Aether Cowl

Aether Cowl by Kath Webber

Find the pattern in 167 of Inside Crochet magazine.

This pattern utilises sheer yarns and broomstick lace for a lighter-than-air cowl for breezy days.

MATERIALS

* Drops Alpaca, 100% alpaca, 50g/167m/183yds

Yarn A: Fog 9021 x 3 balls

* Drops Kid-Silk, 75% mohair/25% silk, 25g/210m/230yds

Yarn B: Light Jeans Blue 08 x 3 balls

* 4.5mm hook

* 15mm knitting needle (or 30cm/12in ruler/15mm dowel or handle)

YARN ALTERNATIVES

You can use any 4ply-weight yarn held double with a laceweight mohair silk to achieve the light and airy effect.

DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY

Kath has been playing with hooks and yarn for 15 years and also loves knitting and occasionally botching together a dress from a tablecloth. Her quest for the perfect mustard yarn continues in Norfolk, England where she lives with her husband, three children and a sewing machine called Miss Betsey.