Use the same yarn and needles as you did for your sweater to make a matching cowl and hat to complete the look! I have mixed up the colours a little bit, just to give it a slight visual difference. The cowl is knit in the round from the top down, gradually making a few increases to give it a funnel-shape, which helps it sit nicely on the shoulders. The beenie-style hat is knit from the bottom up, with decreases made at the crown of the hat to give it its shape.

If you’re new to Fair Isle knitting, this might be the project to start with, before you make the sweater, as it’s an easier small-scale project, but the techniques are exactly the same.

Materials

For the cowl ribbing:

1 x pair of size 2.75 mm (US 2, UK 12) straight needles

For the hat ribbing:

1 x set of 2.75 mm (US 2, UK 12) dpns OR circular needle if using the magic loop method

For the main fabric:

1 x size 3 mm (US 2.5, UK 11) circular needle 80 cm long (for the hat, a 60 cm needle is recommended, or you can use the magic loop method).

Yarn

“Nimbus” by Fonty (fonty.fr), 100% Merinos d’Arles et Portugal (50 g = 150 m)

Cowl:

1 X 50g skein of 701 (Oatmeal, MC)

0.5 X 50g skein of 708 (Terracotta, CC1)

4 grams/16 metres of 709 (Gold, CC4)

4 grams/16 metres of 707 (Deep Red, CC6)

6 grams/20 metres of 703 (Taupe, CC5)

4 grams/16 metres of a new colour (introduce a different colour than is found on your sweater here from your stash) I used: Fuschia (CC9).

Hat:

0.5 X 50g skein of 708 (Terracotta, CC1)

50g 9058 from the “Zéphir” range (Peach, CC8)

4 grams/16 metres of 709 (Gold, CC4)

Note on colours: for consistency, all colours are given the same names as for the sweater pattern.

Gauge

Main fabric, in stranded colourwork on main body needles:

22 stitches and 24 rounds to 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 inches)

Finished hat circumference-58 cm.