Xenolith Cowl

Yarn: Fingering weight, approximately 285 (410) yds./260.5 (375) m total

Shown in Fibernymph Dye Works Bounce mini skeins (80% superwash merino/20% nylon; 80 yds./73 m per 0.7 oz./20 g); samples used six (seven) mini skeins

Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge: 30 stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches in stranded colorwork in the round

Sizes/Finished Dimensions: Snug Fit (Standard Fit): 16 (22) in./40 (56) cm circumference and 13 in./33 cm tall

Love the colorwork portion of the Xenolith hat and want more of it? Then this cowl is for you. Designed to be knit with a set of fingering weight mini skeins or half skeins, this cozy cowl has all-over patterning that is easily adapted to as few as two colors and as many as you’d like.

To knit this pattern, you need to know how to:

• knit and purl,
• work in the round,
• knit in stranded colorwork, and
• work from a colorwork chart.

Two size options are provided, but the pattern also has details on how to change the size or knit it in thicker yarn.

This pattern has been professionally tech edited.