Slanted Stripes is a new cowl pattern that's perfect for your special skeins of variegated, self-striping, marled, or speckled yarns!

The Story

I really adore this colour of Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool called Deep Bump. Every colour in it is perfect, and the unpredictable way it changes is so fun to knit. And I've been really feeling the soft sweatshirt vibe of marled yarns lately, especially tweedy light grey ones. I started this cowl on a whim just because I liked the colours together and because everyone loves chevrons, and it's turned out to be an accessory that's not too bright, but brings a sweet bit of colour into my wardrobe. I've been wearing it a lot lately since mornings and evenings around here are still chilly even in the summer.

The Details

This is one of those super relaxing knits that you can do while chatting with friends or watching Netflix, but the result still pops! It's worked in the round from one end to the other with just a few increases and decreases to create the chevron situation. The stripes start off skinny, then get wider and wider. You can rotate the tube around to different spots to get perfect symmetry or put the chevron off-centre like in the photo above. After finishing the knitting, the ends are seamed together for an easy-wearing cowl that just pops over your head.

Yarn Choice

I used two different bases from Spincycle -- Dyed in the Wool and Versus. The two work great together. The gauge is pretty relaxed for a lightweight yarn so you get a soft, chill fabric. Dyed in the Wool is listed as sport & Versus is listed as DK, but I find they pair really nicely. Some of my testers used heavy fingering weight yarns too, so those special hand dyed sock yarn skeins you've got in your stash could definitely work as long as they're not super skinny.

Want to learn more about the yarns I used? Check them out in The Swatch Project:

Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool

Spincycle Yarns Versus