Category: patterns

  • Beauchamp Cowl

    The Beauchamp Cowl is up for sale! And of course, I’ll be donating 50% of the purchase price of this pattern (and all my patterns) to MSF and the Canadian Red Cross for Haiti relief, through the end of January.

    Beauchamp Cowl

    This fast and fun cowl is snuggly, warm, and a great intro to stranded colourwork knitting to boot! Worked in either fingering weight or DK weight yarn, this is a great project to use up all those little bits of sock yarn or a special fibre.

    FINISHED SIZE
    19 inches / 48 cm around, 10 inches / 25.5 cm deep

    FINGERING WEIGHT VERSION (Shown in Koigu KPPPM)
    158 yards / 143 m of main colour (MC). This is the background colour.
    84 yds / 76 m of contrast colour (CC) 4 yards / 3.6 m of yarn is used for each CC stripe.
    US 2.5 / 3 mm 16 inch circular needle

    Gauge: 32 sts and 40 rnds = 4in square

    Beauchamp Cowl - DK weight

    DK WEIGHT VERSION (shown in Handmaiden 4ply Cashmere)
    130 yards / 118 m of main colour (MC). This is the background colour.
    65 yards / 59 m of contrast colour (CC)
    US 6 / 4 mm 16 inch circular needle

    Gauge: 24 sts and 28 rnds = 4in square

    Beauchamp Cowl - fingering weight

    3 page PDF file includes chart, photos, and instructions on working either a fingering weight or DK weight version of this cowl. This pattern would be great for a first stranded colourwork project!

    Available through Ravelry, payment by Paypal (no account is required for either).

    $5.00 CAD

    Note: As of July 5, 2010, sales tax will be added to this price for all Canadian residents only. The rates are: British Columbia 12%; Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador 13%; Nova Scotia 15%; and everywhere else in Canada 5% GST. Tax will be added in the Paypal payment process.

  • donate to MSF through cosmicpluto knits!

    Until January 31, I’ve decided to donate 50% of the purchase price of several patterns to Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). These patterns are:

    Dipped Infinity Scarf

    Attabi Wrap and Cowl (separately as well as the set)

    Sagano Shawl

    and

    Flora and Fauna Trio

    Help for Haiti is up on Ravelry as well – you can see patterns with proceeds pledged to relief by clicking here.

    I hope you can help me help others.

  • twice as nice

    I’ve got two new cowls off the needles and around my neck! Well, not at the same time or anything. Both are my own pattern, which I’ve named the Beauchamp Cowl.

    Fingering Weight Beauchamp Cowl

    Fingering weight version in lots of colours of Koigu.

    DK weight Beauchamp Cowl

    DK weight version in 2 colours of Handmaiden 4ply cashmere – which, by the way, is really one of the most beautiful cashmeres I’ve worked with! I love it so.

    The pattern is done and is just being proofread and test knit and all that good stuff. I’m just itching to get some new stuff out to you all!