Solite Cowl

Here’s a cowl to make with those small, precious, skeins of lace weight yarn you have in stash…

I adapted the Shetland Cockleshell stitch (which I used in Solite Shawl) to be worked in the round. Then, since I like to put beads on everything, I found a way to add them to the ridges of the shells. Of course the pattern includes a mini video tutorial which teaches you how to work the stitch with and without beads.

MATERIALS
200-250 yards [183-229 meters] of lace weight yarn

Yarn I Used:
Northlight Fibers, Forever Lace (80% Baby Alpaca, 20% Bamboo; 310 yd [283 m]/ 1.75 oz [50 g])

US Size 6 [4 mm] 16-inch (32-inch) needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Digital scale

Optional
144 (288) Size 8/0 Delica seed beads (approximately 5 (10) g)
(Size 8/0 Delica beads have about 32 beads/gram)
Tool for placing beads- super floss, .75-1 mm steel crochet hook, or a Beadle Needle

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
22 (44) inches [57 (114) cm] around, adjustable height

GAUGE
18 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) in garter stitch, UNBLOCKED
1 pattern repeat- Approx. 3.75 inches [9 cm] wide and 2 inches [5 cm] high