Silk-Blend Lace Cowls to Knit Knitting Pattern Download

Inna Voltchkova was delighted when she discovered Treenway Silk’s Luxury Silk-Blend Trio. Each yarn in the set is a blend of silk and exotic animal fibers: Gokana, 80 percent silk/20 percent cashmere; Silken Fog, 55 percent silk/45 percent yak; and Camelot Chameau, 55 percent silk/45 percent camel. All are perfect for lace knitting.

For this project, Inna knitted three cowls, using the same pattern for each of the three yarns. She incorporated traditional Orenburg-style lace motifs—Beaded Way, Strawberry, Honeycomb, and Flies. You can dress up the cowls with a favorite shawl pin or brooch. Inna uses a lovely shawl pin made by her friend Natalia Wilson, a knitter, designer, and founder of YarnCon, Chicago’s Indie fiber fair.

Materials needed:

• Treenway Silks Luxury Silk-Blend Trio: Gokana, 80% silk/20% cashmere yarn; Silken Fog, 55% silk/45% yak yarn; Camelot Chameau, 55% silk/45% camel yarn; laceweight, each, 400 yards (365.8 m)/23 gram (0.8 oz) skein; 1 set; www.treenwaysilks.com
• Addi Lace Needles, circular 24 inches (61 cm) size 0 (2 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge; www.skacelknitting.com
• Stitch markers
• Tapestry needle
• Waste yarn
• Fiber Fantasy Knitting Products Blockers Kit (optional); www.woolstock.com
• Shawl pin by Natalia Wilson (optional); http://malojos.com/shop/?category=shawl+pins

Finished sizes: Camelot Chameau (tan) 30½ inches (77.5 cm), Gokana (white) 34¾ inches (88.3 cm), Silken Fog (gray) 43½ inches (110.5 cm) in circumference; each, 12 inches (30.5 cm) tall; blocked
Gauge: 23 sts and 37 rows = 4 inches (10.2 cm) in chart patt, blocked