Cygnus Cowl by Meredith Collins

Craft: Knitting

Marla and Sami Collection

Marla is made from 2 strands of lighter-weight yarn that have been dyed separately and then plied together. When worked, Marla creates a marled fabric, where the colors are uniquely distributed. Sami, the semi-solid DK-weight sister to Marla, has a palette of 11 coordinating colors!

This “doughnut” cowl has no wrong side. It begins with a solid area of one color, then changes to a small geometric stranded pattern for awhile, then moves to the other color on its own, and finally repeats the stranded pattern. The solid areas give the eye a place to rest as well as highlighting each yarn individually.

SIZES

26” finished circumference x 7½” deep

MATERIALS

Manos del Uruguay SAMI (100% superwash merino wool; approx 273yds / 100g), 1 sk

Manos del Uruguay MARLA (100% superwash merino wool; approx 273yds / 100g), 1 sk

Shown in Sami Y2150 Bing Cherry (A) and Marla K201 Tabac (B)

NEEDLES & NOTIONS

US 4/3.5mm 16” circular needle; or size needed to obtain gauge in stockinette

US 6/4mm 16” circular needle; or size needed to obtain gauge in stranded colorwork

Spare US 4/3.5mm 16” circular needle, or smaller, for closing graft

1 stitch marker

Crochet hook for provisional cast-on (G/4mm)

Tapestry needle

Waste yarn

GAUGE

26 stitches and 37 rounds = 4” in Stockinette St on size US4/3.5mm

26 stitches and 70 rounds = 4” in Stranded Colorwork on size US6/4mm

ABBREVIATIONS

BOR: beginning of round

CO: cast on

cont: continue

k: knit

ndl(s): needles(s)

rep(s): repeats(s)

rnd(s): round(s)

st(s): stitch(es)

WY: waste yarn

NOTES
This cowl is started with a provisional cast-on and knit in the round, making a long tube. When complete, the two ends of the tube are brought together and grafted, creating a seamless closure.