Our yarns are hand-dyed on the following bases:
Cheshire Cat — light fingering weight — 100% sw merino — 28-30 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 512 yds
Mary Ann — fingering/sock weight — 85% sw merino, 15% nylon — 28-30 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 475 yds
Confetti — fingering weight — 92% superwash wool, 5% nepps, 3% lurex sparkle — 28-34 sts = 4" — 3.5 oz/432 yds
Summer Silk — fingering weight — 100% silk bourette — 25-28 sts = 4" — 3.5 oz/ 390 yds
Mad Hatter — sport weight — 100% sw merino — 20-24 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 344 yds
Sprinkles — sport weight — 95% superwash merino, 5% rainbow nepps — 20-24 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 340 yds
Cotton Kiss — sport weight — 50% superwash merino, 50% cotton — 20-24 sts = 4” — 4 oz/ 372 yds
Tweed — sport weight — 55% sw merino, 15% mulberry silk, 15% baby alpaca, 15% donegal — 22-24 sts = 4" – 3.5 oz/310 yds
Alice DK weight — 70% sw merino, 30% silk — 21-23 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 242 yds
Silk Twist DK weight — 72% fine sw merino, 28% mulberry silk — 20-22 sts = 4" —3.5 oz/250 yds
Lory— DK weight — 100% superwash merino — 21-32 sts = 4" — 4 oz/280 yds
March Hare — worsted weight — 100% sw merino — 16-20 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 184 yds
Walrus — chunky weight — 100% superwash merino — 12 sts = 4" — 4 oz/280 yds
For more details on all our yarn bases, click here.This cowl is the perfect pattern for complexly-dyed yarns—the simple, textured stitch highlights the colorway, but isn’t obscured by a riot of color. The stitch pattern is modified from Bamboo Stitch; by passing a yarn over around the two stitches that follow, you create dashes on the surface and a slight pucker in the column. The result is a cozy, textured fabric that perfectly complements speckled and other lively yarns.
Yarn:
Wonderland Yarns Alice DK: 1 skein
Shown in a limited edition colorway--nearly any colorway will suit this stitch pattern.
Needles & Notions:
US size 7/ 4.5 mm AND 9/ 5.5 mm, 16"-20" circulars (or size required to get gauge), stitch marker,
darning needle
Gauge:
19 sts & 23 rounds = 4"/10 cm in Bamboo Column pattern, without blocking
Measurements: 24.5"/62 cm around, 13"/33 cm tall
Abbreviations: CO: cast on; K: knit; P: purl; pyo2: pass yo over 2 sts just worked; st/sts: stitch(es); yo(s): yarn
over; * *: repeat
Difficulty:
Easy