Potato Leaf Cowl is a geometric cowl mimicking the leaf pattern of the potato. Potatoes play a quiet, yet important role in the dietary culture of people worldwide. She is an unassuming and hardy plant, does not demand much attention, and has nourished families for generations. This cowl hopes to give her a little credit for her part in our lives and celebrate her beauty.
Each purchase of the Potato Leaf Cowl will come with two pdf options to download: The Whole Pattern In All Its Glory and The Printer Friendly Version. The Whole Pattern contains helpful notes, beautiful pictures and an abundance of color and is perfect for reading a pattern from a device. The Printer Friendly Version is simply “printer friendly”! It contains only information needed to create the cowl. All the fluff and some helpful notes are eliminated in addition to the ink consuming beauty.
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The Deets:
Craft: Knitting
Suggested yarn: Cascade Yarns ® Heritage Solids, Madelinetosh Tosh DK, Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool, Wedgewood Fibers Merino DK
Yarn weight:
~Fingering Weight: MC- 200 yds / 50g self striping or variegated fingering weight yarnCC-200 yds / 50g solid or semi-solid fingering weight yarn (Shown in Spincycle Yarn Dyed in the Wool for MC and Cascade Heritage for CC)
~DK Weight:MC- 170 yds / 50g self striping or variegated DK weight yarnCC -200 yds / 50g solid or semi-solid fingering weight yarnShown in Madelinetosh DK “Jade” for MC and Madelinetosh DK “Ozette” for CC
Gauge:
~Fingering Weight:30 stitches and 38 rows to 4 inches (10 cm) in pattern and on larger needles
~DK Weight:25 stitches and 29 rows to 4 inches (10 cm) in pattern and on larger needles
Needle size:
~Fingering Weight:US size 4 (3.5mm) 24 inch (60 cm) circular needle, US size 3 (3.25 mm) 24 inch (60 cm) circular needle
~DK Weight:US size 6 (4mm) 24 inch (60 cm) circular needle, US size 5 (3.75 mm) 24 inch (60 cm) circular needle
Yardage:100 - 400 yards (91 - 366 m)
Sizes available: Fingering Weight and DK (both are about the same finished size and the fingering cowl has more drape while the DK cowl is more squishy)
Notions
stitch marker for beginning of round, optional stitch markers for each chart repeat