Saturday, February 4, 2012

Little leafy lace cowl - free pattern!

My first fling with Malabrigo Lace resulted in this little cowl. I cannot talk enough about its softness! It's just so ridiculously soft... This is how I turned it into a cuddly cowl/wrap for Isola:

You'll need a little more than half a skein of Malabrigo lace and size 4 mm needles, OR size neede to get a gauge of 27 sts in stockinette sts.

Cast on 170 sts.
Work two rows of k1p1 rib.
Row 3: (right side) *p2, yo, k1, yo, p2, k2, k2tog, k3, repeat from* until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 4: *k2, p6, k2, p3, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, k2.
Row 5: *p2, k1, (yo, k1) twice, p2, k2, k2tog, k2, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 6: *k2, p5, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, k2.
Row 7: *p2, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p2, k2, k2tog, k1, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 8: *k2, p4, k2, p7, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, k2.

Row 9: *p2, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p2, k2, k2tog, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 10: *k2, p3, k2, p9, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, k2.
Row 11: *p2, k2, k2tog, k5, p2, k1, k2tog, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 12: *k2, p2, k2, p8, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, k2.
Row 13: *p2, k2, k2tog, k4, p2, k2tog, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 14: *k2, p1, k2, p7, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, k2.
Row 15: *p2, k2, k2tog, k3, p2, yo, k1, yo, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 16: *k2, p3, k2, p6, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, k2.
Row 17: *p2, k2, k2tog, k2, p2, (k1, yo) twice, k1, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 18: *k2, p5, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, k2.
Row 19: *p2, k2, k2tog, k1, p2, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 20: *k2, p7, k2, p4, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, k2.
Row 21: *p2, k2, k2tog, p2, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 22: *k2, p9, k2, p3, repeat from * until 2 sts reamain, k2.
Row 23: *p2, k1, k2tog, p2, k2, k2tog, k5, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 24: *k2, p8, k2, p2, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, k2.
Row 25: *p2, k2tog, p2, k2, k2tog, k4, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 26: *k2, p7, k2, p1, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, k2.
Row 27-38: Repeat rows 3-14.
Row 39: *p2, k2, k2tog, k3, p2, yo, p1, yo, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 40: p the purls and knit all the rest (knit into backloop of the increased sts).
Row 41: *p2, k2, k2tog, k2, p3, yo, p1, yo, p1, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 42: p the purls and knit all the rest (knit into backloop of the increased sts).
Row 43: *p2. K2, k2tog, k1, p4, yo, p1, yo, p2, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 44: p the purls and knit all the rest (knit into backloop of the increased sts).
Row 45: *p2, k2, k2tog, p9, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 46: p the purls and k the knits.
Row 47: *p2, k1, k2tog, p9, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 48: p the purls and k the knits.
Row 49: P2, k2tog, p9, repeat from * until 2 sts remain, p2.
Row 50, 52, 54: Knit all sts.
Row 51, 53, 55: Purl all sts.
Row 56, 57: work k1p1 rib.
Row 58: Bind off loosely in rib.
Sew the piece together with neat stitches.


11 comments:

  1. The cowl is beautiful and Isola looks adorable wearing it!

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  2. Stunning! Both...Isola and the cowl

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  3. Thank you :) I thought I'd better take some pictures before I cut her hair.. You never know how it turns out!

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  4. Beautiful! Both the cowl and your little Isola :)

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    1. Almost forgot.. Thanks for sharing the pattern!

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  5. Thanks for the beautiful pattern. Your daughter is gorgeous! How would you enlarge the pattern for a pre-teen/teen, or even for an adult? Appreciate any tips you're willing to share. - ANY

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  6. Yes, I would like to make this for an adult. What would the lace pattern multiple be?

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  7. Hello:
    I have been trying to make this but on row three I noticed that the stitches are increasing - should this be correct or should I be knitting three together instead of two so that the same amount of stitches remain at the end of the row.
    Thanks,

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    1. I was just wondering if you got this figured out? I would like to try making this and, since I'm new to knitting, I need a little help with understanding patterns :/

      I also would like to know how to make one in an adult size as I don't have any little ones in my family any more and would love to be able to give this as a gift to my beloved sister for her 67th birthday in September.

      Thanks so much for any guidance you can give me :)

      tamicwalsh@gmail.com

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    2. By counting stitches in each row I figured out that the pattern is grouped in 12s so increase or decrease by 12s in cast on. Row three does increase the number of more of stitches, the pattern on row four is for 13 stitches.

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