Sitka Spruce Cowl (infinity)

This design is inspired by the chilly gray fog, drifting quietly through the pine trees, as your boots crunch across the freshly fallen snow. Perfectly Pacific Northwest, this intricate design provides a balanced mixture of colorwork and texture, inspiring knitters to learn new techniques will getting into the winter mood. The **Sitka Spruce Cowl** is a stranded colorwork infinity cowl. This pattern requires approx. 3 skeins of DK weight yarn, in two coordinating colors. I recommend using high contrast colors so that the detailed stitch pattern is clear within the knitting. **Special Techniques** Stranded colorwork in the round, reading charts, catching long floats, bobble stitch, Latvian braid, provisional cast on, and Kitchener stitch. **Size** One size (adjustable) **Finished Measurements** 10 in height x 13 in width (25 x 33 cm) 26 in (66 cm) circumference **Suggested Yarns** West Coast Yarn Co. – Victoria DK Sample: Sitka Spruce (green), Fog Bank (grey) 4-ply 85/15 SW Extrafine Merino/Nylon 100g 246 yards (225 m) **Approx. Yardage Required** 375 yards (342 m) in MC 160 yards (146 m) in CC **Suggested Needles** 16 in (40 cm) circular needles US 5/3.75 mm or size needed to obtain gauge **Notions** Stitch markers (1 in different color for BOR), scissors, tapestry needle, spare yarn and crochet hook for provisional cast on, spare needle for Kitchener **Gauge** 24 sts and 24 rows per 4 in (10 cm) Gauge is in colorwork after blocking Please share your knits by tagging #sitkasprucecowl and @pnw_knitdesign. Happy knitting!