Bouquet Cowl is a strikingly lovely cowl by Marsha White of Provenance Knits. We can offer this in your choice of forms: either as a pdf saved on the EarthFaire website on your Account page, or as a printed pattern mailed to you.

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The Design

Marsha writes:

The inspiration for the stitch pattern used in the Bouquet Cowl design was from the Japanese book Knitting Patterns 300 Lace.

The simple lace flower petals and leaves motif are separated by horizontal borders of garter stitch lines. The bottom edge pattern features the flower petals only, divided by sections of purl stitches that decrease and shape the bottom of the cowl to sit nicely on the shoulders.

There are two options for the cowl. Version A (top) has a “girly-style” collar of flowers that ruffle around the neck. Version B (bottom) ends with a plain knit section that is folded inside the lace cowl. All the better to fit closer to the neck and keep one warm on windy winter days.

Yarn Requirements

DK (11 wpi) to give a gauge of 21 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches on size US 6 (4mm) in lace pattern -- figure on 265 yards (242 m)