Vintage Christmas Bauble Cowls

> The Vintage Christmas Cowl was > designed as a complementary accessory > to the Vintage Christmas Bauble Sock > pattern. Inspired by those delicate > and beautiful glass Christmas Baubles > from my youth. I remember being so > reverent as we unwrapped them from the > protective paper, finding the right > bough to hold the weight, adding the > strands of tinsel and the ‘Angel > Hair’. I loved decorating our real > trees. The smell of the needles, the > twinkle of the lights. Christmas > always felt so magical. This pattern includes instructions for an infinity cowl and standard cowl. You can choose from two different chart designs. The infinity cowl begins with a provisional cast-on and is grafted at the end to create a seamless fabric. The regular style cowl begins and ends with an Eyelet Mock Cable ribbing for a pretty border around the colourwork. **FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:** Infinity Cowl: Approx. 8 inches (20 cm) high; Approx.Circumference 23.5 inches (64 cm) Regular Cowl: Approx. 11 inches (27.5 cm) high; Approx. Circumference 23 (57.5 cm) **YARN:** *Infinity Cowl* MC: Crafty That Way Crafty Sock fingering yarn, 420 yds/115g, Orchid Blossom (purple) CC: Crafty That Way Crafty Sock fingering yarn, 420 yds/115g, Fairy Wings (pink) *Regular Cowl* MC: Crafty That Way Crafty Sock fingering yarn, 420 yds/115g, Jaded (green) CC1: Crafty That Way Crafty Sock fingering yarn, 420 yds/115g, White CC2: Crafty That Way Crafty Sock fingering yarn, 420 yds/115g, Old Gold (gold) **YARDAGE USED:** (Approx.) is listed for the cowls shown in photos. Yardages may vary depending on which charts are chosen. *Infinity Cowl:* MC 317 yds (290 m); CC 288 yds (264 m) *Regular Cowl:* MC 161 yds (147 m); CC1 128 yds (117 m); CC2 73 yds (67 m) **NEEDLES:** US3 (3.25 mm) dpns or circular needles for preferred method of knitting, or size needed to obtain gauge GAUGE: after blocking, over pattern, knit in the round: 30 sts x 33 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm) Pattern has been tech edited by Sigrun Jones and tested by volunteers.