The pattern comes from using a coded version of the phrase “Nevertheless she persisted.” The yarnovers and the decreases represent the letters in the phrase creating a lace cowl in one skein. It is knit flat and joined in the round with a 3-needle bind off. The finished length before joining is 39.37 inches or 1 meter blocked.

The pattern repeat is 20+2 stitches.

Size
Sizes 2-4 years, 4-8 years, 8 to adult to fit a head 16-18 in (40.5-45.5 cm), 18-20 in (45.5-51 cm) and 20 - 23 in (53-58 cm).

Yarn
Miss Babs Putnam in Hot to Trot
This is a fingering weight yarn, 400 yards to 110 g, 75% superwash Merino Wool, 25% nylon

1 Skein - If your gauge is different, you may use more or less yarn. My skein had 10 g or approximately 40 yards remaining

Needles
US 4 / 3.5 mm or size to obtain gauge for knitting flat

Gauge

20 sts/22 rows for a 4x4 in (10x10 cm) square in the lace pattern. Cast on 42 stitches. Knit in garter for 2 rows and then knit the lace pattern with one repeat across the row.

Notions
Scrap Yarn for provisional cast on
Stitch markers to mark pattern repeats
Yarn Needle

Construction

This is a cowl that is knitted flat with a provisional cast on and finished with a 3 needle bind off. The length allows for a single or double wrap.