Show Notes

Patterns:

Radiant Star Cowl

Ella Gordon

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/radiant-star-cowl

My project page: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ebarnaby93/radiant-star-cowl

Nighthawk Skull Cap

Wilma Malcolmson

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nighthawk-skull-cap

My project page: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ebarnaby93/nighthawk-skull-cap

You can find the Radiant Star Cowl in the Shetland Wool Week Annual in 2020. Get it at The Woolly Thistle: https://thewoollythistle.com/collections/books-mags/products/shetland-wool-week-annual-2020

Video from Jamieson & Smith describing different yarns they produce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rCR3WHHSIs&ab_channel=Jamieson%26Smith

Main color for both cowl and hat:

Harrisville Designs Shetland (NOT SHETLAND WOOL, just spun in Shetland style) in color Oatmeal. 50g skein, 217 yds. Get it here: https://harrisville.com/products/shetland-skein

Contrasting colors:

Spruce green: ALSO Harrisville Shetland (Spruce): above link to Shetland skein or cones at this link https://harrisville.com/products/shetland-cone?variant=19451060224096

Dark teal: Elemental Affects (Mediterranean Night): https://www.elementalaffects.com/Pages/Pages-Shopping/ShetlandYarnShop-FS.html

Burgundy: Jamieson & Smith 2-ply Jumper Weight (134)

Jamieson & Smith 2 ply Jumper Weight Yarn

Medium pink: Jamieson’s of Shetland Spindrift (Sunset)

https://www.schoolhousepress.com/wool/jamieson-spindrift/jamieson.html

Bright pink: Jamieson’s of Shetland Spindrift (Plum)          

https://www.schoolhousepress.com/wool/jamieson-spindrift/jamieson.html

Cowl construction: provisional cast-on, 6 total repeats of pattern. Knit the first 3 repeats on your larger needle and the second 3 repeats on your smaller needle to create a funnel shape. You will join the two ends together to create a double-thick cowl and finish with either a 3-needle bind-off or Kitchener stitch and wear it with the tighter side in so that it stays on your neck without sagging.

This is a great baseline for creating your own designs: just substitute your own charts!

I toyed with the idea of knitting the inside in stripes instead of colorwork – nobody will see it and it won’t take so long!

The cowl itself takes almost 100g of the background color, but lots of leftovers of the contrasting colors, so I made the Nighthawk Skull Cap with it and didn’t have to break into any new balls (except of the main oatmeal color)

Nighthawk Skull Cap pattern can be found in the Shetland Wool Adventures Journal (Vol. 1)

Get it at The Woolly Thistle: https://thewoollythistle.com/collections/books-mags/products/shetland-wool-adventures-journal-vol-1?variant=36729960267928

What I’m wearing:

https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ebarnaby93/vanilla-sweater

Pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vanilla-sweater-2

Yarn I used: Jamieson & Smith 2-ply Jumper Weight in FC 21 (lavender-tan mix)

Original yarn in pattern: Rauma Finullgarn. Get it here: https://thewoollythistle.com/collections/rauma/products/rauma-finullgarn-yarn-colors