Geode

> **Let’s stay connected!** Sign up for email updates [on the site][1], and receive new, free knit and crochet patterns weekly, exclusive coupons, and free goodies you won’t find anywhere else! ***New email subscribers also receive a coupon for 15% off of their first order!*** It’s our happy, positive place on the Internet! xoxo Just add to cart and complete checkout to receive the download. For more info, click [here][2]. SIZE: Varies with needle size, stitch gauge and rows that you choose to knit. Sample shown measures approximately 36" in diameter and 12" high MATERIALS: Expression Fiber Arts [Pearlescent Fingering][3] Shown in colorway: [June Alexandrite][4]. 1 skein (4oz, 550 yd each) 2.5 oz/343 yd were used for the sample shown. Other yarn weights will work as well. Note: To follow the “recipe” to achieve color pooling, you will want to choose a yarn that has long bands of color. (Random speckled shades and solids won't work.) NEEDLES: US 5 (3.75 mm) 24" circular needles Intermediate - This pattern is for those who feel comfortable with knitting and have made a few projects, using various skills and techniques. Skills/concepts include: Color pooling, following a knitting "recipe." Notes From the Designer: •A color-pooling cowl! Use any yarn weight and opt for a colorway with long bands of color. •As a child, my daughter was always fascinated by geodes. And why not? How something so entirely ordinary looking could contain such a colorful, glittery interior was borderline magical! People can be like geodes. Perhaps unassuming on the outside, but once you get them to open up, they may surprise you with a truly lovely, sparkly soul. •The idea of geodes is what influenced the design of this cowl. Based on a simple 4x4 rib, the stitch pattern changes to seed stitch as the color changes. Using this lovely pearlescent yarn, the seed stitch creates both texture and shine. •The directions for this cowl are more of an explanation of method (or a recipe), rather than specific stitch and row numbers. Once the method is understood, you may adapt it to create a smaller or larger cowl or scarf. •Watch a video of this pattern [here][5]. Designed by Jane Vanselous Enjoy your knitting. Chandi New? Read about our pattern download process [here][6]. "The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit; and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness.” - James Gates Percival [1]: https://www.expressionfiberarts.com/ [2]: https://www.expressionfiberarts.com/faqs/ [3]: https://www.expressionfiberarts.com/categories/fingering/pearlescent-fingering-1.html [4]: https://www.expressionfiberarts.com/products/june-alexandrite-pearlescent-fingering.html [5]: https://youtu.be/u_aAbTwJ_uM [6]: https://www.expressionfiberarts.com/faqs/