I just wanted to let you know about a pattern of mine that is included in the recently published book Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders: 101 Small Indulgences. The pattern is Qiviut Neck Muff, pictured on page 21 and instructions on page 124. I hope you will look it up if you happen to have already gotten this book or will be getting it.

There is just the one photograph in the book, so I thought you’d enjoy some other ideas of wearing this versatile accessory. The pattern stitch is pleasingly reversible, so wearing to either side gives a slightly different look, too. 

I’d like to caution though the book’s editor says the collection of patterns is organized by weight of yarn, it really is organized by gauge. As you know, when knitting lace, light weight yarns (especially those like qiviut with so much loft and warmth) are often worked on larger needles to a more open gauge than typical sweater fabric. That put the Qiviut Neck Muff in the “Fine Weight’ category according to this book, even though it would normally be categorized as Super-Fine Weight.

There are 100 other patterns in this book, all needing no more than one skein of the stated yarn to be made up (of course, some of those skeins have a lot of yardage, such as the project for a sleeveless vest).The assortment of projects is quite nice, but if substituting yarns you will still have to guess at actual amount of yarn needed since only the standard put-up of the stated yarn’s ball/skein is given.

p.s. The Qiviut Neck Muff didn’t even take the entire of ball! If you’d like to know the actual amount needed, let me know and I will look it up in my design notes.

Worn in the style of a loose cowl.

Worn in the style of a turtleneck.

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