Nordic Lace Cowl

Knitting Pattern
£3.50

This cowl came about after the Nordic Lace Hat – I bought two skeins and they were just crying out to be made into a set!This is a fun lace pattern that is easily memorised after a few repeats.  The cowl is long enough to wear once round (below) or to twist up around your neck, like in the photo above.

The yarn used for this cowl was Manos Del Uruguay Silk Blend.  This stuff is seriously so soft and squidgy I couldn’t bear to leave it in the shop.  It seems to work particularly well with lace, hence this set! I love the way that the hand dye can be seen subtley when the cowl is laid out flat.

Difficulty Rating 3/10

Materials

1 270m/300yd 3.5oz/100g Skein Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend Colour 2444.
1 x 3.5mm (US4) x 30cm circular needle

Gauge  28 sts and 40 rows to 4”/10cm in st. st on 3.5 (US 4) needles.

Size  One size – measures approx 18”/46cm x 8”/20cm when laid flat.

Abbreviations

yo – yarn over needle – bring yarn to the front of work as if to purl the next stitch, then knit into next stitch creating an extra ‘stitch’ by the yarn going over the needle.

p3tog – purl next 3 stitches together.

s1 – slip next stitch.

pm – place marker.

This pattern has been professionally tech-edited by Joeli Caparco

Published December 2011

 

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I used less than 200g of DK yarn to make all three of these, the hat and mitts with 100g, and the other skein for the cowl. The yarn goes such a long way in this pattern