Ixchel Cowl

This garment is a spinoff of my Ixchel sweater using smaller charts. It is a wonderful way to practice your colorwork if you plan on making the Ixchel sweater or as a companion piece! Join our Ixchel KAL starting on 10/31/2020! Link in my IG profile to join! Finished Measurements: 11 in wide X 10.5 in tall. Yarn: Outer fabric: Life in the Long Grass Moon (fingering weight; 80% superwash merino, 20% silk) 100g/400 yards. Lining: Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Oh Dang (74% Suri Alpaca, 26% Silk) 50g/328 yards. Yarn A: (main color) Night: 1 skein (approx 240 yards) Yarn B: (contrast color) Antique 1 skein (approx 80 yards) Yarn C: (lining) 1 skein Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Oh Dang in Willow Creek. (approx 130 yards) OR: Yarn A: Magpie Fibers Swanky Sock: Empty NIght Yarn B: Magpie Fibers Swanky Sock: Moonbeam Yarn C: La Bien Aimee Kumo: Winterfell Needles: Outer fabric: 2.5 mm/US 2 circular needle , 60-80 cm/16-20 in length or size needed to obtain the correct gauge. Lining: 3.5 mm/US 4 circular needle, 60-80 cm/16-20 length or size needed to obtain the correct gauge. Notions: 2 stitch markers, tapestry needle. Gauge: 29 sts x 36 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches over colorwork pattern on US 2 needles after blocking. Lining Gauge: 24 sts X 28 rounds = 10 cm/4 inches on US 4 needle over stockinette.