Hello all, and here’s to another happy day of knitting!
Did you see last month’s free hand-knitting pattern, the Sarah in Lace cowl? I am so grateful for all of the wonderful feedback I’ve received about this piece.
Thank you all for your support!
This month, it’s the machine knitting version’s turn!
Sarah in Lace – Machine Knitting Version
Ideal for hand dyed or natural yarns with slight color gradient, this cowl will let the yarn speak for itself. Cables on each side create a scalloped, slightly rolling edge without allowing the normal roll of stockinette stitch.
The simple lace repeat is suitable for beginners familiar with the latch tool and transfer tools.
The length and width are easy to modify–just add lace repeats to achieve your desired size, but note that adding repeats will require more yarn.
Gauge is not vital to this project, but you do not want a tight fabric.
This is the machine knitting version of this pattern.
Visit this post if you’re looking for the hand-knitting version.
Written and Charted Instructions
The lace chart and simplified instructions are on one page (page 5) to be printer-friendly for more experienced knitters, and detailed written instructions for newer knitters follow.
In the written instructions section, I take you step-by-step through the first lace row and the first cable row. The other lace and cable rows build off of those techniques, but are not explained in detail, needle number by needle number.
Decrease Choices
Like its hand-knitting sister, this PDF pattern contains modification tips to help you really make this piece your own.
There are different choices of decreases with instructions for each.
On the left, you’ll see the original decrease intended for the pattern. The detailed row instructions in this pattern assume you are using this decrease.
The yellow sample pictured on the right shows two other decrease options-one on the left of the sample and one on the right. Instructions are provided for this decrease in the pattern notes but not the detailed row instructions like the original decrease.
Pattern Repeat Tip
Mark it up!
Use a set of wet erase markers like Expo’s Vis-à-Vis markers (non affiliate link) to denote cabled stitches, purl stitches, or central stitches of the lace pattern repeat on the bed of your knitting machine. This can help you remember where to start each lace repeat, which stitches to ladder down to latch up as purl, and which direction cable crosses should go.
In this picture, I’ve used an “X” across two needles to denote the center of the lace pattern repeat’s “V” shape. A bullet marks the needle that I need to ladder down and latch up purl stitches on, and diagonal arrows and “CC” for “cable cross” remind me which direction the four-stitch cable over those needles needs to go.
Wet erase markers work great for any project with pattern repeats and are easy to remove once you’ve finished. Have you given them a try yet?
You can find this pattern in my Ravelry Store as a Free Ravelry Download.
This pattern is available to non-Ravelers, too, so don’t worry about signing up unless you want to. download now
As always, please contact me if you find anything missing or notice an error in my patterns. I will correct them ASAP.
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