Catch your fire with Karla
Repperger's Huntress Cowl! This is how it all began..."In the opening scenes
of the popular movie Catching Fire, we see the
main character Katniss kneeling before a lake in
the early morning hours, wearing a cozy
sweater. Except, it isn't a sweater, but an
asymmetrical cowl! It was simply gorgeous,
and the more I saw it on screen, the more I
wanted to knit it! After studying several
pictures, I created this pattern to resemble
the original cowl as much as possible. It
won’t look EXACTLY like the piece worn in the
movie, but it’s pretty darn close."
Knit flat, in pieces, and
seamed/assembled using large “coils” to create
the shape around the neck. The bulk of the piece
is knit using the Herringbone stitch on varying
sized needles to create the variegated stitches
like in the original cowl. The “coils” are
constructed using a simple crochet stitch around
a core of your choice.
Sizing Fits “most” sizes as it’s not fitted and stretches easily. Designer Karla is a size 8 with a 34” bust which usually works out to be a medium. If you wish to size up, you can easily add stitches in multiples of two for width, and knit additional rows for length.
Yarn 400-500 yards super bulky, shown in Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick Solids
Needles US 19 & 35 or 36 (15.0-19.0mm)
Gauge 14 stitches and 9 rows = 4" in Herringbone
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