Double Knitting (34% Welsh mule, 28% Shropshire, 20% Sherino (Shetland x merino), 18% Bluefaced Leicester, 120m per 50g), 2 x 50g skeins.

Sample used 80g/192m.

Needles

For Regular Cowl: 4mm (US 8), 60cm circular, or needles required to achieve stated tension

For Moebius Cowl: 80-100cm circular with short tips, or needles required to achieve stated tension

Notions

4mm Cable needle

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers: 6 (regular) or 13 (moebius) including one contrasting for beg of rnd

Finished Measurements

Regular Cowl: 50.5 cm / 20” circumference x 15.5 cm /6 1⁄4” height

Moebius Cowl: 55 cm /21 3⁄4” centre line circumference x 15 cm / 6” height

To reduce the circumference of the regular cowl, remove 1 x 34 stitch repeat from cast-on.