Asteria by Frances Othen-Wales

Craft: Knitting

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Asteria is a lightweight yet cosy cowl designed to showcase one or two skeins of beautiful Malabrigo Washted, and works particularly well in a variegated colourway. The gauge is deliberately loose to really get the most out of your yarn whilst still providing a gloriously squishy finished product. Named for Asteria, the Greek goddess of falling stars, the cowl is inspired by images of our galaxy. The knotted openwork stitch moves across a background of plain stockinette creating a beautiful interplay of texture and colour. The cowl is knit flat and then seamed using kitchener stitch, and is available in two sizes.

Sizes

S (L)

Dimensions: 7.5” x 30” (7.5” x 60”) / 19cm x 76cm (19cm x 152cm)

Yarn

1 (2) skein(s) of Malabrigo Washted, or 210 (420) yds / 192 (384) metres worsted weight yarn

Samples are knit in Malabrigo Washted in Pearl (small) and Selva Peruana (large).

Needles

6mm / US 10 needles (or size needed to achieve gauge)

Other materials

crochet hook

Waste yarn

yarn needle

Gauge

18 sts x 29 rows = 4” x 4” / 10 cm x 10 cm in stockinette stitch (blocked).

Meeting gauge is not crucial for this project but please note that it will have an impact on yarn consumption. At gauge each pattern repeat should use less than 40g of yarn.

Skills used

knit

purl

slipping stitches

kitchener stitch

provisional cast on