Ironwork by Anni Howard

Ironwork

Knitting
September 2024
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in the round, in colorwork chart, after blocking
US 7 - 4.5 mm
427 - 563 yards (390 - 515 m)
1 (2, 3) To choose which size to knit, measure around your shoulders below your collarbone.
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The Ironwork Cowl is inspired by the stylised natural forms in ironwork patterns during the Art Nouveau era. It can be worn like a traditional cowl around the neck, and also works beautifully as a warming layer spanning the upper body – almost cape-like – over a long-sleeved T-Shirt.

The cowl features a unique shape - a split border, accentuating the arm, is worked in ribbing and a couple of cables before transitioning into the stranded colorwork pattern. The top echoes the bottom rib.

SIZES
1 (2, 3)
To choose which size to knit, measure around your shoulders below your collarbone.

YARN
John Arbon Textiles Yarnadelic Worsted (100% Falklands Corriedale; 216 metres / 236 yards per 100 g)

MC: 245 (285, 325) metres / 270 (315, 355) yards

CC: 145 (165, 190) metres / 160 (180, 210) yards

Sample shown is knit in colourways Pink Moon (MC) and Ordinary Joe (CC). Laura wears a size 2.

NEEDLES
4.5 mm / US 7 circular needle with a cable length of at least 80 (80, 100) cm / 32 (32, 40)” (or needle size to obtain gauge)

GAUGE
22 sts x 24 rounds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (in the round, in colorwork chart, after blocking)
22 sts x 30 rows/rounds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (worked flat and in the round, in 2x2 rib, after blocking)

NOTIONS
• Blocking tools (blocking mats, t-pins, blocking wires)
• Cable needle
• Spare 4.5 mm / US 7 needle
• Darning needle
• Stitch markers
• Tape measure

SKILLS & TECHNIQUES
• Long-Tail Cast-On
• Stranded colourwork in the round
• Working from a chart
• Cables

CONTRIBUTORS
• Model: Laura Alden
• Photography: Melinda Dela Costa
• Tech Editing: Jessica Schwab & Jen Hurley
• Graphic Design: Camille Romano

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
• Circumference: 81.75 (95.5, 109) cm / 32 (37.5, 43)”
• Depth: 32 cm / 12.5” deep