Ammaliante

Ammaliante (enchanting in Italian) is a simple cowl, featuring a fun stitch that reminds me of small, colorful feathers.

The cowl is knitted in the round, with ribbed borders in CC both on the bottom and on the top to keep it from rolling.

The stitch pattern looks much more complicated than it actually is, because it’s based on a mosaic structure, i.e. it’s worked using only one color at a time. The colorwork “movement” is underlined by small cables that are very easy to work without a cable needle.

Finished size: 44 cm/17.5” circumference and 15 cm/6” height.

Yarn

Malabrigo Yarn Mechita (100% Merino; 420 yards 384 meters/100 g).

MC: 247 Whale’s Road, approx 90 m98.5 yds.

CC: 013 Oro, approx 60 m 65.5 yds;

Needles

Your preferred system for working small circumferences (minicirculars, DPNs, long circular for magic loop..) in size needed to obtain gauge and one size smaller.

Suggested needle size: 3.5 mm /US 4 + 3 mm/US 2.5 for ribbing.

Notions

1 marker A for beg of rnd.

10 markers B.

Tapestry needle to weave in ends.

Gauge

31 stitches and 48 rows = 10x10 cm (4”x4”) in stitch pattern, measured after blocking.