Mended Plaid Cowl

This pattern plays with mixing colorwork and texture to create a “woven” finish. Inspired by visible mending, this interlocking pattern lets knitters choose how yarns come together to create different blends of color, weight, and/or fiber content.

Size(s)

• Kids, Adult Small (Medium, Large, X-Large)

Finished Measurements

• Height: 6, 8 (10, 12, 12) in [15, 20 (25, 30, 30) cm]
• Width: 8, 10 (12, 14, 16) in [20, 25 (30, 35, 40) cm]
• Circum.: 16, 20 (24, 28, 32) in [40, 50 (60, 70, 81) cm]

Suggested Yarn(s)

• Approx. (1-2) Skeins MC + (2-4) CCs in 4 ply DK weight
• Sample uses Green Letter Day (DK 4 ply) in Ampersand (taupe), White Oleander (white), Shadow Hunter (grey), Outlander (gold)
• 100% SW Merino Wool, 115g skeins, 250 yards [228 m]

Approx. Yardage

• Exact yardage will differ depending on whether you use multi-color or single-color charts. For general yardage information, I’ve combined total CC yards.
• Main Color (MC): 135, 200 (240, 450, 500) yards 124, 183 (220, 411, 457) m
• Combined Contrast Colors (CC#): 105, 200 (325, 400, 437) yards 96, 183 (297, 365, 400) m
• For each repeat of a CC, have approx. 30 yards [27 m]. Sample uses approx. 60 yards [54 m] white, 90 yards [82 m] gold, and 150 yards [137 m] grey.

Suggested Needles

• US 4/3.50 mm or size needed to obtain gauge
• 16 or 24 in [40 or 60 cm] circular needles based on size
• NOTE: To maintain consistent gauge through project, you may want to go up a needle size for seed stich. Try swatching in both colorwork and stockinette if unsure.

Gauge

• 24 sts and 24 rows per 4 in [10 cm]
• Gauge is in stockinette after blocking

Notions

• Stitch markers, scissors, tapestry needle, crochet hook and spare yarn for provisional cast on, spare needle of same size or smaller for Kitchener stitch