Love Armour

Love Armour is a warm, lovingly crafted cowl. It’s a protective, cozy shield against the winter chill. The cowl is quick to knit, with an interesting texture created by twisted stitches. The pattern includes two sizes: adult and child.

SIZING:
1 (2). Fits to: Child (Adult).
Shown in size 2.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
A: Neck circumference
16.5 (19.75)″ / 41 (49) cm
B. Front/back width (ribbing included)
15.75 (18.25)″ / 31 (37) cm
C. Front depth from the center (without ribbing)
Approx. 8.5 (10)″ / 22 (25) cm

MATERIALS:
YARN:
La Bien Aimée Merino Aran (100% superwash merino – 182 yds / 166 m per skein). You need 2 (2) skeins or 328 (360) yds / 299 (330) m of aran-weight yarn. The sample was knitted in colorway Direwolf.

NEEDLES:
US 7 / 4.5 mm (16″ / 40 cm) circular needle or longer for magic loop.
US 8 / 5 mm (32″ / 80 cm) circular needle
Adjust the needle size to get the correct gauge.

OTHER:
Tapestry needle, stitch markers (4), stitch holder
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’GAUGE:
18 sts and 26 rows = 4 × 4″ / 10 × 10 cm stockinette st with larger (US 8 / 5 mm) needle
19.5 sts and 26 rows = 4 × 4″ / 10 × 10 cm in twisted st pattern