Knitting • £5
Forester’s beautiful lace pattern reaches up between columns of ribbing, making it wonderfully stretchy and comfortable. Starting and ending with neatly placed ribbing, its height is substantial, but concertinas nicely to create a very snuggly, cosy cowl. Knit at a bulky weight gauge – or, as I did, with three strands of fingering – and with just 4 different rounds for the main section, it’s a great introduction to lace. Alternatively, lace veterans will find it a perfect knit for when you are otherwise distracted. I used yarn with stellina for a little something special, but that’s totally optional!
• 3 strands of fingering (heavy aran / light bulky weight)
• lace, plus a few 1/1 cables
• written instructions
• charted instructions
• worked in the round
• accessible (low vision / screen reader compatible version)
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Materials
• approx. 960 yards (878 meters) fingering weight yarn, held triple
• 5.5mm needles (or size needed for gauge), suitable for working in the round using your preferred method
• stitch marker (optional)
• cable needle (optional) to work 1×1 cables in the last few rounds
• tapestry needle, to weave in ends and bind off
• your preferred blocking equipment
Sizing
Forester comes in one size, which is designed to be a comfortably loose fit on an adult, even once the height has folded down around the neck. It’s very stretchy; you’ll have some control over the size when you block it, allowing you to stretch it more in one direction than the other if desired, so you can perfect the fit.
You can also create your own custom size, or adjust Forester to be knit at any gauge and in any weight yarn, making it highly customisable. Full instructions on custom sizing are included.
