Until November 2, get the continuous version of the Auteur Cowl for 20% off! No coupon code required; the discount is taken automatically from the listed price at checkout.

Through the end of November, get both versions of the Auteur cowl for $7 when you use the code “auteurs”. This applies to past purchases, or when both patterns are purchased together.

You can also get this pattern included with your support of the Patreon! It’s one of the $6 tier Patron library .PDFs for October. This works in the form of a Ravelry coupon, so you can still download it via Ravelry and add it to your library.

This is the Auteur Cowl with more of a set final form—it’s just a cowl, and doesn’t require buttons. This cowl features a reversible fabric, so you can choose the side you like best at the end. It’s knit flat and then joined for a continuous, seamless neckwarmer. The slipped-stitch lace is modded here to work as a mesh.

Overall, this is an engaging but not excessively challenging pattern, with rich texture, eyelets, and a nice reversible fabric that’s slightly different on each side.

Knit the cowl in just ¾ of a skein of Malabrigo Yarn Sock or Arroyo, a similar a amount of your own handspun (the sample is shown in grey merino singles), or add more yarn to make a longer loop scarf.

Materials:

• 290-350 yards fingering- to sportweight handspun yarn
• 1 24” circular needle in US5/3.75mm, or size needed for gauge. (Work is flat.)
• spare 24” circular needle in size needed for gauge or 1-2 sizes smaller
• crochet hook for provisional cast-on and Russian grafting, 2.25mm or size suited to yarn
• smooth scrap yarn for provisional cast-on
• Tapestry needle

Gauge:
Gauge is 19 sts and 28 rows over 4”/10cm of texture pattern stitch, worked flat and blocked lightly. Please be sure to check your gauge.