The Lina Cowl is a special collaboration with Feliz Y Punto, based in Spain. The design was inspired by the yarn itself, the colours were so stunning and instantly reminded me of the vibrant hues of autumn leaves. I wanted to capture that cosy, colourful feeling in this cowl. 

The colourwork in this design includes some rather long floats on the back, so to keep things tidy and make your knitting look smooth, this pattern uses the Ladderback Jacquard technique. It’s a game-changer for long floats to get a clean result. The pattern includes in-depth instructions for this technique and helpful charts to show exactly where to place those Ladderback Jacquard stitches.

This pattern is written for fingering weight yarn and is designed as a one-size project. Since gauge isn't critical for this design, you can experiment with other yarn weights if you wish. Keep in mind that using different yarn weights will affect the final dimensions and yardage requirements, but it opens up possibilities for customisation.

Sizes: One size

Finished dimensions: 

• Height: 21.5 cm / 8½”
• Circumference: 62.5 cm / 25”

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Note: The product sold here is a knitting pattern in a PDF format and not the finished cowl.

One size

Fingering weight yarn.

• Main Colour (MC): 300 m / 330 yds 
• Contrast Colour (CC): 250 m / 275 yds 

Yarn used in the sample is 2 skeins of Feliz Y Punto Sock Merino (100% Superwash Merino Wool; 400 m [437 yds] / 100 g): 1 skein of colourway Horizon as the Main Colour (MC) and 1 skein of colourway November Tales as Contrast Colour (CC).

Fingering

Cowl

Intermediate. 

28 sts & 36 rows = 10 cm / 4"

Stranded colourwork in the round, blocked, however, the gauge is not crucial for this project.

Stitch markers, crochet hook and waste yarn for provisional cast-on, spare circular needle in same or smaller size, tapestry needle. 

Provisional cast-on, stranded colourwork, Ladderback Jacquard, grafting.

You knit the cowl in the round as a tube, starting with a provisional cast-on. Follow the colorwork chart until all rows are complete. Then, undo the provisional cast-on and graft the live stitches to the cast-on stitches. You can optionally add a mobius twist before grafting.