Textbook by Kacey Herlihy

Textbook

Knitting
April 2022
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Lace Pattern
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
170 - 210 yards (155 - 192 m)
One Size
English
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I absolutely love stitch dictionaries. They’re so fun to flip through and so inspiring. I kept seeing this lace pattern in different books with different names — one book called it “Little Frogs” and another “Snow Flurry.” I loved it so much I decided to turn it into a cowl! I used Earl Grey Fiber Company’s Chai Worsted yarn, which is an exclusive base to my local yarn store The Black Squirrel in Berkeley, CA. I love worsted weight lace, and this cowl is perfectly comfortable, cozy, and breathable.

This cowl is worked seamlessly in the round, and the pattern include written and charted instructions.

To obtain an ideal balance of structure and drape, this cowl is knit with smaller needles than you would normally use for the suggested yarn.

Tonal and semi-solid yards will show off the lace the best, but lightly variegated skeins like the one I used for my sample will work, too.

YARN
Earl Grey Fiber Company Chai Worsted, 100% Superwash Merino, 218 yds / 200m / 100g 177 yds / 162m / 81g of colorway “Hydrangea” used for sample

NEEDLES
US 5 / 3.75mm 16” / 40cm circular for ribbing US 6 / 4mm 16” / 40cm circular for main fabric

NOTIONS
Yarn Needle, 1 BOR stitch marker, 12 markers that differ from BOR for lace (optional)

GAUGE
20 sts and 32 rounds = 4” in lace pattern with larger needles, blocked

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
9.75” / 25cm tall and 20.75” / 53cm circumference