Porthmeor is a wide Moebius loop cowl featuring a repetitive pattern of oval forms in knit and purl stitches. It references the way the sculptor Barbara Hepworth explored forms in work inspired by her native Yorkshire and the landscape in and around her adopted town of St Ives. It can be worn as a generous loop scarf or around and over the shoulders like a shawl.
Although written for one size, additional instructions and information is provided to make sure you can knit the ideal length for your height and build.
The pattern is easily adapted into a straight wrap or scarf by omitting the provisional cast-on, twist and grafting, adding additional pattern rows to achieve required length and reducing the initial cast on by 30 sts for the scarf width.
Skills Required
Provisional cast-on (instructions provided), working a knit/purl stitch sequence from a chart or written instructions, grafting using Kitchener stitch.
Tools and materials
Yarn: BaaRamEwe Dovestone Natural Aran (50% Bluefaced Leicester, 25% Wensleydale Longwool , 25% Masham, 170m/185yds per 100g skein)
3 x skeins (510m/ 555 yds) Shade 1 (approx. 425m/465yds required) Amount assumes you have achieved the tension stated with your yarn- if you adjust the pattern for sizing or have a different tension with your choice of yarn then the amount you need will vary
Tension: 22sts and 24 rows = 10cm/4 ins in stocking stitch on 4 mm (UK 8/ US 6) needles
Needles and notions: 4 mm (UK 8/ US6) straight needles of at least 30cm/12ins length orappropriate needles to achieve tension.
Approximately 50cm/ 20ins waste yarn and spare needle for provisional cast-on, tapestry needle, stitch markers.
Sizing
One size: 125cm/ 49ins circumference (approximately, due to twist), 40.5cm/16ins depth. Sample shown worn by 5’7” tall model with measurement around shoulders/upper bust of 110cm/43ins.