Experience Level: Advanced Beginner

Surreal times call for calming and luxurious knits. The Surrealist Cowl is simple textural project and a lusciously soft layering piece with fabulous drape. The expanding and contracting checkerboard patterns showcase many types of yarns beautifully from self-stripe to hand dyed to solids and tweeds.

Construction Details
The Surrealist Cowl is worked in the round. Pattern is written as well as charted knit according to preference.

Techniques Necessary
Cast on
Joining in the round
Knit and Purl
Bind off

Size options: One size

Finished Measurements: 24 circumference x 13 depth

Suggested Yarn: 320 yards of DK weight (CYCA #3) yarn.

Gauge: 20 stitches and 32 rounds = 4 in k3 p3 checkerboard stitch.

Needle: US 8 (5 mm) 24 circular needle or size needed for gauge. Adjust needle size as necessary to obtain correct gauge.

Additional materials: stitch marker, tapestry needle.