A mix of lace and stripes creates beautiful textures and keeps the knitting fun in this infinity cowl. The pattern includes two sizes – a shorter length (quick to knit, perfect for gifts) or a longer version that can be doubled around your neck for extra warmth. The pattern photos feature the longer size.

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The Katydid Cowl is worked in the round on a circular needle, so there’s no seaming or grafting. It uses five colors of fingering weight yarn—a main color and four contrast colors. Stitch patterns are provided in charts and in written, row-by-row instructions.

Measurements: 8.5 (8.5) inches/21.5 (21.5) cm wide by 30 (56 inches)/76 (142) cm circumference

Yarn: Main color: 185 (350) yds/170 (320) m fingering weight yarn; four contrast colors: 12 (20) yds/11 (18) m fingering weight yarn for each color.

Sample in size 2 was knit with one skein of Tidal Yarns fingering 2-ply [100% wool; 380yd/347m per 100 gr skein], in Natural (MC), and four mini skeins [100% wool; 42yd/38m per 12 gr skein] in Madder (CC1), Dark Natural (CC2), Weld (CC3), and Cochineal (CC4).

Notions:
--US #4/3.50mm straight needles
--Stitch markers, tapestry needle

Gauge: 19 sts/36 rows = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch after blocking