The Design

"A never-ending loop of color and texture."

A pattern designed by Lisa Richardson, the Arabella Cowl is a fascinating combination of clever color changes and textured stitches! It’s constructed as a never-ending mobius loop and uses five different colors and a bit of expert planning to create a range of stripey, graphic motifs—the look of colorwork without the stranding. Generously sized, you can wear Arabella long, or double it cozily around your neck!

This mobius cowl was knit in five different colors of Rowan Alpaca Classic. This DK-weight yarn has a cotton net at the core of its strand that captures an abundance of alpaca fuzz—perfect for pieces that are as light as they are soft. Plus, Alpaca Classic’s palette of jewel-like colors play together wonderfully—great for colorwork!

Choose your yarn above—we’ll include a physical copy of the Arabella Cowl pattern from Rowan free when you order from this page.

The Details

FINISHED SIZE
Approx. 54 1/2"/138cm around x 10"/25.5cm deep.

YARN
6 skeins Rowan Alpaca Classic (131 yds/120m each); 2 skeins of color A and 1 skein each of colors B-E. Shown in colors: A = 102 Charcoal Melange, B = 113 Sun Valley, C = 115 Snowflake White, D = 107 Peacock, E = 109 Deep Teal.
Or equivalent amounts in five colors of a similar DK-weight yarn.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 5 (3.75mm) 32"/81cm circular needle, or size to obtain gauge.
1 stitch marker.
Darning needle to finish.
Blocking wires and T-pins.

GAUGE
Approx. 23 sts = 4"/10cm in pattern after blocking.

Colorway Info

Featured Colorway:
A = 102 Charcoal Melange, B = 113 Sun Valley, C = 115 Snowflake White, D = 107 Peacock, E = 109 Deep Teal

Canyon Wall Colorway:
A = 117 Sierra Melange, B= 123 Purple Rain, C = 116 Soft Satin, D = 119 Copper Clay, E = 118 Cinnamon

Beach Side Colorway:
A = 103 Noir, B = 118 Cinnamon, C = 106 Blue Haze, D = 108 Verdigris, E = 104 Eclipse

Cherry Blossom Colorway:
A = 127 Champagne, B = 113 Sun Valley, C = 115 Snowflake White, D = 129 Hyacinth, E = 128 Salmon