Mattock is a textured cowl inspired by the rolling farmlands and vineyards surrounding New York’s Finger Lakes region. Featuring a deceptively simple, satisfying repeat of ribbing and seed stitch, wrapped in a prim garter stitch border, this convertible cowl with four functional buttons can be styled many different ways.

Required Skills:
long-tail cast-on, knit, purl, yarn over, knit two together, standard knitwise bind-off. Prior experience with ribbing and seed stitch makes the Mattock pattern easy to memorize!

Finished Dimensions:
Block to: 10” (25cm) wide x 24” (61cm) long
One size

Suggested Yarn:
Home Row Organic Merino Worsted

Suggested Needles:
US 7 (4.5mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
Knit flat

Notions:
Four buttons - 5/8” (16mm) in diameter
Blunt tapestry needle
Blocking mat
T-pins

Gauge:
20 sts and 36 rows = 4” (10cm) in garter stitch

Tech Editor: Amelia Hodsdon
Designer/Photographer/Model: Rochelle New