Smithies Cowl

By: Alison Moreton

This pattern is available to download from Ravelry.

Smithies is a simple lace cowl - a quick cosy knit needing just one skein of Titus to make.

Celebrating 10 years of baa ram ewe, we chose to use our first yarn, Titus, a gorgeous blend of the finest British fibres: Wensleydale, Bluefaced Leicester and Britsh Alpaca. Titus is named after Titus Salt, a Yorkshire industrialist and philanthropist who set up the model village of Saltaire, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Salts Mill at the heart of the village was the largest industrial building in the world when it was completed.

We’ve named this pattern after Grace Smithies, which was the maiden name of Titus Salt’s mother.

SIZE
One size.
Finished measurements, after blocking:
Width: 23cm/9”
Circumference: 117cm/46”

YARN USED
baa ram ewe TitusShade: Parkin
1 skein (320m/350 yds per 100g skein)

YARN WEIGHT
Fingering (14 wpi)

NEEDLES USED
3.75mm (US 5) straight needles

OTHER SUPPLIES
Tapestry needle

GAUGE
23 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches
in lace pattern

YARDAGE
350 yards (320 m)