Melys by Forage and Make

Melys

Knitting
October 2016
yarn held together
DK
+ Light Fingering
= Worsted (9 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Pearl Brioche
US 5 - 3.75 mm
682 yards (624 m)
One Size
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Construction and Design
This super thick and squishy cowl begins with a provisional cast on and is then joined in the round and worked as a tube so that it is doubly thick and the wrong side is completely hidden. Once completed the ends are grafted together for a seamless finish. Warm, cosy and unfussy, just slip over the head, squish it down in the front and you are ready to go.
The fabric is worked holding the main colour only on the even numbered rows and both the main colour and contrast colour held together for the odd numbered rows. This provides lovely little specks of colour throughout the fabric and is perfect for variegated and multi coloured yarns but would work well with a solid as the contrast colour as well. Lots of beautiful options for combining colours make this a fun project to knit up again and again.

Materials
Main Colour (MC)
456 yards (416m) Wool days Scout
DK weight (8 ply) yarn
Sample used 4 balls in the colour Naked

Constrast Colour (CC)
228 yards (208m) Circus Tonic Handmade Jubilee Sock
Sock weight (4 ply) yarn
Sample used 1/2 skein in the colour Flame Robin

Gauge
4”x4”(10cm x 10cm) square pearl brioche stitch = 17 stitches x 36 rows after blocking

Needles
Two x 18” circular needle in size 5US (3.75 mm)

Finished Dimensions
In inches
25.5” x 8” (65cm x 20cm)

Tools
Stitch markers, blunt tapestry needle