Urchin Cowl by Catherine Salter Bayar

Craft: Knitting

Resembling the textured stripe and dot markings of these creatures from the deep, Urchin mixes two yarn weights to combine sharp matte stitch definition punctuated by a flourish of fuzzy softness.

Materials

1 skein each

16 Worsted (Col 1), accent stripe

Lanalpaca (Col 2).

Shown in G40 and Travertine

Dimensions

21”/54 cm circumference top,

30”/76 cm circumference bottom,

10”/26 cm deep

Needle

US 8/5.00 mm, 16”/40 cm circular, or size needed to obtain gauge and any length suitable

Notions

Tapestry needle or crochet hook, stitch markers, row counter (optional)

Gauge

20 sts x 24 rows in Granite Relief stitch = 4”/10 cm, unblocked. Gauge is not crucial,
but will affect the finished size of the work.

Skill level

Easy
Techniques

Easy Short rows, eyelet stitches, grafting