A “Funicular” is a rail car that is run by cables up an inclined plane, usually a mountain side.

Worked entirely in the round from the bottom up, the Funicular hat has inclined lines of colorwork that are formed entirely by short rows. Choose either a short ribbing, or a deeper, folded ribbing to frame the face and keep your ears extra warm. A pom pom and a bit of slouch make the hat both fashionable and fun.

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The Posy Cowl is a fun project that makes use of a modified Japanese stitch pattern that involves wrapping several stitches with the yarn before knitting them. Worked in the round, the series of wraps creates a pattern that looks like small flowers (posies) on a lattice with an almost woven effect.

The pattern offers 3 sizes: Short, long, and extra-long (Finished measurements: 21(43, 47)” in circumference, 6.25” wide). The short size allows plenty of room for pulling over one’s head while still snuggling your neck a bit. Size “long” allows the wearer to wrap the cowl around the neck twice, whereas the extra-long can both be wrapped around the neck & looped over the head like a wimple.

The pattern requires that you knit from a chart. There are no written-out, line-by-line directions for the Posy Chart.

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Christopher Walken & Will Farrell may not have been wearing handknits during the famous (infamous?) Cow bell skit on SNL, but they would totally rock this cowl 🙂

The pattern features a lace and traveling-stitch pattern that is worked flat as for a scarf. The two ends are sewn or grafted together when the knitting is complete. Both charted and written instructions are provided in the pattern.

I got a fever, and the prescription is More Cow bell!

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A great project for giving stranded knitting a try (no worries about fit!), the Godric Cowl requires approximately 410 yards of a main color (MC) and 100 yards each of three contrasting colorways (CC). Use a full skein of the main color, and any partial skeins of yarn you may have hanging around for the contrasting colors.

It is worked by first casting on stitches with a provisional cast on, and knitting in the round following color charts. The end of your knitting is then grafted to the cast on stitches using the Kitchener Stitch.

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Inspired by my Daydream Believer design, Sleepy Jean is worked from the shoulders-down, with simultaneous set-in sleeves that are worked with the upper bodice in a technique originally described by Barbara Walker (photo tutorial included). The button plackets are worked along with the bodice as well, and allow you to place as many or as few buttons as you like without having to plan ahead.

The peplum is worked separately as a top-down, crescent shawlette that is sewn to the hem after blocking. The shawlette itself is worked from the top-down, and the garter tab cast on is re-engineered to eliminate the “point” that often accompanies this type of shawl construction.

Shaping to the waist and hip is accomplished along princess “seams” to allow for maximum customization. See “Some Thoughts About Fit” in the pattern for advice on how to adapt the shaping to your own fit preferences.

To allow the peplum to drape properly, it’s important to choose a yarn that will have some drape at the stated gauge. A fingeringweight yarn with a bit of silk to it is the preference, although a light-fingeringweight yarn of 100% wool is also an option provided that your gauge doe not tighten on the peplum. A sportweight yarn is not recommended.

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This pattern is the DK version of the Prescott Cardigan (fingeringweight).  Worked from the shoulders-down, the set-in sleeves of Prescott DK are created simultaneously with the upper bodice in a technique originally described by Barbara Walker. A photo tutorial is included with the pattern to illustrate and help you along with the technique.

The button plackets are worked along with the bodice, and allow you to place as many or as few buttons wherever you like without having to plan ahead. You can skip buttons altogether, and lace it up with a matching ribbon instead. Shaping to the waist is accomplished along princess “seams” to allow for maximum customization. There is very little hip shaping, however, since the floral lace hem stretches quite a bit to fit. See “Some Thoughts About Fit” section of the pattern for advice on how to adapt the shaping to your own fit preferences.

Prescott DK is a part of Lyrical Knits’ Quabbin Series that takes inspiration from the four central Massachusetts towns that were disincorporated in the 1930s to make way for the Quabbin Reservoir. The town of Prescott was a small farming community on a ridge above the western edge of the Swift River Valley. Apples were a main crop, and one can still see the occasional remains of an orchard in the Prescott region of the Quabbin’s watershed. The floral rib pattern of this cardigan reminded me of the apple blossoms that still grace this landscape.

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This pattern is the fingeringweight version of the Prescott DK cardigan. Worked from the shoulders-down, the set-in sleeves of the Prescott cardigan are created simultaneously with the upper bodice in a technique originally described by Barbara Walker. A photo tutorial is included with the pattern to illustrate the technique.

The button plackets are worked along with the bodice, and allow you to place as many or as few buttons wherever you like without having to plan ahead. Shaping to the waist is accomplished along princess “seams” to allow for maximum customization. There is very little hip shaping, however, since the floral lace hem stretches to fit. See “Some Thoughts About Fit” section of the pattern for advice on how to adapt the shaping to your own fit preferences.

Prescott is the first installment of Lyrical Knits’ Quabbin Series that takes inspiration from the four central Massachusetts towns that were disincorporated in the 1930s to make way for the Quabbin Reservoir. The town of Prescott was a small farming community on a ridge above the western edge of the Swift River Valley. Apples were a main crop, and one can still see the occasional remains of an orchard in the Prescott region of the Quabbin’s watershed. The floral rib pattern of this cardigan reminded me of the apple blossoms that still grace this landscape.

$7.00 per pattern