Buy one, get one free when you purchase Ray Day and Kay Day this weekend only with the code THEPERFECTDAY! Or get one 25% off with the code THEPERFECTDAY25 through the end of the month!

Ray Day comes every year on June 15th. For through-hikers on the Appalachian Trail, it marks the best day to begin their journey farther north. It’s late enough for the snow in the Sierra’s to melt and early enough to reach Canada before the cold sets in.

It marks the perfect balance.

And balance is what you’ll find in the Ray Day cowl! It strikes just the right note between bold color work and relaxing knitting. It harmonizes between patterned neutrals and a single striking color. It is a blast to make and you’ll blast through it in no time! Give it as a gift or make it as a stunning addition to your wardrobe!

And don’t forget it’s perfect mate: Kay Day!

Sizes:
Finished Circumference: 19 (22.5, 25.5)”/48 (57, 65) cm
Height: 13.5”/35 cm

Yarn:
You’ll need 3 colors in a worsted weight
MC - 140 (170, 195) yds/130 (155, 180) m
CC1 - 60 (70, 80) yds/55 (65, 75) m
CC2 - 50 (60, 70) yds/45 (55, 65) m

Suggested Yarn:
Tan: Knit Picks High Desert Worsted 50 gr (100% USA Grown Shank Wool) 113 yds/103 m, 50g - 2 in Alder (MC) and 1 each in Cottonwood (CC1) and Lava Fields (CC2)
Peach: Stonehedge Fiber Mill Shepard’s Wool Worsted Weight (250yds/229m, 4 oz/113g, Worsted Spun Fine Wool): less than 1 skein each; English Rose (MC), White (CC1), Black (CC2)

Needles & Notions:
US 9/5.5 mm & US 8/5 mm – 16” circumference or needles needed to obtain gauge!
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle

Techniques to Indulge In:
2x2 ribbing
Knitting in the round
Purling
Stranded color work