This is a perfect project if you are learning how to knit for the first time. Though the finished product is in the round, it is worked flat and then sewn together at the end.

This lace, beaded cowl is light enough for summer, but heavy enough to provide warmth all year round. The beautifully textured lotus motif is simple enough that you won’t pull your hair out, but interesting enough to keep you knitting. The cowl is designed to be larger so that you can wear it over your hair, wear it as a shawl or double it over...