Stained Glass Cowl

Designed by Helen Cosgrove-Davies

Variegated yarns are so gorgeous, but they can be hard to use in stranded colorwork. Often what looks lovely in the skein ends up rather muddy when knit with a second color in a stranded pattern. With this cowl, I wanted to celebrate the joy of a vibrant variegated skein by contrasting it against a deep black. The fine lines of black remind me of the intricate tracings in many stained-glass windows. The cowl’s seemingly intricate stitch pattern is a 16-stitch repeat with no more than 5 stitches of a single color at a time, so there is no need to catch floats. Pick your favorite variegated yarn, find a really strong contrast color with absolutely no overlap with any of the colors in your variegated skein, and cast on with confidence!

Sample Yarn and Colorway:

Our sample was knit in Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply in Blackbird and Sunrise Swim.

What You'll Need:

You'll need one skein of each of two colors of Yummy 2-Ply to complete this project. Choose the original colorway below − or try another color combination!

Pattern:

The Stained Glass Cowl pattern is available on Ravelry and Payhip. All patterns are sold separately and not included with the purchase of yarn.

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