Sólarlag
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Sólarlag is an ingenious and colorful cowl inspired by a pair of Icelandic mittens in the Textile Museum of Blönduós. The mittens are knitted in stranded knitting and feature vertical stripes with an eight-petal rose motif on the hand. I reinterpreted them as a cowl using Mosaic knitting on a garter stitch background. I´m not aware that the technique was used in older days in Iceland but combined with a plain contrasting color, it valorizes variegated yarns. A drawstring cord inserted inside one of the border will make it possible to draw the neckline tight and keep you warm!
Sólarlag means sunset in Iceland and the cowl has its name from the handdyed Icelandic wool I have used to knit the sample.
Yarn used: any lace/fingering such as Gilitrutt,
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Design: Hélène Magnússon
The pattern will work well with any other yarn for a blue sunset, a green sunset, a rainbow sunset or any color you can imagine!
Sólarlag cowl is worked flat as a long rectangular piece with Mosaic knitting, then the ends are grafted together to form a loop. Stitches are picked up on both edges and the borders worked in the round, then folded in two and sewn down.
Size: one size.
- Circumference: 88cm / 34¾“.
- Depth: 28.5 cm / 11¼“
Gauge; 10 cm / 4” = 22 sts and 40 rows in garter st on 4 mm / US6 needle. Check your gauge and if necessary, change needle size to obtain the correct gauge.
Yarn: lace or light fingering
Yardage used:
- MC: approx. 225 m / 246 yds
- CC (without the pompom): approx: 180 m / 187 yds
Wool used in sample
- MC: Þingborg Einband: new wool, 100% high quality Icelandic wool (mostly lambswool), light fingering weight, 1 ply, 50-55 g skein = 250 m / 273 yds, natural white
- CC: Einband from Ístex, new wool, lace/light fingering weight, 1 ply, 50 g skein 250 m / 273 yds, hand-dyed in Iceland with acid dyes by María from Hófsvík.
Needle: 4 mm / US 6 cicular needle and double-pointed needles (for the I-cord) or size to obtain the gauge.
4 mm / US G-6 crochet for provisional CO.
Notions: darning needle, stitch marker, safety pin, pompom maker or alike.
Techniques: mosaic knitting
Pattern: Once you’ve made your paiement, you will receive an email with a link to download the pattern PDF. We don’t send patterns by snailmail.
Errata: No mistake has been found in this pattern
| Language | in English, in French |
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