Yulan is a textured neck warmer inspired by the magnolia in my front garden. It is a raised diamond with a small “round” centre like a forming bud containing a stamen ball.
It is designed to be a snug, turtle neck style. If you would like to make your cowl wider you can do so by foundation chaining extra multiples of 8.
I have graded Yulan as an intermediate level pattern but once you have the stitch memorised it is an easy repeat.

Materials needed:
Yulan was designed to make a Cowl using a any weight of yarn. I have used 4 ply/fingering weight 100 gm of natural White Gum Wool 17.5 micron merino with approximately 429 m. Using a 3 and 3.5mm hooks the finished size of the sample is approximately 26h x 28w cm after blocking.
Stitch marker to mark your first st.
Wool/darning needle to sew in your ends/tails.

Hook size:
3 and 3.5mm-4ply
4 and 4.5mm-8ply
Or the hook sizes you usually use for the weight of yarn chosen
Gauge: there is no gauge for yulan, use the hook you are most comfortable using for the yarn.

Stitch abbreviations:
(American Terms)
Cfdc: Chainless foundation double crochet*
Pm: Place marker
Dc: Double crochet
Fpdc: Front post double crochet
Fpcrtr: Front cross stitch trebles*
Efpcrtr: Extended front post cross stitch trebles*
CL5dc: Cluster of 5 dc worked together
Ch: chain
Skp: Skip stitch
Sl st: Slip stitch
* explained in stitch tips section of PDF

This particular pattern has been edited and sent to testers but we are all human so if you do find an error please do contact me. I am very receptive to feedback and suggestions.
If you have any problems at all following the pattern please do not hesitate to email me at mahoganyturtle@icloud.com
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