Starry Night

Starry Night is a moebius cowl knit in a one-by-one twisted rib working out from the center into a swirl. After working a moebius for the beginning, we transition to working short rows flat, using a modified version of Japanese short rows to hide the joins into the twisted rib. The cowl is finished with a two-stitch icord along both split edges and bound off with an alternating cable bind off that ends in a clean ribbed edge. An optional tassel finishes off the ethereal look of your Starry Night! Knit from a whole skein of Blue Brick yarn in Husky, this cowl has the warmth and loft of a shawl but the easy styling of a cowl. It won’t slip of your shoulders, and it always drapes rakishly due to the gorgeous ribbing.

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate knitter or adventurous beginner. Not recommended for a very new knitter. If you are an adventurous beginner, please check out the tutorial videos linked here to make sure that you are comfortable with the techniques used in the pattern. Pattern support is also available via email and on the Crypto Knits Discord Server.

DIMENSIONS

32” (82 cm) around and 15” (38 cm) long

YARN

470 - 500 yards of fingering weight gradient yarn with good drape. I recommend something with some silk in it. The sample was knit with one skein of Blue Brick Stratford Silk in the Husky Size in the colorway Fool’s Spring

NEEDLES

US 5 / 3.75mm circulate needle (or size needed to obtain gauge) with a 42” cord

NOTIONS

1 stitch marker to mark the beginning of the round

1 (or more) interlocking stitch markers for Japanese short rows

Darning needle

Blocking materials, if desired