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.In Norse mythology, “the Norns” were three women, incidentally spinners, who determined life spans. One spun the thread of life, another measured the length, and the third decided when the thread should be cut. This cowl gives a nod to the three fates who lived there, and to the intricate and complex patterns of the Norse.
Yarn: Wonderland Yarns “Mad Hatter” sport weight, 100% superwash merino, 344 yds, 4 oz: 1 skein. Shown in colorway “Banshee"
Needles & Notions: US 6/4mm needles, 16"/40cm circular needles, or your preference for working in the round, cable needle, stitch marker, darning needle, (optional: scrap yarn for provisional cast-on)
Gauge: 20 sts/29 rounds = 4"/10 cm in stockinette stitch check before blocking. Note: This cowl uses the full skein, so it is important to get the proper gauge to insure you don’t run out of yarn.
Measurements: 24" around and 15.5" tall after blocking