Scale Mail Pangolin
The pangolin, also known as a scaly anteater, is a perfect candidate for scale mail knitting due to its unique appearance! But also because of this they are unfortunately highly trafficked with eight species of pangolin whose conservation status is listed as threatened.
This pattern was designed with a hope to boost awareness and support of pangolins, so for every copy of this pattern sold I will donate €1 to a charity that works towards the conservation of pangolins!
See the bottom of the page for full terms on how these donations will be carried out.
Contents
- 12 page PDF (English)
- Lots of photos in the tutorials and assembly guides
- Greyscale print friendly photo-free pattern pages
Characteristics
- Knit in the round from tail to nose
- Four legs knit separately in the round and sewn on
- Uses the Purl Scale Stitch to add small and large scales (see free tutorial)
- Uses the Secure Large Scale Stitch to reinforce large scales (see free tutorial)
Materials Required
- 74 Small Scales
- Imperial size: 9/16” x 7/8” with a 0.22” hole
- Metric size: 14.3mm x 22.2mm with a 5.6mm hole
- 42 Large Scales
- Imperial size: 7/8” x 1.4” with a 0.35” hole
- Metric size: 22.2mm x 25.8mm with a 8.9mm hole
- All examples shown made with small and large bronze scales from theringlord.com (Canada)
- Bulky/Chunky weight yarn - approx 55m
- Look on the ball band for a gauge of 14 stitches, 20 rows with 6mm needles
- You will be working with smaller needles at a tighter gauge than this!
- The examples are made with James C Brett Marble Chunky;
MC 09 (Pebbles)
MC 59 (Iron Ore)
Donation Terms
For every pattern sold, €1 will be donated by CraftyMutt to a charity that works towards the conservation of pangolins. In order to efficiently donate the full €1 per sale I will be making donations as follows;
- At the end of each calendar month, I will tally the number of sales of the pattern that have not yet triggered a donation
- If the quantity is below 5, I will roll the quantity over into the next calendar month
- If the quantity reached 5, I will make the donations for them in one transaction at the rate of €1 per sale
- At the end of the calendar year, if the total quantity in that year did not at any point reach 5, I will make the donation then for all sales made that year, again at the rate of €1 per sale
- I will additionally cover the donation payment processing fees on every donation so the full €1 amount per sale reaches the charity
- Donations will be made to Pangolin Conservation and Research Foundation Deutschland e.V. for the purpose of pangolin conservation
The minimum of 5 is intended to reduce processing fees paid while still making the donations in a timely manner. The minimum or time frames may be adjusted in the future depending on sale quantities, affecting the exact time frame of donation, but never reducing the amount being received by the charity below the indicated €1 per copy of this pattern purchased.
Buyers will not receive updates on the status of donations being made by me by default.
Feel free to contact craftymutt-info@yahoo.com
if you would like to hear about the status of my donation after you make a purchase.