Knit your very own Taevas cowl in the original Estonian yarn for a truly Estonian project! The Taevas cowl is a cozy exploration of southwestern Estonia in stitches. Dive into techniques like Roosimine Estonian Inlay from Tõstamaa and Kihnu vits braids and colourwork patterns from Kihnu island. The cowl is knit in non-superwash yarn spun in Estonia using old Soviet age machinery just a short distance outside the capital of Tallinn. The kit includes a solid white for the contrast and special skein of gradient yarn. The gradient yarn changes colours with perfect long transitions created by hand by skilled mill technicians. The changes in the gradient yarn line up well within the Taevas cowl pattern repeats that each repeat of braids and Roosimine inlay with be done in a different colour.
Your Kit Includes:
· 1 skein of Kauni Effect yarn (656 yds / 600 m – 150g) – 4 colour options
· 1 mini skein of Aade Lõng 8/2 or 8/3 in Natural White (80 yds / 74 m – 29g approx)
· 1 printed Taevas cowl pattern: includes download codes for Ravelry and aleks-byrd.com
You will also need:
US 3 / 3.25 mm – 16” / 40 cm circular needles (2 sets) for Stockinette and Roosimine
US 4 / 3.5 mm – 16” / 40 cm circular needles for colourwork and Kihnu vits braids
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Waste yarn
Crochet hook
Yarn Bobbin (optional) to help with managing yarn for Roosimine Estonian Inlay
Cowl Construction:
This cowl is knit in the round to make a tube with the ends grafted together. The cowl features sections of Kihnu vits braids, stranded colourwork and Roosimine Estonian Inlay from Kihnu and Tõstamaa in Estonia. The Roosimine Estonian Inlay motif is worked on one side of the cowl.
The cowl can be made longer or shorter by working more or less number repeats of braids, colourwork and Roosimine Estonian Inlay sections.
The cowl begins with a provisional crochet cast-on with waste yarn.
The provisional cast-on in waste yarn is carefully undone once the cowl is knit to the desired length to place the live stitches onto a second set of needles for grafting using the Kitchener stitch method.
Size
One Size
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
Width: 8” / 20 cm
Circumference: 27” / 68.5 cm
Knit your very own Taevas cowl in the original Estonian yarn for a truly Estonian project! The Taevas cowl is a cozy exploration of southwestern Estonia in stitches. Dive into techniques like Roosimine Estonian Inlay from Tõstamaa and Kihnu vits braids and colourwork patterns from Kihnu island. The cowl is knit in non-superwash yarn spun in Estonia using old Soviet age machinery just a short distance outside the capital of Tallinn. The kit includes a solid white for the contrast and special skein of gradient yarn. The gradient yarn changes colours with perfect long transitions created by hand by skilled mill technicians. The changes in the gradient yarn line up well within the Taevas cowl pattern repeats that each repeat of braids and Roosimine inlay with be done in a different colour.
Your Kit Includes:
· 1 skein of Kauni Effect yarn (656 yds / 600 m – 150g) – 4 colour options
· 1 mini skein of Aade Lõng 8/2 or 8/3 in Natural White (80 yds / 74 m – 29g approx)
· 1 printed Taevas cowl pattern: includes download codes for Ravelry and aleks-byrd.com
You will also need:
US 3 / 3.25 mm – 16” / 40 cm circular needles (2 sets) for Stockinette and Roosimine
US 4 / 3.5 mm – 16” / 40 cm circular needles for colourwork and Kihnu vits braids
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Waste yarn
Crochet hook
Yarn Bobbin (optional) to help with managing yarn for Roosimine Estonian Inlay
Cowl Construction:
This cowl is knit in the round to make a tube with the ends grafted together. The cowl features sections of Kihnu vits braids, stranded colourwork and Roosimine Estonian Inlay from Kihnu and Tõstamaa in Estonia. The Roosimine Estonian Inlay motif is worked on one side of the cowl.
The cowl can be made longer or shorter by working more or less number repeats of braids, colourwork and Roosimine Estonian Inlay sections.
The cowl begins with a provisional crochet cast-on with waste yarn.
The provisional cast-on in waste yarn is carefully undone once the cowl is knit to the desired length to place the live stitches onto a second set of needles for grafting using the Kitchener stitch method.
Size
One Size
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
Width: 8” / 20 cm
Circumference: 27” / 68.5 cm
