YÚN
This collaboration with Portland, Oregon based Ritual Dyes and Woolfolk Yarn is an ode to home, nature, heritage, and history. Yún (雲) is the Chinese word for cloud, and this versatile cowl reflects the varied shapes, movement, and texture of the skies and clouds that blanket the Pacific Northwest, but also span across the globe to the places of our roots.
Yún is knit flat using mitered triangles, combining stripes and other textural elements to create simple geometric designs, then seamed together. Knit at a loose gauge in Flette’s fluffy bouclé, the resulting fabric is light, airy, and heavenly.
SIZING
Short, Long
Sample shown is Long version.
Finished measurements:
Circumference: 26”/ 66cm, 46”/ 117cm
Height: 9”/ 23cm, 9”/ 23cm
MATERIALS
Yarn: Woolfolk FLETTE, 100% Ovis 21 Ultimate Merino®, 131yds /120m /50g,
Special collaboration with Ritual Dyes
Sample uses colors 18 (lt purple), 20 (dk purple), and Ametrine (multi).
OR any heavy sport to light worsted weight yarn that meets gauge
C1 (dk purple): 40 (58) yds/ 37 (53)m
C2 (multi): 76 (92) yds/ 70 (84)m
C3 (lt purple): 53 (105) yds/ 49 (96)m
Needle size:
US 7/ 4.50mm 12” straight or 16-20” circular needles
Tools: Tapestry needle, seaming pins (optional but recommended)
Gauge:
16 sts x 24 rows = 4” x 4” (10cm x 10cm) in stockinette stitch, worked flat, washed and blocked
SKILLS
Mitered knitting, simple increases, short rows, seaming
Pattern photography by Anna-Lisa Miller