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Knit a cowl with classic Shetland colorwork motifs! Rionnag (’star’ in Gaelic) is a lovely lightweight cowl featuring motifs from A Shetlander’s Fair Isle Graph Book. It’s perfect for cooler Spring days, or tuck it into a coat for those colder days.

I was inspired to create this design by the beautiful heathered colors of Tukuwool Fingering yarn. Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift or Jamieson & Smith 2-ply would also be perfect for this cowl. Worked in four colors with only two colors used per row, Rionnag would make a great project if you’re looking to try allover colorwork before committing to a garment project.

🧶 Quick Highlights:
Difficulty Intermediate
Sizes Two sizes
Yarn Weight Fingering weight
Construction Cowl is knitted in the round. Colorwork pattern is charted only.
Techique(s) Stranded colorwork, working in the round, reading a chart.
Special Features Charted colorwork, only two colors per row.

🧶 Pattern Information:
Finished Sizes Approximately 23½ (30¾) in / 59.5 (78) cm circumference and 8½ in / 21.5cm high.

Suggested Yarn Tukuwool Fingering (75% Finnish Landrace, 25% Texel; 213 yds / 195m per 50g / 1.7 oz):
MC 105 (150) yds / 96 (137) m
CC1 90 (110) yds / 82 (101) m
CC2 45 (50) yds / 41 (46) m
CC3 75 (85) yds / 69 (78) m

Smaller size shown in: Humu (MC), Tyyni (CC1), Kimo (CC2), Aava (CC3)
Larger size shown in: Auri (MC), Anga (CC1), Repo (CC2), Aava (CC3)

Gauge 28 sts and 35 rnds = 4 in 10cm in stranded colorwork pattern, blocked

Needles US #2 (2.75mm) 24 in (60cm) circular or double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions Tapestry needle

Tech editing by Allison O’Mahoney of Kniterations. Photography by Kerry Bullock-Ozkan.