Alternating sections of dense cabled fabric and a stitch pattern reminiscent of op-art create an interesting knitting experience with Indigodragonfly Yarn’s wonderfully squishy MerGoat Worsted. The gently scalloped cable edging provides a beautiful frame to the face.

The cowl begins with a provisional cast on and is knit back and forth. The piece is finished by grafting the two ends together.

Pattern is 6 pages.

Skills Required:

• Provisional Cast On
• Grafting/Kitchener Stitch
• Working Cables
• Working from Charts
• Blocking

Finished Size (blocked): 42”/106.68 cm circumference by 14.5”/36.83 cm wide (Chart B sections) or 8.5”/21.59 cm wide (Chart D sections)

Other Tools:

• Stitch markers (2)
• Cable needle
• Crochet hook and waste yarn for provisional cast on
• Glow line tape (to mark current row on charts/instructions)
• Fine cotton thread in contrasting colour for life-lines
• Tapestry needle
• Blocking wires and Tpins
• Additional knitting needle for grafting (a smaller size can be used)

Skill Level: Intermediate

Yarn: 540 yards/494 meters of a merino and cashmere blend worsted weight yarn that knits up to 4.5 sts/inch.

Shown In: Indigodragonfly ‘MerGoat Worsted’, (180 yards/165 meters; 80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; 4.06 oz/115 grams per skein). 3 skeins in Is the Money Okay? Did they Hurt the Money? (Buffy)

Other Possible Yarns:

• The Plucky Knitter ‘Primo Worsted’, (200 yards/183 meters; 75% merino, 20% cashmere, 5% nylon; 3.70 oz/105 grams per skein).
• madelinetosh ‘80/10/10 Worsted MCN’, (187 yards/171 meters; 80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; 4.06 oz/115 grams per skein).
• Lana Gross ‘Pashmina’, (137 yards/125 meters; 78% merino, 22% cashmere; 1.76 oz/50 grams per skein).
• Tanis Fiber Arts ‘Orange Label Cashmere/Silk Worsted’, (205 yards/115 meters; 75% merino, 15% cashmere, 10% silk; 4.06 oz/115 grams per skein).
• Anzula ‘For Better or Worsted’, (200 yards/183 meters; 80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; 4.06 oz/115 grams per skein).
• Fresh From the Cauldron ‘MCN Worsted’, (185 yards/169 meters; 80% merino, 10% merino, 10% nylon; 4.06 oz/115 grams per skein).

Hard (paper) copies of this pattern may be available from your local yarn shop. Please contact them for more details.