Songket by Bristol Ivy

Songket

Knitting
December 2014
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in garter pattern in worsted weight version, after blocking
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 17 - 12.0 mm
US 15 - 10.0 mm
90 - 430 yards (82 - 393 m)
Worsted: 23 1/4 (46 1/2)” circumference; 10” depth. Bulky: 24 (48)” circumference; 9” depth
English
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n. brocade fabric handwoven in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

A slipped-stitch and cabled cowl in two sizes and two weights and with two cable pattern choices--it’s like six cowl patterns in one! Plus, the Bulky version knits up in only a few hours, perfect for last-minute gifts.

Finished Measurements
Worsted
23 1/4 (46 1/2)” circumference; 10” depth

Bulky
24 (48)” circumference; 9” depth

Yarn
Worsted
Haymarket by by Lorna’s Laces (100% Blue-Faced Leicester wool; 215 yds 197 m/100 g): 1 (2) skeins or 215 (430) yards in color Dusk (note: long sample used almost all of two skeins, so purchasing a second skein for the short size and a third skein for the long size is recommended if you are at all worried about gauge.)

Bulky
Cotton Candy by Knitted Wit (100% merino wool; 140 yds 128 m/250 g): 1 (2) skeins or 90 (180) yards in color Salted Caramel

Needles
Worsted
One 16 (32)” circular needle in size US 7 4.5 mm

Bulky
One 16 (32)” circular needle in size US 17 12.75 mm
One 16 (32)” circular needle in size US 15 10 mm

Samples shown are Worsted Long with Closed Cable Pattern, worn both as a single and a double loop, and Bulky Short with Open Cable Pattern.