This is a knitted pattern for a lace cowl/hood. More specifically it is a Smokering, or NACHAQ: a seamless tubular garment that can be worn around the head as a hood or worn about the neck as a decorative accessory to any outfit.

I used 50 grams of DK merino yarn

The fingerless glove pattern is written for magic loop, however it will work just as well with a 9” circular needle or double pointed needles. Choose what works best for you.

This little cowl is double layered lace weight yarn. I used scraps of qiviut and qiviut blends but any lace weight yarns would work. Wool would of course be warmer than acrylic or cotton. The cowl is literally knit with small lengths of scraps. 70” lengths of yarn are needed to complete rows. This project is very easy and would be a most apprec...

Great shower and Christmas gifts! These knitted hot plates or trivets are knitted with any weight yarn and appropriate needle size for the weight used. Yarn used for these two are Knit Picks Palette and Knit Picks Worsted weight. Acrylic yarn burns so wool is a better choice if you are going to be using these for hot pots and pans. Use up your ...

Call it a trivet or a table mat. Put it under a tea pot or flower vase. Use it for Halloween or Day of the Dead celebrations. Or just keep it around for fun. This knitted Sugar Skull Cookie is lots of fun to knit and lots of fun to use. Just use up bits of fingering yarn for colorful knitted cookies to match the ones you bake in your oven. Or u...

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I made this Cowl Pattern from the Qiviut/Angora blend from Cottage Craft Angora. This yarn is so luxurious and expensive. I have been tying to come up with patterns that use only one ball so I can make beautiful gifts for family and friends without the outrageous cost of pre-made. This cowl uses less than one ball of any of the 2ply lace qiviut...

This is truly a stash buster project. All these little coin purses can be made with just very small amounts of fingering yarn. All the yarns I used are Knit Picks Palette left overs, maybe the most being 25 yds or so. These are all approximately 3” deep, so just deep enough for coins or a lipstick and hanky. I am using one for Canadian money an...

This is a simple lace pattern fully charted and with written instructions. It was meant to be knit with one ball of qiviut as qiviut is so expensive! Because the yardage is tight on this pattern the edging is knit after the scarf is completed. If you think you will not have enough yarn for the edging you can replace the edging with a smaller ed...

This is a simple Chevron Stich Skirt knit completely in the round using a repeat pattern of 22 stitchs. Each pattern of 22 stitches = 4 inches in width so it is easy to calculate a larger size if necessary. The Noro Garden Sock yarns have long, long lengths between colour changes making the patterns in this zigazg skirt similar to the Missoni s...

These stockings are heavy enough to be worn alone or under a skirt or dress in the cold of winter. Any worsted weight will work and these knit up so quickly you can make a few pair for jogging, walking, dancing, working, or just keeping warm.

This pair of socks is knit from the toe up so can easily be adjusted for foot length as you knit. The pattern is clearly charted and written out. I used 2 balls of yarn and started off by knitting both socks together on my circular needles until I got to the heel, then finished them each one at a time. There was plenty of yarn left on each skei...

All rounds are knit and piece is completely reversible. This cowl is designed to wear under a pretty blouse or sweater indoors or under a coat or jacket outdoors. The piece has been constructed to use exactly 1 ball of Cottage Craft Angora qiviut or qiviut/angora blend yarn however any 2 ply yarn with a nice halo will work well.

I designed this pretty lace scarf to specifically use only one ball of Qiviut or a qiviut blend yarn from Cottage Craft Angora. This yarn is so luxurious and yet so expensive I wanted to be able to knit up a luxury gift with just one ball and also fairly quickly for spur of the moment gifts. Any lace weight yarn will work but with the lovely ha...