Winterlong
Winterlong: A garter and tuck stitch cowl that uses increases and decreases to open and close a series of geometric, organic shapes: diamonds, buds, or blossoms.
Winterlong is started from a provisional cast on, and worked flat to the knitter’s desired length. Skills needed: increasing, decreasing, provisional cast on, 3 needle bind off.
Finished Measurements
59” circumference, 7 1/4” depth
Yarn
Får by Woolfolk (100% Ultimate Merino; 142 yds (130 m)/50 g); 3 skeins in color #3
OR
Dovestone Natural Aran by baa ram ewe (50% Bluefaced Leicester, 25% Wensleydale, 25% Masham; 186 yds (170 m)/100g); 3 skeins in color #4
Needles
One 24” circular needle or pair of straight in size US 8 5 mm
or size needed to obtain gauge
Winterlong: A garter and tuck stitch cowl that uses increases and decreases to open and close a series of geometric, organic shapes: diamonds, buds, or blossoms.
Winterlong is started from a provisional cast on, and worked flat to the knitter’s desired length. Skills needed: increasing, decreasing, provisional cast on, 3 needle bind off.
Finished Measurements
59” circumference, 7 1/4” depth
Yarn
Får by Woolfolk (100% Ultimate Merino; 142 yds (130 m)/50 g); 3 skeins in color #3
OR
Dovestone Natural Aran by baa ram ewe (50% Bluefaced Leicester, 25% Wensleydale, 25% Masham; 186 yds (170 m)/100g); 3 skeins in color #4
Needles
One 24” circular needle or pair of straight in size US 8 5 mm
or size needed to obtain gauge
Winterlong: A garter and tuck stitch cowl that uses increases and decreases to open and close a series of geometric, organic shapes: diamonds, buds, or blossoms.
Winterlong is started from a provisional cast on, and worked flat to the knitter’s desired length. Skills needed: increasing, decreasing, provisional cast on, 3 needle bind off.
Finished Measurements
59” circumference, 7 1/4” depth
Yarn
Får by Woolfolk (100% Ultimate Merino; 142 yds (130 m)/50 g); 3 skeins in color #3
OR
Dovestone Natural Aran by baa ram ewe (50% Bluefaced Leicester, 25% Wensleydale, 25% Masham; 186 yds (170 m)/100g); 3 skeins in color #4
Needles
One 24” circular needle or pair of straight in size US 8 5 mm
or size needed to obtain gauge
