All Who Wander Cowl Knitting Pattern Download

Description

The All Who Wander Cowl pays homage to eighteenth-century American embroidery samplers with motifs inspired by the National Museum of American History and a quote from J. R. R. Tolkien: “Not all those who wander are lost.” The cowl is worked in the round and requires knowledge of intermediate knitting techniques, including a provisional cast-on, chart reading, stranded colorwork, I-cord bind-off, and careful blocking.

Designer: Kyle Kunnecke
Difficulty: Intermediate
Yarn Weight: 3
Finished Size: 46½ ” circumference and 14″ tall.
Specific Yarn Used: Mountain Meadow Wool Jackson (100% merino; 230 yd [210 m]/3½ oz [100 g]): charcoal (gray; A), 2 skeins; pinecone (brown; B), denim (blue; C), brick (red; D), and sorrel (tan; E), 1 skein each.
Needles: Size 7 (4.5 mm): 40″ circular. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Marker (m); waste yarn for provisional CO; tapestry needle.
Gauge: 22 sts and 28 rnds = 4″ in charted patt.

Notes:
This cowl is worked in the round.
The charts are worked using the strand method. Always pick up the first color over the second and pick up the second color from under the first; this will prevent tangling. Keep floats loose. For floats longer than four stitches, tack stranded yarn on wrong side of work.