Journal with yarn!
Take a moment at the end of the day to knit a row of this cowl and reflect. At the end of the year, you’ll not only have a finished cowl to keep to you warm but also a record of your days. You may find the process of simple reflection while knitting can turn hard days into ok days or trying periods of life into just one blip that made you stronger during an otherwise happy year.

This beginner-friendly pattern utilizes purl stitches to create a meandering journey through the cowl while the majority of the work is done in simple stockinette stitch. Created in a tube, Kitchener stitch is used to finish it off and create a seamless cowl.

This pattern is a way to journal within a knitting project. One row per day is knit after answering a this-or-that question. The answer indicates whether one yarn is used or the row is marled. When finished, you’ll have a record of your entire year in a cozy, beautiful cowl.

Experience level
Advanced beginner. This pattern includes a provisional cast-on and Kitchener stitch.

Yarn
Designed for fingering or sport weight yarn, held together with lace weight depending on your day’s answer to the journaling question.

Approximate yardage is 800 yards of fingering/sport weight and up to 440 yards of lace weight yarn for a finished size of 9 inches wide and a 39-inch circumference. More yarn can be used to make your cowl larger if desired.

Needles
Suggested needle size us US 3 (3.25mm) 16-inch circular needles, or size needed to reach gauge.

Gauge
23 sts and 38 rows over 4 inches/10 cm in stockinette after blocking.