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Brummie Cowl kit

£45.00

This cowl has been developed to co-ordinate with the popular Brummie beanie.

As with all Second City Yarns products, the inspiration is Birmingham, England’s Second City. Three of the motifs in this cowl are inspired by Birmingham landmarks - the row of small circles above the brim represents the futuristic silver circle clad exterior of the Selfridge’s store in the Bullring, the larger, interlocking circles evoke the distinctive outside of the new library and the anchor is the assay mark of Birmingham. The ‘X’ and ‘O’ motif is a traditional Fair Isle design.

There are three different colourways - Hippodrome, Cannon Hill Park and Iron:Man. These will be familiar to Brummies as local cultural and leisure venues and a work of art. There is also a neutral variation knitted using five shades of undyed British yarn.

If you just want to buy the Brummie Cowl pattern, it is available as a digital download.

Colour:

This cowl has been developed to co-ordinate with the popular Brummie beanie.

As with all Second City Yarns products, the inspiration is Birmingham, England’s Second City. Three of the motifs in this cowl are inspired by Birmingham landmarks - the row of small circles above the brim represents the futuristic silver circle clad exterior of the Selfridge’s store in the Bullring, the larger, interlocking circles evoke the distinctive outside of the new library and the anchor is the assay mark of Birmingham. The ‘X’ and ‘O’ motif is a traditional Fair Isle design.

There are three different colourways - Hippodrome, Cannon Hill Park and Iron:Man. These will be familiar to Brummies as local cultural and leisure venues and a work of art. There is also a neutral variation knitted using five shades of undyed British yarn.

If you just want to buy the Brummie Cowl pattern, it is available as a digital download.

The pattern is for a single size cowl.

Hippodrome

The Hippodrome is the theatre located in the Chinese Quarter on Hurst Street, and is home to Birmingham Royal Ballet. It is the busiest single theatre in the UK and busiest venue for dance outside London. Hurst Street is well known as the centre of Birmingham’s Gay Village, the rainbow pride flag sharing its hues with this colourway.

 The colours used to knit this variation are Winson Green & Winson Green at dawn (green), Erdington & Erdington at dawn (blue), Acock’s Green & Acock’s Green at dawn (red), King’s Heath & King’s Heath at dawn (orange) and Harborne & Harborne at dawn (yellow)

Cannon Hill Park

Cannon Hill Park is located in the south of the city in Edgbaston, a stone’s throw from Edgbaston Cricket Ground. It is the most popular park in the city, covering 250 acres and is home to the MAC (Midland Arts Centre) and Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park. This floral colour variation owes its inspiration to the multitude of flower beds in the park.

 The colours used to knit this variation are Erdington & Erdington at dawn (blue), Ward End & Ward End at dawn (purple), Yardley & Yardley at dawn (pink), Winson Green & Winson Green at dawn (green) and Handsworth & Handsworth at dawn (teal)

Iron:Man

The Iron:Man is a statue by Antony Gormley and can be found in Victoria Square in the City centre. The statue appears to rise up out of the pavement and tilts at a jaunty angle. Cast in Willenhall in the neighbouring Black Country, the statue represents the traditional skills of Birmingham and the Black Country during the Industrial Revolution. The orange of this colourway represents the oxidisation of the iron into rust, whilst the blues, greens and purple represent the ‘Floozie in the Jacuzzi’, the statue whose official name is ‘The River’, located in front of the Council House, whose fountains were, until recently planted up as flower beds.          

 The colours used to knit this variation are Handsworth & Handsworth at dawn (teal), Bearwood & Bearwood at dawn (lime green), King’s Heath & King’s Heath at dawn (orange), Ward End & Ward End at dawn (purple) and Erdington at dusk & Erdington at dawn (blue)

Neutral variation

If you prefer neutral tones, there is a version of the kit available in undyed British yarn. The yarn used to knit this variation is 50% Bluefaced Leicester / 50% Masham 4 ply yarn in cream, light grey, grey, dark grey and very dark chocolate brown.

The coloured options include 1 x 20g mini skein of pure British Bluefaced Leicester 4 ply yarn in each of the ten colours (200g of yarn in total) plus a printed pattern.

The neutral option includes 1 x 40g skein of 50% Bluefaced Leicester / 50% Masham 4 ply yarn in each of the five shades (200g of yarn in total) plus a printed pattern.

You’ll also need:

3.50mm circular needle, 40cm long

A stitch marker

A darning needle