Lucania Cowl

**Lucania Cowl** is the perfect one-skein wonder! It is the sister pattern to the Lucania Shawl. You’ll enjoy its exquisite lace, made even easier by working it in the round. Designed to create the look of a bandana-style shawl, this cowl is effortless to style and comfortable to wear. The body of the cowl features a garter-stitch texture combined with an all-over botanical lace pattern, finished with a delicate garter-stitch border. An I-cord bind-off adds the final refined touch to the edge. The samples shown are knitted in Fibre Gentili Mediterraneo, making this cowl both lightweight and cozy. Please read through the instructions carefully before you begin knitting your very own Lucania Cowl. *This pattern was created with collaboration with Fibre Gentili.* Finished measurements: circumference at the top is 19 ¾ / 50 cm and the depth at the centre front is 15”/ 38 cm. **Materials:** • Yarn: 1 skein of Mediterraneo by Fibre Gentili, 100% Wool (175 meters / 50 g, 191 yds/ 1.76 oz) ; Approx. 191 yards/ 175 meters of sport weight yarn that knits up to the gauge. The samples were knit using Mediterraneo in Tabacco and Bougenville. • Suggested Needles: US 7 and 8 (4.5 and 5 mm) circular needles. • Notions: stitch markers, including removable marker or cable needle, darning needle **Gauge:** 18 stitches and 32 rows per 4 inches/ 10 cm after blocking with US 7 (4.5 mm) needles in Garter Stitch. One lace repeat is 3½”/ 9 cm wide and 4”/ 10 cm long after blocking, with US 8 (5 mm) needles. **Skills involved:** Knitting and purling, increases and decreases, yarn-overs, knitting in the round. This pattern includes the video tutorial for the special stitch used to knit the lace.