What Does It Fuse?
It joins a fingering weight yarn with a laceweight silk/mohair.
I adore medieval history, art, and architecture. It’s not surprising, then, that one of my very favorite movies is “The Lion in Winter,” with Katherine Hepburn as the aging Eleanor of Aquitaine. What? You haven’t seen it?? Oh, you are in for a treat!
In any event, this cowl is a tribute to the redoubtable Eleanor of Aquitaine. The design was inspired by beautiful gothic cathedrals and cloisters, with pointed arches rising to the sky, and rose windows.
This lovely cowl, using one strand of fingering and one strand of a silk/mohair laceweight yarn, will keep your neck warm while not being too heavy. If it’s really chilly, it can double as a hood! The base is flared so that it will lie nicely around the base of your neck. A series of decreases are worked to make the remainder of the cowl a little more fitted.
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Yarn
Lichen and Lace 1 Ply Superwash Merino Fingering Weight (100% Superwash Merino; 400 yds [366 m]/100g): Color Rainy Day, 1 skein, Lichen and Lace Marsh Mohair (72% mohair, 28% silk; 459 yds [420 m/50g] Color Rainy Day, 1 skein.
Thanks to Lichen and Lace for providing the yarn!
Yarn Weight
Both Fingering weight and Lace weight, held together
Yardage
400 yards of each
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Needle/Hook
Size US 7 (4.5mm) needles, 16″ (40cm) circular
Or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge
20 sts and 28 rnds = 4″ [10cm] in St st
Size
18.5” [47cm] long and 34” [86.25cm] wide at the base, measured along the curve, circumference. The main body of the cowl is 20” [50.75cm].
Notions
Stitch markers (including one that is unique for BOR), tapestry needle.
About the Designer: Jill Bickers
The fact that Jill Bickers is obsessed with knitting is more of a tribute to her stubbornness than anything else. Although her grandmother and her great grandmother were notable knitters, it was not immediately apparent that the knitting gene had been handed down to her knitting.
She felt clumsy and confused, but not to be outdone by a pair of needles and yarn, she kept at it until she “got it.” Having “gotten it,” she put her needles and yarn aside for almost twenty years. The knitting gene reared its head when she picked up her needles once more. She felt like it was coming home and hasn’t looked back.
Though she loves other textile arts, knitting is the one that feels most “right.” She thinks her grandmother and great-grandmother would be pleased.
Jill loves beautiful yarn and has the stash to prove it. She also has a bad habit of starting too many projects and has the project bags to prove that, too. She knits while watching TV, listening to audiobooks, Zooming, in waiting rooms, and in the car (but not when she’s driving).
You can find her designs on Ravelry.
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