A wonderful combination of practicality and beauty, this Only Scales Cowl by Pope Vergara is a most fun knit!
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Get your pattern directly from the designer via her Ravelry page here. Our kits are composed of yarn plus beads for knitting this beauty.
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The Design
Here is what Pope writes:
Step into the realm of mythical allure with the ‘Only Scales Cowl,’ an exquisite creation inspired by the enigmatic scales of a dragon.
This seamless masterpiece boasts a fusion of techniques—cables, slipped stitches, and an invitation to adorn the scales with optional beads. Your artistic journey awaits, promising a personalized touch to your creation.
Crafted to captivate and destined to keep you snug, this cowl embodies more than mere stitches; it embodies the artistry of creation and the promise of comfort throughout the coldest winter days.
Yarn and Colorway
We put together kits using MadelineTosh's Tosk DK yarn, 100% merino wool with 225 yards/ 115g skein. You can see our yarn (with some beads sprinkled on it) in the lower part of the top photo on this page and again below that.
The colorway is called R:E:D and is a tonal blend of turquoise in varying intensities, some pale, some deeper, shot through with periodic splashes and speckles of golden brown.
Beads
Though the beads are labeled as "optional" they will be included in each kit.
To make the cowl as written, one needs 492 size 6/0 beads to be exact but we will include roughly 50g which will give you closer to 600 beads -- it is always best to have extra.
Personally I like the idea of either golden beads or deep turquoise with this yarn colorway though I think there are others that could looks very fine indeed. If you have a preference, let me know. Otherwise I will choose for you.
