Cordatus Cowl & Mitts by Varian Brandon

Cordatus Cowl & Mitts

Knitting
October 2013
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
30 stitches and 31 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colourwork
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1200 yards (1097 m)
Cowl: 29" (73.5 cm) circumference, Mitts: 10 ¼" (26 cm) length, 4" (10 cm) width. (Note: Use smaller/larger needles to create a smaller or larger size.)
English
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This stranded-work set takes its name from a Latin word meaning “heart shaped,” reflecting the elaboration of a heart design of the main motif on both the mitts and cowl.

In this Cordatus Cowl and Mitts set, scrollwork and small crosses are found in the border and secondary designs. A six-round corrugated rib edges both patterns. The set is worked in the round carrying only two colours per round and can be completed using one skein of three colours of SweetGeorgia sock yarn (either BFL Sock or Tough Love Sock).

Materials
3 skeins SweetGeorgia Yarns BFL Sock (400 yd /365 m per 4oz / 115g skein; 80% superwash bluefaced leicester wool, 20% nylon) or Tough Love Sock (425 yd /388 m per 4oz / 115g skein; 80% superwash bluefaced leicester wool, 20% nylon)
Shade A: 1 skein Wisteria
Shade B: 1 skein Tumbled Stone
Shade C: 1 skein Birch

Needles & Notions
2 - 24” circular needles - US 4 (3.5mm) or 1 - set of 4 double pointed needles US 4 (3.5mm) or correct needles to obtain gauge and preferred method of circular knitting.
1 Stitch marker for cowl, 3 stitch markers for mitts, Scrap yarn for afterthought thumbs, needle.

Size
Cowl: 29” (73.5 cm) circumference
Mitts: 10 ¼“ (26 cm) length, 4” (10 cm) width. (Note: Use smaller/larger needles to create a smaller or larger size.)

Gauge
Cowl: 30 sts and 31 rnds per 4 in. (10cm).
Mitts: 27 sts and 30 rnds per 4 in. (10cm).

Skill Level
Intermediate

Skills Required
Stranded knitting, knitting in the round, corrugated ribbing