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Hearth Cowl
ABOUT 
Hearth is where home is—a haven that provides comfort, brings happiness, and offers a sense of security, enabling us to build our most treasured memories. Hearth also evokes the inviting flames of a fireplace during the coldest winters, where we cozy up with our loved ones, books, and knitting needles, planning for warmer days to come while enjoying the season.
CONSTRUCTION 
A reversible cowl worked top-down in the round, the Hearth Cowl is knitted holding three strands of yarn together, with colours gradually changed by substituting one strand at a time to create a smooth gradient.
The cowl begins with a 1x1 Invisible Cast-On (instructions provided below), forming a seamless, stretchy neckline. The neckline is worked in ribbing.
After the ribbing, stitches are decreased to transition smoothly into the main pattern, which is provided both as round-by-round written instructions and in chart form.
Increases are worked at regular intervals to widen the cowl, ensuring a comfortable fit around the shoulders.
Before the final ribbing at the base, stitches are increased again. 
The cowl is finished with a slightly modified version of the Kitchener Stitch Bind-Off (explained in the pattern), which creates a matching edge to the cast-on.
SKILL LEVEL 
Intermediate
MATERIALS 
• 3 × 100 g (3.5 oz) skeins of LITLG Merino Singles (100% merino wool; fingering weight; approx. 366 m / 400 yd per 100 g) in Silver Birch (Colour A), Gorse (Colour B), and Golden Green (Colour C) 
• One set size 5 mm (UK 6 / US 8) circular needles. 
• One set of 3.00 mm (UK 13 / US 2.5) circular needles (for Kitchener stitch bind-off) 
• Darning needle, stitch markers, scrap yarn, and weigh scale
KNITTED MEASUREMENTS 
One size
PATTERN WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS LANGUAGE 
English (UK)
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- First published: September 2025
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