There are certain times of the year when the weather is just not quite warm enough to be without an extra layer – but then the sun comes out and you’re too hot! The Thoughtful Cowl is perfect for those days: snuggly around your neck but easy to take off if you feel you are starting to overheat.
The lace pattern is repeated to make the cowl whatever length you prefer.
There are written instructions and charts for this pattern. It is knitted in DK (8ply), but you could use any gauge or weight of yarn.
You can read more about the pattern in this blog post: Thoughtful Cowl
Useful to know
Size
One width is given, but the width and depth of the cowl can be altered to suit.
The blocked size of the pictured cowl knitted in DK yarn is 15 inches (38cm) wide (30 inches/ 76cm circumference) and 9 inches (23 cm) deep.
Yarn
1 x 100g ball or skein of DK yarn (yarn pictured is hand-dyed by Handmade Over Yonder, now discontinued). You could use any DK yarn, hold two strands of 4ply together or knit with 4ply to get a lighter resulting cowl.
Materials
3.0mm needles – short circular needle, DPNs (double pointed needles) or 80cm circular for magic loop
Stitch markers
Wool needle
This pattern is for:
- Knitters who are fancy doing something else with their sock yarn!
- Knitters who are looking for a pattern to use up a whole ball or skein of yarn without cutting it for socks
- People who want a quick knit – cowls are speedy knits for colder weather or gifts!
Printing info:
The pattern is 6 pages long.
- 5 pages of pattern including written instructions and charts
- 1 page of additional information at the end
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