Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | DK | Light Worsted |
| Designer: | Bristol Ivy |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Featured Products: | Malabrigo Arroyo |
What you'll need
| One size only: | approximately 58” circumference- 12 1/2” depth |
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Malabrigo Arroyo
Fresco Y Seco (128)
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2 |
Product Description
Cuckoo, Cuckoo, what do you do? "In April I open my bill; In May I sing night and day; In June I change my tune In July Far far I fly; In August, away. . . I must." --Benjamin Britten's *Friday Afternoons, Op. 7, "Cuckoo!"
A long, sumptuous stockinette cowl featuring a triangular insert of ribbing and traditional Shetland lace. Can be worn as a single loop or doubled for extra warmth.
Finished Measurements approx 58” circumference, 12 1/2” depth
Yarn Butternut DK by Highland Handmades (85% Polwarth, 15% silk; 325 yds [297 m]/100 g) in Bronze Green; 590 yds or 2 skeins
Recommended Substitute: Arroyo by Malabrigo (100% merino; 334 yds [306 m]/100 g) in Fresco y Seco
Needles One 32” circular needle in the following sizes:
US 5 [3.75 mm]
US 6 [4 mm] or sizes needed to obtain gauge
Notions Stitch markers Tapestry needle
Gauge 17 1/2 sts and 33 rnds = 4” in stockinette stitch on larger needle, after lace blocking
Lace is charted only; pattern requires knowledge of increasing, decreasing, and every row lace.