This pattern was included in the Queen City Yarn July 2020 Studio Series Yarn Club.

Sometimes you just want a lightning-fast project. Originally designed for a Queen City Yarn subscription box in a yarn meant to evoke tie-dye, Cloudstrike uses just a single skein of cloud-soft worsted yarn. A lightning strike creates bold visual lines, meaning this cowl can handle any dye job – be it solid, variegated, worsted, or self-striping.

What test knitters had to say:

• “I liked the rhythm of the pattern and it was kept interesting by the lightning bolt emerging and developing throughout.”
• “Nice in car/waiting room project. Easy to pick up and put down and remember where you are in the pattern.”
• “It’s a very enjoyable pattern to knit and would make a lovely gift.”

Dimensions:
Circumference: 23”/58 cm
Height: 11”/28 cm

Yarn (includes 15% buffer):
218 yards/199 m worsted yarn

Orange Sample shown in Queen City Yarn Wesley Heights Worsted (100% merino), 218 yds/199 m per 3.53 oz/100 g), colorway Tandoori.

Blocked Gauge:
17.5 stitches and 25 rounds = 4”/10 cm in stockinette in the round

Tools:

• 1 stitch marker
• tapestry needle for weaving in ends
• scissors for trimming ends

Needles:
US 9 (5.5 mm) needles for knitting in the round, or size needed to obtain gauge

Social Media:
Please post your finished cowl on social media with #CloudstrikeCowl and #KinoKnits. Please also tag @kinoknits.

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