When someone you love needs a hug but they’re too far away, it can be heartbreaking. A real hug might come at too high a price; a ten hour road trip, a plane ticket, crossing oceans and deserts. The Eden came from that inspiration. A friend needed a hug and I wasn’t able to wrap my arms around her. My solution was a knitted hug that can be wrapped around her whenever she needs a hug from me. The Eden can be knit up as a draping infinity scarf that loops once or twice around, or as a single skein cowl. Simple texture stitches make it easy to memorize and interesting to knit. The movement of the textures around the circle make a simple cowl or scarf into a beautiful everyday piece for any wardrobe.

Supplies:
DK weight: infinity scarf requires 200g, cowl requires 100g. Shown in FinchMod Merino DK, colorway Confetti.
US5 (3.75 mm) with a 40” cable (infinity scarf) or 24” cable (cowl)
3 stitch markers (one unique)
Tapestry Needle

Gauge: 18 sts & 32 rows in 4”x4” (10x10 cm).

Final dimensions
Infinity Scarf: approximately 7.5” deep and 53-54” circumference.
Cowl: approximately 9.5” deep and 26-27” circumference.