Note: The Knitted Lights shown in the main photo is a pattern from Leila Raven.

Design
Perles de Plume is a shawl-dana, a loose and flowy cowl that wears as a bandana but drapes and falls gracefully over the shoulders like a shawl, without the hassle of having to pin it to keep it in place. This is the perfect accessory to top off a low V-neck shirt for extra coverage without a lot of bulk!

Pattern Highlights
Perles de Plume features a pretty plume stitch separated by bands of purl stitches. The cowl begins by working back and forth in a crescent shape, using simple yarn overs. Every right side row is increased by 2 stitches and every wrong side row is increased by 4. The piece is then joined and worked in the round. A picot bind off finishes off the cowl, highlighting the delicate scallops in the lace. A strand of fingering weight and lace weight mohair are held together throughout the entire cowl. The pattern is charted and also includes written instructions.

Pattern Difficulty:
Advanced Beginner

Finished Measurements
(laying flat & steam blocked)
Center width of cowl: 15”/38 cm
Bottom width of cowl: 19”/ 48 cm
Front Cowl length: 18”/ 46 cm
Back Cowl length: 11”/ 28 cm
Neck opening: 13”/33 cm (26”/ 66 cm circumference)

Skills required:

• Working back and forth on a circular needle

• Working in the round

• Simple increases

• Simple Lace (K4tog, K4togtbl & YO)

• Picot BO

• Steam Blocking

• Reading Charts

Yarn
Approximately 325 yards/297 meters each of Fingering weight yarn & Lace weight Mohair yarn. Both are held together throughout the entire cowl.

Shown in Purls Before Wine Robusta in “Sip, Sip, Knit” and Purls Before Wine Eiswein in “Viogn-Yay!”.

Note: Alternately, you can use a DK weight yarn that matches the required gauge.

Needles

• Size US #6 (4 mm) 24”/61 cm Circular Needle for working back & forth and in the round

Notions

• 1 Stitch marker for BOR
• Tapestry Needle
• Blocking materials & measuring tape

Gauge
Worked in lace pattern with Fingering weight & Lace weight held together
15 stitches & 20 rows = 3”/7.6 cm wide x 4”/10 cm tall

Stitch and Techniques Used

• K4tog (Knit four together)

• K4togtbl (Knit four together through back loop)

• Cable cast-on