Comfort Food

When my Great Aunt Mimi, who was like a grandmother to me, passed away, I just couldn’t bring myself to knit. I didn’t have the energy to pick up my needles, yet I so wanted to knit.

I knew I needed to knit something comforting.  Then I remembered the four gorgeous skeins of cashmere that were in my stash, in a color she loved on me.  The design came immediately to me.   

 

A big, warm, cozy cowl to embrace me all winter long, in luxurious cashmere that I know Mimi would have loved.  I knit and knit and knit, through tears sometimes, but just a week later this cowl and fingerless gloves set was done.   They were my comfort food.

I truly believe Mimi was watching over me while I knit this.  And the timing of publishing the pattern fell almost too perfectly into place and that is due to my fabulous test knitters, Celia and Zonda, my awesome photographer, Tricia Soto, my gorgeous model, Thayer Preece, and the most incredible graphic designer, Jill Zielinski.  You guys came through for me bigtime with this one and I'm so grateful.

I'm offering a special Happy October price of $4.75 until Oct. 11!  Knit on Aran or heavy worsted weight yarn, this is going to knit up so fast and will be perfect for those holiday gifts.

Pattern: Comfort Food  

Notes: Instructions are written for a cowl and fingerless gloves that are worked in the round.  The cowl is shaped slightly at the top.  Charts are provided on the last page.   Aran weight or heavy worsted yarn is knit at a tight gauge to make this a very cozy cowl.  For a cowl with more drape, it is recommended to go up a needle size.  Additional yardage may be required.                                                   

Suggested Yarns: ~ 355-375 yards of aran weight or heavy worsted yarn for both the cowl (220 yards) and fingerless gloves (135-155 yards) such as The Plucky Knitter Aran Cashmere or MCN Aran, Blue Moon Fiber Arts Gaea, Kolláge Yarns Fantastic, Miss Babs Northumbria Aran BFL, Knitted Wit Bulkan, A Verb for Keeping Warm Toasted

Materials:

Size US 8 (5.0 mm) or size to obtain gauge either DPNs or circular needles

Cable Needle

Stitch marker

Tapestry needle

Waste yarn

Gauge: 16 sts and 24 rows = 4” over st st          

Size:

one size fits all for cowl

adult women’s medium (large) for fingerless gloves

                                        

Finished measurements:  12 ½” wide at bottom of cowl and 9 ½” wide at top of cowl and 11” long for cowl

3 ½” (4”) wide, unstretched and 10 ½” (10 ¾”) long for fingerless gloves    

Happy Comfort Knitting!

xoxo Irishgirlieknits