Qiviut Blend Cowls Kate Hedstrom Copyright 2012 yngvild210@gmail.com My weaving guild was asked by the Large Animal Research Station (LARS) to come up with some patterns using at most one ounce of their qiviut blend yarns. We did this in the past when the yarn was a true lace-weight, but nothing ever came of the project to turn them into a book. Now the yarn has changed— the desire is to use a domestic mill which will keep the LARS fiber intact, not blending it with qiviut from other sources.
Reference:
The Haapsalu Shawl, A Knitted Lace Tradition from Estonia, by Siri Reimann and Aime Edasi, Saara Publishing House, 2009.
1 Alder Leaf Cowl by Kate Hedstrom
Materials: Yarn: 1 oz skein of fingering or finer qiviut yarn, shown in 70/30 qiviut /wool blend. The yarn shown has roughly 200 yds per 28 g (1 oz). Needle: US 4 (3.5 mm) in a 16 in (40 cm) circular. Gauge: 7 st/in in stockinette on size 4 (3.5 mm) needles (before washing). Using long-tail cast-on (or other of your choice), cast on 128 st. Join in circle, being careful not to twist it. Place marker at end of round. Purl one round, knit one round, purl one round, then begin chart. The chart shows the odd rows - knit all even rows around. Once the yarn is getting close to the end, work three rows in garter (starting with a purl round), then bind off. Note that it uses roughly 2 yd(m) per round, more for a loose bind off. Wash and lay fat to dry - it will grow and lie fat rather than keeping the subtle texture it has in the knitting.
Figure 1: The alder leaf lace pattern.
2 Twig Cowl by Kate Hedstrom
Materials: Yarn: 1 oz skein of fingering or finer qiviut yarn, shown in 60/40 qiviut /silk blend. The yarn shown has roughly 200 yds per 28 g (1 oz). Needle: US 4 (3.5 mm) in a 16 in (40 cm) circular. Gauge: 7 st/in in stockinette on size 4 (3.5 mm) needles (before washing). Using long-tail cast-on (or other of your choice), cast on 132 st. Join in circle, being careful not to twist it. Place marker at end of round. Purl one round, knit one round, purl one round, then begin chart. The chart shows the odd rows - knit all even rows around. NB: The beginning of the round shifts back and forth as the pattern is worked. The right-ward shift is accomplished with the yarn-overs at the beginning of rounds 1, 3 and 5. The left-ward shift requires intervention from us: at the ends of rounds 5, 7 and 9, work an extra stitch, moving marker to the left ofthatstitch. Once the yarn is getting close to the end, work three rows in garter (starting with a purl round), then bind off. Note that it uses roughly 2 yd(m) per round, more for a loose bind off. Wash and lay fat to dry - it will grow and lie fat rather than keeping the subtle texture it has in the knitting.
Figure 2: The twig with a single line lace pattern. Note: knit one extra stitch (and move marker) after rows 5, 7 and 9.
