Bowland Bear
Finished
March 2, 2019
November 17, 2019

Bowland Bear

Project info
Bowland by Martin Storey
Knitting
Neck / TorsoPoncho
Me
Needles & yarn
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
23 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
Rowan Moordale
none left in stash
10 skeins = 2510.0 yards (2295.1 meters), 1000 grams
15774
Brown
Notes

All done and blogged here!


If you want to truly get to a 30cm neck (!) I suggest you get an 11th ball. My 10th ball only got to 21cm, but that was enough knitting for me!


  1. Do not simply measure the side stockinette panels flat. Stockinette stretches more than cabling, so I suggest you pin the panels at the ribbing and hang the pieces upside down to make sure you have the same lengths. Even better, iron the wrong side of your stockinette panels with some steam to estimate how they will be after a proper blocking. Don’t worry, Moordale is VERY sturdy and likes the steam. Cable panel: 163 rows Side panels: 152 rows

  2. No reason to make the whole yoke without making sure your panels match, right? I knitted about 6 rows of garter yoke, then sewed the panels up to make sure. Much easier to knit as well, without those panels flapping around.


I didn’t even swatch, I just went for it!

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Finished
March 2, 2019
November 17, 2019
 
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DK
70% Wool, 30% Alpaca
251 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: March 4, 2019
  • Updated: November 17, 2019
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