Circe's circles

Circe’s Circles is a necklace or a cowl of nested circles of stockinette knit in the round.It’s great for gifts, and provides that little extra warmth without the bulkiness of a larger cowl.Circe’s Circles is a quick and easy project – it can be done in an evening!

A strand of kidsilk yarn is knit together with a strand of fingering weight yarn of alpaca, wool or a wool-mix. Alternatively a sport weight kidsilk/mohair yarn can be knit together with a lace alpaca, wool or a wool-mix yarn. Or simply use a single strand of luxury fingering weight yarn, perhaps with beading for added effect?

MATERIALS • Yarn A: 78 meter/85 yards lace weight yarn • Yarn B: 78 meter/85 yards fingering weight yarn • 2.5 mm/US1 1/2 circular needle 40 cm/16 inches (or appropriate to get gauge) • Tapestry needle • Stitch marker

Measurements Finished size approximately 70 cm/28 inches around (unstretched and unblocked).