Fouilloy Set

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.

• Source image
• More information about the source document

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)

Size information

Cowl: small[medium, large]
All sizes 9.5" high

• small: 22" around
• medium: 32" around
• large: 60" around

Mittens: small[medium, large]

• small: 6.25" around hand
• medium: 6.75" around hand
• large: 7" around hand

To fit around the hand with about 5% negative ease.

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

Other materials needed

• 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

Gauge

39 sts and rows to 4" in stranded pattern after blocking