Flightfeather Cowl Test Knit
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Sometimes you want a fancy border on your cowl, but you don't want to sacrifice a warm neck. Or sometimes you want the lace, but you also want a good Netflix or knitting group project. Flightfeather gives you both, pairing a delicately lacy flared edge with plenty of close-fitting, easy-to-work stockinette. It's the best of both worlds: elegance and practicality, focus and fun, in one pretty package.
About the Pattern:
DIMENSIONS:
Top Circumference: 22” [56 cm]
Bottom Circumference: 55” [139.5 cm]
Height (including picots): 16” [40.5 cm]
Measurements taken after firm blocking. Minor modifications are most likely fine, but please check with me first.
YARN:
I used The Crochet Cove Luxe Fingering (70% Merino, 30% Mulberry Silk; 415 yd / 380 m per 100 g / 3.53 oz skein), 1 skein, in Lakeside Sunset.
You are welcome to substitute another fingering weight yarn with similar yardage.
YARDAGE:
Approximately 355 yd / 325 m of fingering weight yarn.
Totals include a 15% buffer.
MODIFICATION OPTIONS:
You are welcome to make the cowl narrower or wider at the top and/or longer or shorter, as long as some testers knit according to the pattern. The pattern will help you figure out these modifications, and obviously they will affect your yardage usage. If you follow a modification, I will ask you to track yardage carefully and note any changes on your Ravelry project page (if you create one) for future knitters to follow, if desired.
NEEDLES:
US 3 [3.25 mm] 16” [40 cm] or 24" [60 cm] circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
NOTIONS:
4 stitch markers (including 1 unique to mark beginning of round), tapestry needle
GAUGE:
27 stitches and 32 rounds = 4” [10 cm] in stockinette stitch after firm blocking. Gauge is not crucial but will affect yardage used and final dimensions.
TECHNIQUES REQUIRED:
Single increases, single and double decreases, yarn overs, knitting in the round. Information about relevant stitches and techniques is included with the pattern, so if you’re comfortable with most what's listed here and are willing to learn the rest, you are welcome to apply.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Lace is both written and charted. Pattern has been professionally tech edited.
About the Test:
TESTER SELECTION:
I’m looking for at least 10 testers. I may accept more. If there are more interested testers than I can accommodate, I'll make selections based on past projects (including photography, notes, ratings, etc.) as well as creating a good mix of yarn choice, experience, and instruction preference among testers. You can read more about how I select testers here.
TEST TIMELINE:
Testing call posted: Sunday, May 16, 2021
Testers selected and notified by: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 (EST)
Test deadline: Sunday, July 11, 2021
EXPECTATIONS:
To successfully complete this test knit, I ask that you:
Track the yardage you use.
Let me know any time you have any doubt about something in the pattern, you find a mistake (actual or suspected), an instruction seems unclear, etc. If you’re wondering about it, other knitters will be, too, and I want to clear up the confusion!
Finish your project by the deadline noted above, including blocking and photographing.
Fill out a survey about the test knit after your project is finished and completed before the deadline.
If you use Ravelry, create a complete project page (including gauge, needles, yarn used, and photos of the finished piece) and link it to the pattern page when the pattern is released.
Bonus: If you are willing to share photos on social media (both in progress and of your FO), all the better!
COMMUNICATION:
We will primarily communicate via Slack. Slack is a free communication tool. There is a web-based version and a mobile app, both of which are fairly straightforward. I’ve created a help page explaining relevant features here, and I’ll do my best to support testers in getting up and running.
Testers are welcome to chat alongside pattern talk. You can also always contact me by email or via Slack DM if the information is private (such as a personal reason for why a project will be delayed). Check-ins at regular intervals are not required, but if I haven’t heard from you in a while, I may tag or email you to see how things are going. In general, I would rather hear from you with lots of questions than hear nothing at all.
PRIVACY:
This is a public test, so please feel free to share WIP and FO photos on social media and Ravelry as you go. If you tag @remadebyhand on Instagram, I’m sure to see them. I will most likely share some of them as well.
COMPENSATION:
Knitters who complete the test—meaning fulfill all expectations listed above—will receive:
A copy of the final pattern once released (on Ravelry or another platform)
The option to gift a copy of the final pattern to a friend (on Ravelry or another platform)
A code for another self-published pattern of choice from my Ravelry store, good for one year (I am working on a non-Ravelry workaround for this one, but there will be an alternative)
Credit (by Ravelry username or other preferred identifier) in the final version of the pattern
Good juju for future tests
…and, of course, a huge heap of my gratitude!
TO APPLY: This test is now closed, and testers were notified on Monday, May 17, 2021 (I’m in the U.S., Eastern time zone). Be sure to check your spam, junk, promotions, etc. folders. Thank you for your interest!