Cecropia Cowl

The Cecropia Cowl is inspired by the beautiful moth my husband and I found on our way home from the local peony garden. It was the first time either one of us had seen a silk moth of this size in person. After tons of Googling and reading about how short and tragically beautiful their lives are, it just made sense to memorialize the species in a knitting pattern. This cowl features unique ribbing that includes right and left twists to create a braided cable. The colorwork chart includes a border that mimics the moth’s antennae, as well as several nature-inspired motifs around the main moth graphic. **WHAT YOU’LL NEED** **Needles** 24” / 60 cm circular needles in size US 3 (3.25 mm) 24” / 60 cm circular needles in size US 5 (3.75 mm) or any needle that achieves gauge/desired size **Yarn & Yardage** Two high-contrasting colors in DK weight yarn Sample uses Pink Adobe Dyeworks 100% Merino superwash DK (245 yd / 224 m per 100 g) using colorway Moth (beige) as main color and Cecropia (brown multi) as contrast color If knitting edge ribbing in CC... MC: 178 yds / 163 m CC: 204 yds / 187 m If knitting edge ribbing in MC... MC: 236 yds / 216 m CC: 152 yds / 139m **Notions** Tapestry needle 3 stitch markers Scissors **SIZING** **Size & Finished Measurements** One size Approximately 13” W x 13” H (33 W x 33 cm H) when finished and blocked **Gauge** 24 stitches and 28 rows rows for 4” (10 cm) square measured over colorwork pattern in the round after blocking If sharing your progress and finished piece on Instagram or other social networks, please use the hashtag #CecropiaCowl so I can admire your beautiful work! Happy knitting, friend!