Paula Wiśniewska is a Polish knitwear designer, with a focus on lace and cable knitting, with a romantic yet modern feel. I got to met her at knitting festivals, and I was glad to help her test out her new Farnese Cowl.
I choose to knit it in the incredibly soft Baby Alpaca+Merino DK, a luscious blend of 50% softest baby Alpaca and 50% of natural Merino wool, in this yarn base the cowl will feel like a warm, soft, loving hug. The colo I choose is Pino Blu from my Winter Wonderland collection, choose your favourite color for your Farnese Cowl.
This kit include the yarn needed to complete the cowl butdoesn't includea copy of the pattern which you need to buy separately fromRavelry.
COWL INFO
Sizes:1 (2)
Finished measurements:circumference at the top is 19 ¾ (21 ¾ )” / 50 (55) cm and the depth at the center front is 23 (26)”/ 58 (66) cm.
Materials • Yarn: 2 skeins of Baby Alpaca + Merino are needed for both sizes. • Suggested Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm) circular needles. • Notions: 5 stitch markers, darning needle.
Gauge:18 stitches and 32 rows per 4 inches/ 10 cm after blocking with US 7 (4.5 mm) needles in Garter Stitch. One lace repeat is 2.5”/ 6.5 cm wide and 3.5”/ 9 cm long. Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!
YARN INFO
Note: Yarn is dyed-to-order and will be shipped in 1-2 weeks from purchase date.
Blend: 50% Baby Alpaca + 50% Merino
Length: 225 meters/100 grams
Weight: Fingering Weight
Suggested needles: 4-5 mm/US sizes 6-8
Care: Hand wash in cool water. Lay flat to dry.
Colors are hand dyed with professional acid dyes. Each hand dyed batch is quite unique, so please buy enough yarn to complete your project.
I try hard to represent each colorway as I see it IRL, but please keep in mind that colors may vary from monitor to monitor, also light affect what you see.
