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Gnando has spent months working on his costume for the Ladybug Queen’s masquerade ball. He dressed as the legendary Gnadagast the Purple once when he was 13 but never felt like he did him justice. Determined to get it right this time, he’s been watching cosplay videos on GnewTube and has poured loving detail into every aspect of this outfit.

Skills Used
•knit and purl in the round
•k2tog, ssk
•kfb, M1L, M1R
•picking up sts
•grafting
•i-cord

Materials
•Fingering Weight Yarn
madelinetosh Unicorn Tails (100% Superwash Merino Wool); 52 yd. / 47 m per 12 g; colours shown:
C1 Medieval - 1 skein (solid purple)
C2 Pavement - 1 skein (grey)
C3 Magnificent - 1 skein (purple variegated)
C4 Antler - 1 skein (white)
•Lace-weight Yarn
madelinetosh Impression (70% Mohair, 30% Silk); 420 yd. / 384 m per 46 g; colour shown:
C5 Antler - 1 skein (white)

Approximate Yardage
(with a 15% buffer)
C1: 42 yd. / 38 m (10 g)
C2: 50 yd. / 46 m (12 g)
C3: 50 yd. / 46 m (12 g)
C4: 10 yd. / 9 m (2 g)
C5: 8 yd. / 7 m (1 g)

•Needles  
US 1 / 2.25 mm and US 1.5 / 2.5 mm needles for knitting small circumference in the round or size needed to get gauge using smaller needles plus needles 0.25 mm larger

DPN users: the cape is quite wide. You will want longer needles like an 8” / 20 cm DPN, or a circular needle, or straight needles

•Notions
yarn needle, removable stitch markers, pin for arm placement, roving/polyfill stuffing, weighted stuffing, 4” / 10 cm twig

This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.