Bellesile
Bellesile is a delicate and yet warm piece with a lace stitch and the subtle sparkling effect from the beads. This lacy cowl is knitted in one piece, top down, with less than a 25g / 95yds ball of mohair yarn and almost 4 gr of beads! I would like to thank my dearest friends that kindly test-knit Bellesile Cowl: Grace Karen Burns (military green) and Zaira Viana Pairo (raspberry) and Valesca Fortunato for being the model (!!) and kindly translate to Portuguese! Yarn: Military Green - Soft Comfort Mohair from Queensland Collection (80% kid mohair, 5% wool, 15% polyamide) 95yds/87m / 25g (7/8oz) ball - 1 ball Beads from Countess in Earth Tones golden lined size 8/0 - aprox 168 units Yarn: Raspberry - Kid Mohair from Twinkle Handknits ((40% wool, 35% mohair, 25% acrylic) 310yds / 50g ball - less than a ball Beads from Artbeads.com Triangle size 8/0 Trans - Lustered Medium Amethyst - aprox 168 units Needles: circulars 4,5mm and 5,5mm 24" Crochet hook: 0,60mm size 14 or 0,80mm size11 Gauge: 20 sts and 24 rows in 4"x4" in St st. Size: one size
Notes
VThe Bellesile cowl is knitted in one piece top down with less than a 25g / 95yds ball of mohair yarn. Created by Ana Paula Pereira - nov 2010 This pattern is for unlimited personal and noncommercial use. Please, have fun! Contact: paula.ninapereira@gmail.com The concept is a delicate and yet warm garment with a lace stitch and the subtle sparkling effect from the beads. V On the Round 3 is suggested to place a marker at every 6 stitches only to facilitate following the chart/written pattern. Please, feel free to ignore this step if this detail do not work for you and only knit the round. Beads are placed with the crochet hook technique as you go to avoid yarn damages. I like to suggest a helpful, inspiring & enlightening article about knit and beads from the talented-super-dearest designer Sivia Harding - "Seduced by Beads" at Knitty.com even if your are familiar with this technique! http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATseducedbybeads.html
Symbols & abbreviations
K = Knit P = Purl 0 YO = Yarn over Double central decrease = sl2, K1, P2sso BK with a bead (Put the bead on the crochet hook, catch the knit stitch, place the bead, put the stitch back on the left needle and knit this stitch)
Sile Lace Pattern
Directions
With bigger needles (5,5mm) C0 84sts. Round 1 = change for smaller needles (4,5mm) and K all sts, place a marker and join the round taking care not to twist sts. Round 2 = \*K2tog, YO repeat to the end. Created by Ana Paula Pereira - nov 2010 This pattern is for unlimited personal and noncommercial use. Please, have fun! Contact: paula.ninapereira@gmail.com Round 4 (starting Sile lace pattern) = \*K3, YO, [sl2, K1, P2sso], YO repeat to the end. (for more 13 times) Round 5 = \*K3, P3 repeat to the end. Round 6 = \*K3, P3 repeat to the end. Round 7 = \*K1, K1B (knit adding a bead), K1, P3 repeat to the end. Round 8 = \*YO, [sl2, K1, P2sso], YO, K3 repeat to the end. Round 10 = \*P3, K3 repeat to the end. Round 11 = \*P3, K1, K1B, K1 repeat to the end. Repeat rows 4 to 11 for more 5 times Next row = Round 52 = K all sts. Round 53 = \*K2tog, YO, repeat to the end. Round 54 = with bigger needles (5,5mm) K all sts. off all sts and Weave ends in an appropriate manner to circular knitting projects.
Created by Ana Paula Pereira - nov 2010 This pattern is for unlimited personal and noncommercial use. Please, have fun! Contact: paula.ninapereira@gmail.com
