Katherine Matthews

for Purl Diving   2011

#LP-MALA | Mala

A garland of leaves gently circle the neck in this pretty cowl pattern, named Mala after the character played by Indian actress Rani Mukherjee in her first film. The cowl comes in two sizes, small and large, with the instructions for the large size given in parentheses.

This is a lacy pattern, but it’s important to make sure the stockinette leaves are not knit too loosely. Adjust your needle size accordingly to match the gauge and blocked measurements.

(There's more thought here in the lacework than in many a cowl pattern, and it delights the gaze as much as it does the knitter-- Ed.)

• In Merino Fingering by Viola Fibres
• In Shibui Sock by ShibuiKnits
• In KPPPM by Koigu
• In KPM by Koigu
• In Staccato by ShibuiKnits
• In tosh sock by madelinetosh

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• U.S. $5.95

Pattern Detail

• lace pattern both written out and charted
• no schematics
• no sewing
• fall/winter
• circular (in the round) knitting
• approximately 18 cm/7 inches (25 cm/10 inches ) tall and 41 cm/16 inches (53 cm/21 inches) circumference.
• digital PDF has 4 pages (letter size)

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