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An original, unusual and fun cowl, featuring a stunning leopard-skin stranded colorwork.

Giaguaro cowl is entirely doubled with a lining worked with the yarn used as CC in the colorwork (black in the sample), making this cowl extremely warm, as a real fur! But you don’t need to kill an animal to wear it :-)

The great attention to details as the rounded corners provided by the inserted i-cords worked in the same color as lining creates an accessory that is also extremely elegant to wear.

Elegant, warm, and fun, what else can you ask from an accessory?

Attention there is a separate file/appendix containing all the techniques used in the pattern. Be sure to download also the Technique.pdf file!

Size: 23 cm (9 inches) height x 60 cm (23.5 inches) circumference.
Size is easily customizable, either using different yarn and needle or working more repeats.

Materials
Yarn:
380 m (410 yds) DK weight wool (or wool/cachemire mix) yarn for the yarn used as CC in stranded colorwork and lining.
125 m (136 yds) DK weight wool (or wool/camel mix) yarn for the yarn used as MC in stranded colorwork
Sample shown in Textile de la Marque Chameau et laine (50% wool, 50% camel - 124 m 136 yds/50 gr) for the tan color and Textile de la Marque Agneau et Cachemire (70% wool, 30% cachemire – 100 m 109 yds/50 gr) for the black.

Needles:
4mm/US 6* circular needle with 60 cm (24”) cable.
3,5/US 4 * circular needle with 60 cm (24”) cable.
\or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions:
4 markers, tapestry needle.

Gauge:
22 stitches x 28 rows = 10x10 cm (4”) in stranded colorwork.
*Gauge is not critical for this project