The Aster Cowl is exactly like aster flowers: easy to care for, undemanding and suitable for sunny location. The dark pinkish colour and medium-size beads hidden in between the yarn add to the girlishness of this cowl. Surely you will feel beautiful when wearing it.

PATTERN
PDF (English) || difficulty 1/5

MATERIALS
100% wool (2-ply, 14 wpi)
yarn parameters: 350 m / 100 g (382 yd / 3.53 oz)

YARN AMOUNT
approx. 525 m / 574 yd

GAUGE
26 sts x 30 rows per 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 in (after wet blocking)
knitted flat in stocking stitch with 6 mm / US 10 / UK 4 needles

TOOLS
6 mm/ US 10 / UK 4 two pairs of interchangeable circular needles or one pair and a straight needle in the same size
(Alternatively, each pair with 100 cm / 40 in cord)
2,75 mm / US C / UK 12 crochet hook

NOTIONS
scissors, tapestry needle, needle threader or a crochet hook suitable for threading beads on your working yarn
2 regular + 1 removable stitch markers (e.g. my MAK)
30 beads
approx. 1m / 1 yd of scrap yarn (in contrasting colour)

SAMPLE INFO
height: 80 cm (31½ in)
circumference: 120 cm (47¼ in)
unblocked rectangle before joining into a tube
is approx.105 x 65 cm (41¼ x 25½ in)
The sample for this pattern is made of two-ply hand-spun wool with one single in natural off-white and one single in dark pink.

CONSTRUCTION
Knitted flat beginning with provisional cast on, then joined into a cowl through grafting life stitches from the first row and the last row. Beads for decoration and a soft cord with fringes for tightening the top part of the cowl are added at the end.
This cowl requires blocking.

INSTRUCTIONS
The pattern includes written and charted instructions, photographs, tips and links to video tutorials.