Humble Dragon Cowl

Scale-like dimensional texture, with equally interesting reverse.

Worked in the round, bottom-up and inside-out.

Needs only a single hank (100 g) of light worsted or heavy DK.

A Basic Dragon. Created for those less confident of their skills, wanting a smaller project, or to get into the swing of the stitches before tackling the more complex Dragon Designs.

A single size scale, worked bottom up in the round, at a more manageable

9.5” (24.1 cm) Tall by 25” (63.5 cm) Circumference

Compared to Azure Dragon’s much larger -
14” (35.5 cm) Tall by 47” (119.5 cm) Circumference

and no overlapping larger scales to contend with.

Intermediate lace skills with unusual stitch constructions.
Non Standard Stitches: Directional YO Closures, ICDD.
Standard Stitches: k, p, yo, ssp2togtbl, p2tog.
Shifting end of round (marker movements).

Chart reading skills highly recommended, but written instructions also provided.

Optional DIY Gradient Instructions.

US English with Metrics and Glossary provided.

Video Links / Visual Aids for unusual stitches provided.

Blocking required.

Yarn

210 yds (192 m) Light Worsted Weight Yarn

Sample Yarn: Malabrigo Rios
100% Merino Superwash (Plied)
210 y (192 m) 100 g

Sample Usage 170 y (156 m) 80 g total
85 y (78 m) 40 g each of
Cloud Sunshine and Cirrus Gray

Equipment

US 5 or 6 (3.75 or 4 mm) Circular Needles, 28” (70 cm) Long
Or size that gets gauge/desired fabric.
Row Counter
Stitch Marker
Tapestry Needle
Blocking Tools of Choice

Measurements

9.5” (24.1 cm) Tall by 25” (63.5 cm) Circumference

Gauge

Gauge is not critical but will affect size and yarn requirements.

In Blocked Scales Pattern 1 Small Scale
12 sts by 12 rounds = 1.5 x 1.75” (39 x 44 mm)

Blocked Stockinette
20 sts by 30 rounds = 4” (10 cm) square

Stockinette gauge provided for yarn and needle pairing and for usage considerations.

Fabric to your liking is more important than exact gauge.

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These scale segments are not only dimensional but overlap a bit and flex like armor plates.

Worked from knit (inner) side… No one wants to work only purls - am I right?

The directional YO closures and the inverse cdd will seem tedious and fiddly at first, like most new techniques. Remember learning cables? But you will get used to them pretty quickly.

You do need to pay attention to your knitting, but it has a logical progression.