Published in late 2016 the Bolero Cowl combines basic stitches to evoke the lovely slides and twists of the dance.
Cables are written and charted. Bolero Cowl is perfect for a quick and easy gift as well as a good introduction to textured knitting.
The Bolero Cowl is available through Ravelry, Knit Picks and LoveKnitting!
Published in May of 2017 the Market Day Cowl combines basic purls, knits and cables with vibrant colors to evoke the beautiful traditional textiles of West Africa. Market Day Cowl is extra-long so it can be looped once for a draped-scarf feel or twice for colder days.
Sample is knit in Wonderland Yarns Mad Hatter in the colorway Shillings and Pence and evokes the traditionally indigo-dyed Leppi Cloth from Guinea where my husband and I were Peace Corps Volunteers.
Market Day Cowl
Leppi Cloth from Guinea, West Africa, 1997
The Market Day Cowl is available through Ravelry, WEBS and LoveKnitting!
The April Cowl test knit is finished and the pattern is now available! The April Cowl uses simple knits, yarn overs and decreases to evoke the new shoots and sprouts of early spring growth.
April is extra-long for a draped-scarf feel. Lace written and charted.
I really love this one and have been wearing it more and more as this spring seems to be dragging along. I even wore my April Cowl to show it off at my first ever knitting conference.
The I Like Knitting April 2018 issue is out! It is full of beautiful projects including my Lemonade Cowl!
All photos courtesy of I Like Knitting magazine.
The Lemonade Cowl combines simple knits and yarn-overs with basic decreases in a simple lace repeat.
Perfect for quick, easy vacation knitting as well as a good introduction to lace. The cowl is long for a draped-scarf feel.
Sample knit in Cascade Ultra Pima color 3764 Sunshine and used about 270 yards or 120 g.
The Bletchley Park Cowl test knit is almost finished. Inspired by the top-secret center for decryption that provided vital intelligence and helped win WW2. The Bletchley Park Cowl uses simple knits, purls and twists to evoke the interconnected pathways of codes and ciphers in an all-over texture. This cowl is a warm and cozy addition to any wardrobe.
This cowl uses the tiny cables or twists discussed in last week’s post.
The pattern will be published just as soon as I finish final edits at the end of the test knit. The test knit deadline is coming right up on February 16th!
Interesting side note: Bletchley Park recruited some 10,000 people by the height of code-breaking in 1945 and two-thirds of them were women. Learn more about the work they did and how they helped win the war here and here and here. I’d love to be able to visit some day with my boys.
The Sedona Cowl uses simple knits, purls and basic cables to evoke the vortexes in the Sedona area of Arizona. Vortexes are swirling centers of subtle energy coming from the surface of the earth. The Sedona Cowl is perfect for a quick, easy gift as well as a good introduction to cables. The cowl is extra-long for a draped-scarf feel. Cables are written and charted. Sedona Cowl is part of my Arizona Collection along with the Rock Art Shawl and Grand Canyon Scarf.
The Sedona Cowl just finished test knitting and is available now! Look for the Rock Art Shawl (in test knitting now) and Grand Canyon Scarf later this Fall.
Published in 2016 the texture of Beatrice Cowl uses simple decreases and yarn-overs to evoke the movement and flow of water or flames. My inspiration for the design came from the Elemental Mysteries book series that I was reading at the time. I even named the pattern after my favorite water vampire from the series.
Cowls are some of my favorite patterns to design and to knit. Because they are relatively small with fewer stitches and rounds than a sweater, they are great introductions to new skills like simple lace or cables. They are also perfect for quick and easy car or travel knitting.
Because I originally designed the pattern with a water vampire in mind, I chose blue for my first sample. But as you can see from the projects page, the design is adaptable and looks nice in a range of colors – including blues, reds, pinks and even color-transitioning yarns.
The rust sample here evokes the ebb and flow of flames.
Beatrice Cowl is available from Ravelry, WEBS, LoveKnitting and Knit Picks.
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