Fouilloy Set
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A thirteenth-century bestiary volume provided the inspiration for this elaborate-looking accessory
set. Much is unknown about the manuscript, including its talented scribe, but it is of Franco-
Flemish origin, was made circa 1270, and the author is Hugo of Fouilloy.
Note: This pattern set is part of a collection of accessories built around a theme of medieval illumination. You can purchase the patterns individually or as an entire collection: Whitework: Accessories inspired by medieval illumination
Skills required
Cowl: small[medium, large]
All sizes 9.5" high
Earband:
One size, 4.5" x 23.5"; multiple buttonholes and buttons make it adjustable to wearer
Sizes shown are small cowl and medium mittens.
Yarn requirements
Fingering weight yarn
39 sts and rows to 4" in stranded pattern after blocking
set. Much is unknown about the manuscript, including its talented scribe, but it is of Franco-
Flemish origin, was made circa 1270, and the author is Hugo of Fouilloy.
Note: This pattern set is part of a collection of accessories built around a theme of medieval illumination. You can purchase the patterns individually or as an entire collection: Whitework: Accessories inspired by medieval illumination
Skills required
- Knitting, purling
- Increasing, decreasing
- Stranded knitting flat and in the round
- Chart reading
- Working in the round with DPNs (alternatives: two circulars or the magic loop method)
Cowl: small[medium, large]
All sizes 9.5" high
- small: 22" around
- medium: 32" around
- large: 60" around
- small: 6.25" around hand
- medium: 6.75" around hand
- large: 7" around hand
Earband:
One size, 4.5" x 23.5"; multiple buttonholes and buttons make it adjustable to wearer
Sizes shown are small cowl and medium mittens.
Yarn requirements
Fingering weight yarn
- Main colour: approximately 200[275,530]yds for cowl, mittens 115[130,150]yds, earband 90yds
- Contrast colour: approximately 135[190,365]yds for cowl, mittens 85[95,115]yds, earband 60yds
- Cowl: 16[29, 47]" circular needle
- Mittens: Either a set of 2.5mm DPNs or (for two circulars) two 16" circulars, or (for magic loop) 32" or longer circular
- Earband: 29" or longer circular needle and 1 DPN
- (cowl, mittens) Stitch marker
- (mittens) 6" long spare length of yarn
- (earband) Safety pin
- (earband) 3 half-inch diameter buttons
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
39 sts and rows to 4" in stranded pattern after blocking