Amina Cowl is designed to complement the Amina Sweater using leftover yarn from the sweater. The intarsia pattern, comprised of stripes, double moss stitch and cables diamond patterns, is knit using the intarsia knitting in the round technique. The design is inspired by examples of female beaded aprons (cache-sexe) from the Kirdi people who farmed in the northern highlands of Cameroon, in eastern Nigeria and in the southwest of Chad.

SIZE
One Size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 24” / 61 cm
Height: 9.75” / 24.75 cm

MATERIALS
Yarn: Corrie Worsted by La Bien Aimée (75% Falkland Corriedale, 25%Gotland , 250 yds / 230 m – 100 g)
MC: 1 skein of colorway Smoke.
CC: 1 skein of colorway Kokko.
CC2: 1 skein of colorway Hegelia.
CC3: 1 skein of colorway Belle Rose.

Or 65 yds / 60 m of MC, 48 / 44 m of CC1, 55 yds / 51 m of CC2 and 53 yds / 49 m of CC3 in worsted weight yarn.

Sample used:
MC: 26 g of colorway Smoke.
CC1: 19 g of colorway Kokko.
CC2: 22 g of colorway Hegelia.
CC3: 21 g of colorway Belle Rose.

Needles: US 6 / 4 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles or DPNs.

Notions: Cable needle, stitch marker, tapestry needle.

GAUGE
21 sts x 32 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 6 / 4 mm needles in stockinette stitch, after blocking.

Each 36-st, 24-row pattern repeat measures 7 x 3” / 17.5 x 7.25 cm.