The air is sweet with the scent of flowers and there are bees buzzing in the yard. Summer is right around the corner! The Gathering Flowers cowl was designed to celebrate the late spring blooms that usher us into summer. Using a combination of uncomplicated lace, and delicate colorwork, this cowl is the perfect little project for your summer knitting bag.

The Gathering Flowers pattern is bursting with resources. From video tutorials to help you get started, to tips on how to swatch and check your lace gauge, this pattern was designed to support you. It also includes a complete yardage breakdown of each motif, so you can personalize your cowl to fit your stash. Gather your yarn like you gather your flowers, picking only the colors that make you the happiest!

Worked SEAMLESSLY from the top down, it knits up quickly (like any good cowl should), but wears like a hassle-free shawl. Unlike traditional tube cowls that rumple into a pile of knitting around your neck, this shawl-shaped construction lets your knitting shine by creating a triangular front and shortened back. The shape is wonderful, wearable, and just plain fun to knit.

This Cowl Includes:

• Top-Down, Seamless Construction

• Shawl-Shaped Wearability

• Striking Colorwork

• Charts & Written Instructions

NOTE: Written instructions are not included with colorwork charts

SIZES
ONE SIZE

YARN
FINGERING weight yarn
Lolodidit LORIGINAL (85% Extra Fine Superwash Merino & 15% Nylon, 440 yards / 3.5 oz 402 meters / 100 grams)

Lolodidit LITTLE LOLO LORIGINAL (85% Extra Fine Superwash Merino & 15% Nylon, 124

Shown in “Little Darlin” (MC), “My Favorite Things” (C1), “Hello, Gorgeous” (C2), & “Blue Suede Shoes” (C3)

MC (shown in light blue) : 224 yards / 205 meters
C1 (shown in dark purple) : 78 yards / 72 meters
C2 (shown in light pink) : 123 yards / 113 (156) meters
C3 (shown in dark blue) : 49 yards / 45 meters

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Neck Opening: 20 inches / 51 cm
Front Length: 24 inches / 60 cm
Back Length:10 inches / 25 cm

NEEDLES
US 3 (3.25mm) & 4 (3.5mm) 20-inch (50cm) circular or as required to meet gauge

GAUGE
24 sts & 28 rounds = 4 inches 10cm in eyelet lace motif worked flat & in the round after blocking on SMALLER needles

24 sts & 28 rounds = 4 inches 10cm in colorwork motif in the round after blocking on LARGER needles

TOOLS
4 stitch markers & tapestry needle

SKILLS
knitting flat, knitting in the round, garter tab cast on, stranded colorwork