Special Cowl
Finished
March 4, 2026
March 19, 2026

Special Cowl

Project info
Ostwind by Babette Ulmer
Knitting
Neck / TorsoCowl
Me
one size
Needles & yarn
US 4 - 3.5 mm
522 yards
Eden Cottage Yarns Milburn 4ply
0.2 skeins = 43.6 yards (39.9 meters), 10 grams
Natural/Undyed
Fyberspates Sparkle Merino Silk Lace
0.2 skeins = 175.0 yards (160.0 meters), 20 grams
Garnstudio DROPS Flora
0.33 skeins = 75.9 yards (69.4 meters), 16 grams
Brown
meadowyarn Cade | singles
0.22 skeins = 88.0 yards (80.5 meters), 22 grams
meadowyarn Cade | singles
0.2 skeins = 80.0 yards (73.2 meters), 20 grams
meadowyarn Cade | singles
0.15 skeins = 60.0 yards (54.9 meters), 15 grams
Notes

This has been the softest wool I have ever knitted with.

Started to knit the scarf, then changed my mind, back to a cowl, then scarf again, then ended up a cowl. woozy_face

I did get carried away and did my own thing.

Very pleased with the cowl, it is super soft and cosy.

Mods - knitting 1 pattern repeat less of the pinwheel chart to have a narrower scarf.
I had to adjust the width by 1 extra stitch for the lace, with having fewer sts on when it came to the lace section I had 5 extra sts, so I added 1 stitch making that 6 extra sts, and I knitted = 2 repeats of the lace section instead of 3.

My 6 extra sts were knitted like this

pattern 3sts Icord edge - (K1, YO, K2tog, my 3 extra sts), pattern to the last 6sts, then, (K1, YO, K2tog my 3 extra sts), then 3sts Icord edge.

The width is 9.5” (24cm)

There are huge sections of garter stitch, so I have added an eyelet in the middle.

I have added a lace design from my “Easy Knit Cowl”

All the yarns are super soft. relaxed

16 - March, blocking the cowl.
19 - March finished

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by Fyberspates
Lace
75% Merino, 25% Silk, 5% Metallic
875 yards / 100 grams

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by Eden Cottage Yarns
Fingering
85% Bluefaced Leicester, 15% Silk
218 yards / 50 grams

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  1. Gorgeous
  2. Soft
  3. Squishy
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by Garnstudio
Fingering
65% Wool, 35% Alpaca
230 yards / 50 grams

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  1. Soft
  2. Good value
  3. Great colours
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by meadowyarn
Fingering
90% Merino, 10% Linen / Flax
400 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: March 9, 2026
  • Finished: March 20, 2026
  • Updated: March 21, 2026
  • Progress updates: 11 updates