Victorian Décolletage

Décolletage is the neck and chest area of a lady, revealed by the low neckline of her dress (her cleavage if you will). In early Victorian times, it was proper to keep this covered up and wear dresses with high, floofy necklines. This cowl will help bring those days back, but only to fight off the cold of course. Knit top down, the back half of the stitches will be cast off while continually decreasing on the front half to create the triangle shape that will fit perfectly into your coat. An applied i-cord is knit around the bottom edging to give it a clean finish, as us ladies must be of the highest presentation at all times. It will be the perfect cowl to keep your dearest décolletage warm.

Sample 1: Knit with 2 strands of lace weight yarn and 1 strand of sport weight yarn: 240 yds/220 m of total lace weight yarn (split up into 2 balls) and 95 yd/87 m of sport weight yarn

Sample 2: Knit with 1 strand of worsted weight yarn: 110 yds/100 m of worsted weight yarn