Mali Cowl is a möebius infinity cowl, worked in the round as a tube using a provisional cast on, then twisted and grafted together at the end.

The design was inspired by Mud cloth, also called ‘bogolan’, one of Africa’s unique textiles. The cloths are made up of narrow strips of handwoven cotton stitched together into a whole cloth, then painted with patterns and symbols using a variety of natural dyes, including river mud that has been aged up to one year. Each symbol used in the cloth has a meaning. I reinterpreted symbols representing good fortune, bravery and community for the charts for Mali Cowl.

FINISHED SIZE
Circumference: 56.5 cm / 22.25 in
Width: 18 cm / 7 in

YARN
The Spinster’s Daughter (sports weight; 274 m / 300 yds per 75 g skein; 100% American wool superwash)
Col1: 1 x skein in colourway Sinopah
Spincycle Yarns Dyed in The Wool (sports weight; 183 m /200 yds per 50 g skein; 100% American wool superwash)
Col2: 2 x skeins in colourway Cold Comfort

OR in any yarn which knits to the specified gauge and has similar stitch definition or similar colour changing effect.
Approximate yardage
Col1: 229 m / 251 yds
Col2: 230 m / 251 yds

GAUGE
28 sts x 32 rounds = 10 cm / 4 in over stranded pattern knit in the round after washing and blocking.

NEEDLES
3.75 mm / US 5 (or size needed to obtain gauge) 60 cm / 24 in long circular needle, or any other needle types to suit your preferred method for knitting in the round.

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle; Stitch marker; Crochet hook (size not important)
Scrap yarn
Spare circular needle in similar size to hold stitches for grafting