I don’t know about you, but I’m an impatient knitter when it comes to cowls. I hate having to knit all those rows of garter or ribbing before I get to the meat of the pattern. That desire for instant gratification led to this design. It starts from the center out! The name comes from the way the swaying leaves face each other.

My 11 year old daughter, Petal, asked me to knit her a hooded poncho. I wasn’t too happy with what was out there, so I wrote my own.