Shivelight by Thien-Kieu Lam

Shivelight

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Knitting
November 2015
Sport (12 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette using larger needles, blocked
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
190 - 590 yards (174 - 539 m)
Hat brim circumference: 21.25" / 54 cm; Cowl circumference: 25.5 (34)" / 65 (86.5) cm
English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

Shivelight is a word invented by poet Gerard Manley Hopkins to describe the splintered light created by sunlight filtering through trees.

The hat and cowl are both knit in the round. Stitch pattern is charted only.

Yarn

  • Hat requires 1 skein
  • Cowl requires 1 (2) skein(s)

Two skeins will make the hat and either size cowl.

Needles

Hat
Size 2.5 US / 3 mm circular needle, 16” / 40 cm long
Size 4 US / 3.5 mm circular needle, 16” / 40 cm long
Size 4 US / 3.5 mm needle(s) in preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round

Cowl
Size 2.5 US / 3 mm circular needle, 24” / 60 cm long
Size 4 US / 3.5 mm circular needle, 24” / 60 cm long

Gauge

20 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch, using larger needles
28-st cable from hat or cowl chart measures approximately 4.25” / 10.5 cm wide, using larger needles