Sunnydale Cowl

The Sunnydale Cowl is a practical accessory for chilly, late-night graveyard strolls, when your hands might be otherwise occupied with stakes and crossbows. Originally designed for the Yarnover Truck Yarn Club’s *“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”* shipment, the pattern shines in even the most wildly variegated colorways. A unique combination of dropped and elongated stitches allows the most wildly colorful and variegated yarns to sing, and the changing flashes of color will keep you entertained from cast-on to bind-off. **This pattern contains both fully charted and written instructions. UPDATED 2/14/2020 TO INCLUDE GUIDANCE ON MAKING A WORSTED WEIGHT VERSION!** **Recommended Yarn:** (Pink Sample) Apple Tree Knits Socklove Fingering — 80% superwash Bluefaced Leicester / 20% nylon — 408 yds (373 m) to 113 g. Shown in exclusive club colorway *Buffy*. (Green Sample) Marianated Yarns Practicality 75/25 — 75% superwash Merino / 25% nylon — 463 yds (423 m) to 100 g. Shown in colorway *Melted Box of Crayons*. (Third Pic - Worsted Weight Version) Marianated Yarns Playtime Worsted — 100% superwash merino — 218 yds (199 m) to 100 g.  Shown in colorway *Marsh Lights*. **Sizing:** Fingering Weight -- 27” (69 cm) around and 18.5” (47 cm) high. Width can be easily adjusted by adding sts in increments of 7. Sample includes 24 Main Body Repeats with a total weight of 100 g. Worsted Weight -- 24.5” (62 cm) around and 13.5” (34 cm) high.  Sample has 14 repeats. **Gauge:** Fingering Weight -- 21 sts and 32 rows in 4” (10 cm) in drop-stitch pattern, knit in the round and blocked. Worsted Weight -- 17 sts and 24 rounds to 4” (10 cm) in drop-stitch pattern, knit in the round and blocked. **PLEASE NOTE**: Changes in gauge will affect finished size, look of motifs, and amount of yarn used. To meet these dimensions, be sure to use needle size that gives gauge. **Needles:** Fingering Weight -- US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle, 16” (40 cm) length, plus US 3 (3.25 mm) needle for bind-off. Worsted Weight -- US 7 (4.5 mm) circular needle, 16” (40 cm) length, plus US 6 (3.75) needle for bind-off.   **Other Materials:** One stitch marker, tapestry needle. ***Many thanks to the ladies of the Yarnover Truck and to Marianated Yarns for their support! This pattern was professionally tech edited by Lisa Beth Houchins (Meanest Mommy Knits).***