This pattern is available in English and in French as a digital download.
The Frimas cowl is knitted in the round as a big tube and is then twisted before seaming the top and bottom edges together using the three-needle i-cord bind-off method. This project includes rounds with up to three colours, so experience with stranded colourwork is recommended.
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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Height: 9½” / 24 cm
Circumference: 32” / 82 cm
YARN
Weight: DK
❖ Yarn A (dark blue)
184 yd / 168 m,
or 1 skein of British DK from Les Garçons
❖ Yarn B (grey)
241 yd / 220 m,
or 2 skeins of Fluff from Walcot Yarns × Les Garçons
❖Yarn C (light green)
163 yd / 149 m,
or 1 skein of British DK from Les Garçons
Sample shown in British DK from Les Garçons (70% Bluefaced Leicester Wool, 30% Masham Wool, non-superwash; 263 yd / 240 m per 100 g skein), in the “Édith’s Butler” (Yarn A) and “Jonathan’s Soft Day” (Yarn C) colourways, and in Fluff from Walcot Yarns × Les Garçons (55% Baby Alpaca, 18% Fine Merino Wool, 17% Mulberry Silk, 10% Yak; 219 yd / 200 m per 50 g skein), in the “Cold Rain” colourway (Yarn B).
NEEDLES
Circular needles, 24” / 60 cm in length, in two sizes
❖ Main needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm, or size needed to match gauge
❖ Bind-off needles: US 4 / 3.5 mm, or 0.25 mm smaller than main needles
You will also need a third pair of needles of either size to hold the live stitches from the provisional cast-on when seaming.
GAUGE
❖ 24 stitches and 26 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in stranded colourwork in the round, blocked
NOTIONS
❖ Stitch marker (1), tapestry needle, crochet hook for provisional cast-on (optional)
