Mali Cowl Class August 18th and September 1

Make this beautiful Cowl with Stephanie Castiglione Designer: Sylvia Watts-Cherry This cowl is an infinity cowl and design was inspired by “Mud Cloth”, a unique textile in Africa. The symbols used in the cloth represent good fortune, bravery, and community This class is for intermediate to advanced knitters familiar with colorwork knitting. Prerequisites Include: · Prior colorwork experience · Knitting in the round · Experienced reading charts Materials Needed: · 2 skeins Arroyo or other sport weight yarn (251 Yards of each), preferably one solid and one colorshifting · US size 5 24” circular needle – or needle size required to obtain Gauge · If yarn contains silk or alpaca fiber strongly consider using wood or bamboo needles Stitch markers · Row counters – 2 suggested · Mali Cowl Pattern · Tapestry Needle Skills Learned: · Provisional Knitted Cast On (Pattern uses crochet cast on but this is quicker) · Reinforce continental; knitting · Kitchener Stitch in the round Pre-work Requested Before First Class: · Please study the charts carefully and think through stitch marker placement. o The charts are all the same, but the colors are reversed. · The charts are 51 stitches in a row, somewhat non-repeating so stitch markers are essential. · Also select 2 stitch markers that are significant to you to show that you’ve reached the end on the first chart and are moving to the second repeat of that chart.