The Creepy Crawly Cowl is a colorwork, argyle cowl worked in the round, starting with ribbing and ending with ribbing. The body of the cowl is created by following the provided colorwork chart. This chart uses 2-3 colors at a time, knit loosely, to create the fun argyle pattern.

Yarn

DK weight yarn in four contrasting colors of your choice.

Yarn used: Yarn Café Creations Americano DK (231 yds/211 m/100 g).

Color A (CA): approximately 140 yds/128 m/60 g in the colorway Apparition.

Color B (CB): approximately 30 yds/27.5 m/12 g in the colorway Shiver.

Color C (CC): approximately 60 yds/55 m/25 g in the colorway Jinx.

Color D (CD): approximately 35 yds/32 m/15 g in the colorway Grim.

Yarn kits available here.

Needles

US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle with a 24” (61 cm) cable for ribbing or US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle with a 40” (102 cm) cable for magic loop method.

US 6 (4 mm) circular needle with a 24” (61 cm) cable for the body or US 6 (4 mm) circular needle with a 40” (102 cm) cable for magic loop method.

Gauge

23 sts x 19 rows = 4 in/10 cm square in colorwork on larger needles after blocking.

Sizes

One Size. Fits an adult or adolescent.

Finished Measurements (after blocking)

Body width: 12 in/30.5 cm

Top ribbing width: 10 in/25.4 cm

Bottom ribbing width: 11 in/28 cm

Height: approximately 12 in/30.5 cm.

Notions

Stitch marker, tapestry needle.