geo trio cowl

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About the Pattern

This past summer, I was craving an easy and small project. My knitting mojo was low, and I wanted a “win”. Inspired by a block print, this cowl features three geometric motifs that are easy to read and potato-chippy in nature. I intentionally designed this to minimize the jog at the beginning of the round and with short floats. The longest float in this pattern is only five stitches! If you're a colorwork beginner, this is a great pattern to start with.

This two-color colorwork pattern has two size options: a double layered möbius or single layer standard cowl. The möbius is knit in all over colorwork stockinette; the standard version features rolled edges and 2x2 corrugated ribbing. All colorwork is charted only.

Pattern tech edited by Sylvan Tsai.

Photos by @k13ra.

Sizes

Möbius and Standard

Gauge (measured over 4in/10cm)

24 sts and 30 rows in colorwork stockinette, *after blocking*

Suggested Needles

US 6 (4 mm) 16” circular needle

Notions

Stitch markers, tapestry needle, scrap yarn/stitch saver, crochet hook (same size as main needle, optional), spare circular needle (for grafting)

Yarn Requirements (includes 10% overage)

Möbius:
Yarn A: 383 yds // 351 m of fingering/sport weight
Yarn B: 225 yds // 206 m of fluffy lace/fingering weight

Standard:
Yarn A: 212 yds // 194 m of fingering/sport weight
Yarn B: 116 yds // 106 m of fluffy lace/fingering weight

Yarn Used

Möbius:
Yarn A: 2 skeins of Spincycle Yarns Nocturne in Evil Eye (200 yds/skein)
Yarn B: 1 skein of Explorer Knits and Fibers Suri Alpaca in Linen (328 yds/50g)

Sample used 80g // 348 yds // 318 m of Nocturne and 31g // 204 yds // 186 m of Suri Alpaca.

Standard:
Yarn A: 1 skein of Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool (DITW) in Rusted Rainbow (200 yds/skein)
Yarn B: 1 skein of Explorer Knits and Fibers Suri Alpaca in Linen (328 yds/50g)

Sample used 50g // 192 yds // 176 m of DITW and 16g //105 yds // 96 m of Suri Alpaca

Skills Required

Colorwork knitting, reading charts, knitting, purling, provisional cast on (tutorial link included), long tail cast on, Kitchener stitch (tutorial link included), binding off

Note: you will receive a digital pdf download, not a finished knit item.