>
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A fun and quick knit to beat the blues. This is an easy-to-wear, easy-to-love cowl knit in Brooklyn Tweed Shelter. Its main features include a lovely lace detail and a folded ribbing band and icord closure for maximum comfort.

> The American Ornithological Society
> has renamed its magazine, published
> since 1884, Ornithological. They aim,
> it seems, at better “quotability and
> assimilation in journalism and
> scientific research”.
>
> The magazine was formerly named The
> Auk after the extinct Great Auk bird.
> The Auk ! What a perfect name! What a
> joy to read, think of and pronounce! I
> hope you agree with me that the
> decision to change such a cool name
> for a mere descriptor is a missed
> opportunity to bring a bit more beauty
> into the world. Too bad!
>
> I’m an aesthete and can go to great
> lengths because of it. I might spend
> months looking for the perfect yarn
> for a project, the one balancing the
> right look and function. I can spend
> endless hours contemplating color
> choices for a new design. I obsess
> over good food, perfume, and
> stationery. I rearrange things
> compulsively. I contemplate refinement
> in awe.
>
> It is not a superficial motivation
> that drives this compulsion. All in
> all, I find a certain consolation in
> my long-held belief that making things
> beautiful is a way to honor our time
> in this world. A small impact perhaps,
> but IMO a meaningful one.
>
> Alas, I am feeling a bit lonely in my
> estheticism lately. We live in
> practical times and details are often
> overlooked. A bad seam in your skirt
> goes unnoticed. A poorly-lit street
> matters to no one. A beautifully named
> magazine requires a practical name to
> be taken seriously.
>
> Never mind the noise, though. My
> fellow makers and I will remain
> actively involved in our commitment to
> beauty. By making things with our own
> hands, we pay attention to detail. We
> spent time with our objects,
> reflecting on their function.
> Understand material and the unexpected
> results of creativity. The world might
> shut down beauty from its agenda, but
> it still remains high on the list of
> priorities of the making community.
>
> This cowl is, I believe, proof of it.
> It is not a single bit less practical,
> wearable and warm, for being pretty.
> On the contrary, The i-cord string
> makes it comfortable to wear and super
> well-fitting. The twisted ribbing
> detail and the super-easy lace pattern
> make it lovely to look at (and fun to
> make!). It manages to walk along the
> thin line between practicality and
> beauty.

Finished measurements:
One-color version: 49 cm (19.25”) wide and 29.6 cm
(11.8”) long.

YARN
2 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (140 yards/128 meters per 50 grams).
Sample is knit using colorway Camper.

NEEDLES
— 4.5 mm circular needle with a cable length of at least 40 cm (32”) for ribbing
— 4.5 mm DPNs for the icord
— 5 mm circular needle with a cable length of at least 40 cm (32”) for the main section

GAUGE
20 sts x 25 rounds = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4”) in stockinette stitch on gauge-sized needles -5mm-, after blocking.

NOTIONS
Blocking tools, darning needle, stitch markers, and tape measure.

Un tejido divertido y rápido para disfrutar un montón. Este cuelo es tan fácil de llevar como parece y está tejido en un hilo super duradero y lujoso, Shelter de Brooklyn Tweed.

TALLAS
1
Versión de 1 color: 49 cm (19.25”) de ancho y 29.6 cm (11.8”) de largo.
Versión de 2 colores: 49 cm (19.25”) de ancho y 35.5 cm (17.8”) de largo

HILO
2 ovillos de Brooklyn Tweed Shelter — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (140 yds/128 m) 50 gramos/madeja.

La muestra está tejida en el color Camper.

AGUJAS
— Circulares de 4.5 mm con un cable de al menos 40 cm (32”) para los elásticos
— Agujas de doble punta de 4.5 mm para el icord
— Circulares de 5 mm con un cable de al menos 40 cm (32”) para la sección principal

MUESTRA DE TENSIÓN
20 ptos x 25 vuelta = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4”) a punto jersey en circular con agujas de 5mm después del bloqueo.

ACCESORIOS
Herramientas de bloqueo, aguja lanera para rematar cabos, marcadores de punto y cinta métrica.