Year of the Dragon Cowl - Hand Knitting Pattern PDF

Year of the Dragon

Double Wrapped Kerchief Cowl or Sash, a Sashkerchief if you will.

Worked in the round, lower edge in/upward on long circular needles.

Chart reading skills are highly recommended, but (abbreviated) written instructions are also provided.

Experienced lace skills with unusual stitch constructions.

Non Standard Stitches: Directional YO Closures, ICDD.

Standard Stitches: k, p, yo, ssp2togtbl, p2tog.

Special Stitches – Directional YO closures (YO tw R & L) + ICDD, have captioned video demonstration links.

Blocking Required.

Yarn

420 y (384 m) Light Worsted Weight Yarn

Sample Yarn: 2 Hanks Malabrigo Rios in Primavera

100% Merino Superwash (Plied)

210 y (192 m) per 100 g

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Sample Usage 368 y (336.5 m) 175 g

Needles and Notions

US 8 (5 mm) Circular Needles with 36” (90 cm) or Longer Cords

Or size that gets gauge/desired fabric.

Row Counter

Stitch Markers 1. Or, for all Repeats, 29 + 1 Different

Tapestry Needle

Blocking Tools of Choice

Measurements

47” (119 cm) Shorter/ Upper Circumference

66” (167.5 cm) Longer/ Lower Circumference

8” (23 cm) Deep on Straight Side

11.5” (29.2 cm) on Miter Line

Gauge

Gauge not critical but will affect size and yarn requirements.

Blocked Stockinette

19 sts by 24 rounds = 4” (10 cm) Square.

This gauge provided for yarn & needle pairing, to get an appropriate fabric density without knitting the entire repeat.

Blocked Scales Pattern

Each 12 st by 12 round scale, measured slipped scale tip to tip

2.25” (5.7 cm) Wide by 2” (5 cm) Tall

Please treat your swatch as you will your finished item.