Uhra

Knitting
February 2024
Lace ?
One Size
English Finnish

In this design, luxuriously soft silk mohair creates a playful chequered pattern. Uhra is knitted using the ladder-back jacquard technique, which adds fullness to the cowl.

SIZE
One Size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 24.5” / 61.5 cm.
Height: Approx. 10” / 25 cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive (70% mohair, 30% silk, 246 yds / 225 m – 25 g).
C1: 2 balls of colourway Hokkaido.
C2: 2 balls of colourway Flamingo.

Or approx. 339 yds / 310 m (C1) and 329 yds / 300 m (C2) of lace-weight yarn or any yarn you obtain gauge with.

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Isager Silk Mohair and La Bien Aimée Mohair Silk.

Needles: US 4 / 3.5 mm 24” / 60 cm circular needles, additional US 4 / 3.5 ​mm circular needles (for grafting).

Notions: Stitch marker, US E-4 / 3.5 mm crochet hook (for the Provisional CO), scrap yarn.

GAUGE
26 sts x 34 rnds to 4” / 10 cm in Stranded Colourwork Patt, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
This cowl is worked in Stockinette Stitch in the round. The stitches are cast on using the crocheted Provisional Cast-On Method and scrap yarn. The cast-on is unravelled at the end and the ends of the cowl are grafted together.