Midwinter Blossom Cowl

**Please enjoy an introductory discount of 20% off until February 28 (automatically applied at checkout)!** This cowl draws on traditional Norwegian Selbu Rose motifs for its inspiration. When the weather is cold and we long for summer, this lovely cowl will bring you a beautiful rose garden with all the warmth of a sunny summer day. This cowl is a cozy beginner level stranded colourwork cowl that can be worked without needing to catch any floats! **Finished Measurements** 25 cm / 9.75" tall x 62.5cm / 25" circumference. Gauge 26 sts / 30 rnds = 10 cm / 4" in stranded colourwork, blocked **Materials** **Yarn:** Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts Lascaux Fine 50, 50g/1.75oz, 175m/192.5yd, 1 skein. Schoppel Edition 3 100% Extrafine Superwash Merino, 164 yards per 50-gram ball, 1 ball. Or Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts Socknado 
80% Superwash Fine Merino, 20% Nylon 350 meters / 385 yards per 100 gram / 3.5 oz Sample shown in MC Beach Paradise, CC #2361 Edition 3. **Yardage:** 
 Approx 147 m / 161 yds of MC, and approx 99 m / 108 yds of CC. **Needle size:**
 3.25mm (US 3), 16 inch or 24 inch circular needle or size needed to achieve gauge. **Notions:** 
 Tapestry needle, stitch markers. **Notes** • Cowl is worked with a corrugated ribbing, but this can be substituted with regular ribbing alternating rows of MC and CC. • The stranded colourwork used in this cowl is ideal for beginners as it is not necessary to catch floats (there are no sections with more than 5 sts of a colour). • If you find your corrugated ribbing pulls in (as it does for many people) change to a needle one size larger than the main needle to work your ribbing.