Designed by Hillary Smith Callis

Similar in shape to her  cowl, but in worsted weight yarn, Adama is a quick-to-knit shawl-cowl hybrid. Named for the Latin word for diamond (as well as, yes, the captain of Battlestar Galactica), it is shaped as a shawl, but the second half is worked in the round to create the illusion of a semi-circular shawl worn wrapped around the neck without ends to worry about tying. The majority of the cowl is done in a simple diamond lace pattern, with bands of Stockinette and Garter stitch breaking things up. Using a worsted weight wool- cashmere blend on large needles gives this cowl a cozy, rustic appearance and cuts the knitting time to practically nothing.

If you like Adama, but want something with a smaller gauge, check out -- similar in shape, but in fingering weight yarn,

Specific Yarn Requirements:
The Plucky Knitter Scholar (75% Merino, 25% Cashmere; 255 yds/ 233 m per 115g); 2 skeins in Flannel; Or 300 yds/ 275 m of a worsted weight yarn

Yarnaholic™ Store has plenty of Worsted Weight Yarns to choose from including the following:

Mountain Colors:

Manos Del Uruguay

Urth Yarns ;

Please call with any questions to find other worsted weight yarns.

Needles:
US 9 (5.5 mm) circular needle, 16-24”/ 40-60 cm long

Errata (as of 1/27/15 and corrected in v2 of the pattern:

• The instructions for “ssk” in the Abbreviations section were inexplicably wrong!
• In Section 4, Round 5 was listed twice.

Technical editing by Tana Pageler.