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With our carefully curated selection of non-superwash, plastic-free yarns and notions, we have everything you need to get started on your next project - and the one after that.
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We're here to help you stitch sustainability into every aspect of your making.
With our carefully curated selection of non-superwash, plastic-free yarns and notions, we have everything you need to get started on your next project - and the one after that.
Here's to a wardrobe of knits we love and want to wear for years to come!
The Ironwork Cowl is inspired by the stylised natural forms in ironwork patterns during the Art Nouveau era. It can be worn like a traditional cowl around the neck, and also works beautifully as a warming layer spanning the upper body – almost cape-like – over a long-sleeved T-Shirt.
The cowl features a unique shape - a split border, accentuating the arm, is worked in ribbing and a couple of cables before transitioning into the stranded colorwork pattern. The top echoes the bottom rib.
Anni Howard
John Arbon Textiles Yarnadelic Worsted
This pattern is available in Making Stories Magazine Issue 12, Art Nouveau.
SIZES
1 (2, 3)
To choose which size to knit, measure around your shoulders below your collarbone.
YARN
John Arbon Textiles Yarnadelic Worsted (100% Falklands Corriedale; 216 metres / 236 yards per 100 g)
MC: 245 (285, 325) metres / 270 (315, 355) yards
CC: 145 (165, 190) metres / 160 (180, 210) yards
Sample shown is knit in colourways Pink Moon (MC) and Ordinary Joe (CC). Laura wears a size 2.
NEEDLES
4.5 mm / US 7 circular needle with a cable length of at least 80 (80, 100) cm / 32 (32, 40)” (or needle size to obtain gauge)
GAUGE
22 sts x 24 rounds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (in the round, in colorwork chart, after blocking)
22 sts x 30 rows/rounds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (worked flat and in the round, in 2x2 rib, after blocking)
NOTIONS
• Blocking tools (blocking mats, t-pins, blocking wires)
• Cable needle
• Spare 4.5 mm / US 7 needle
• Darning needle
• Stitch markers
• Tape measure
SKILLS & TECHNIQUES
• Long-Tail Cast-On
• Stranded colourwork in the round
• Working from a chart
• Cables
CONTRIBUTORS
• Model: Laura Alden
• Photography: Melinda Dela Costa
• Tech Editing: Jessica Schwab & Jen Hurley
• Graphic Design: Camille Romano
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
• Circumference: 81.75 (95.5, 109) cm / 32 (37.5, 43)”
• Depth: 32 cm / 12.5” deep
Aude's Ironwork Cowl in size 1, knit in John Arbon Textiles Yarnadelic Worsted in colorways The Beautiful Ones (MC) and Les Fleurs (CC)
Leigh's Ironwork Cowl in size 3, knit in John Arbon Textiles Yarnadelic Worsted in colorways Black Gold of the Sun (MC) and Pink Moon (CC)
Gretchen's Ironwork Cowl in size 3, knit in Quill & Quiver Fiber Worsted in colorways Midnight (MC) and Snow Drift (MC)
The bigger sister of De Rerum Natura's Ulysse, De Rerum Natura's Gilliatt is a wonderful round, soft and satisfying fluffy yarn that shows off cables just as well as stockinette stitch. It's a delight to knit with - a perfect yarn for beginners as well as super advanced knitters - and comes in a range of gorgeous colors.
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