The Sunnydale Cowl is a practical accessory for chilly, late-night graveyard strolls, when your hands might be otherwise occupied with stakes and crossbows. Originally designed for the Yarnover Truck Yarn Club’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” shipment, the pattern shines in even the most wildly variegated colorways. A unique combination of dropped and elongated stitches allows the most wildly colorful and variegated yarns to sing, and the changing flashes of color will keep you entertained from cast-on to bind-off.

This pattern contains both fully charted and written instructions. UPDATED 2/14/2020 TO INCLUDE GUIDANCE ON MAKING A WORSTED WEIGHT VERSION!

Recommended Yarn:
(Pink Sample) Apple Tree Knits Socklove Fingering — 80% superwash Bluefaced Leicester / 20% nylon — 408 yds (373 m) to 113 g. Shown in exclusive club colorway Buffy.

(Green Sample) Marianated Yarns Practicality 75/25 — 75% superwash Merino / 25% nylon — 463 yds (423 m) to 100 g. Shown in colorway Melted Box of Crayons.

(Third Pic - Worsted Weight Version) Marianated Yarns Playtime Worsted — 100% superwash merino — 218 yds (199 m) to 100 g.  Shown in colorway Marsh Lights.

Sizing:
Fingering Weight -- 27” (69 cm) around and 18.5” (47 cm) high. Width can be easily adjusted by adding sts in increments of 7. Sample includes 24 Main Body Repeats with a total weight of 100 g.

Worsted Weight -- 24.5” (62 cm) around and 13.5” (34 cm) high.  Sample has 14 repeats.

Gauge:
Fingering Weight -- 21 sts and 32 rows in 4” (10 cm) in drop-stitch pattern, knit in the round and blocked.

Worsted Weight -- 17 sts and 24 rounds to 4” (10 cm) in drop-stitch pattern, knit in the round and blocked.

PLEASE NOTE: Changes in gauge will affect finished size, look of motifs, and amount of yarn used. To meet these dimensions, be sure to use needle size that gives gauge.

Needles:
Fingering Weight -- US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle, 16” (40 cm) length, plus US 3 (3.25 mm) needle for bind-off.

Worsted Weight -- US 7 (4.5 mm) circular needle, 16” (40 cm) length, plus US 6 (3.75) needle for bind-off.  

Other Materials:
One stitch marker, tapestry needle.

Many thanks to the ladies of the Yarnover Truck and to Marianated Yarns for their support! This pattern was professionally tech edited by Lisa Beth Houchins (Meanest Mommy Knits).