Rancher’s Cowl by Tressa Weidenaar

Rancher’s Cowl

Knitting
September 2025
Aran (8 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch, blocked
US 8 - 5.0 mm
950 - 1000 yards (869 - 914 m)
one size
English

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Materials

YARN Peace Fleece Worsted (50% Navajo Rambouillet, 30% domestic fine wool, 20% mohair; 200 yd 183 m/4 oz 113 g): Wild Mustard (MC), 2 skeins; Amaranth (CC1), Antarctic White (CC2), and Baltic Blue (CC3), 1 skein each.

NEEDLES Size 8 (5 mm) 24” (60 cm) and 32” (80 cm) circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

NOTIONS 5 Markers (m); tapestry needle.

GAUGE 14 sts and 20 rnds = about 4” (10 cm) in patt and St st, blocked. 15 sts and 23 rnds = 4” in Twisted Rib.

FINISHED SIZE 23½“ (60 cm) height, 20” (51 cm) neck opening, 40” (102 cm) bottom circumference.