A cozy, unisex cowl to chase away the winter blues. Worked in a soft, tweedy yarn and a basic geometric pattern, this cozy cowl will keep you toasty warm. Brighten up a gloomy day by choosing a vibrantly coloured yarn in electric blue or sunny yellow.

Written to be worked on circular needles in the round, this cowl can easily be done using dpns or magic loop.

The circumference can be customized by adding/removing stitch repeats while the height can be adjusted by working an additional 16 or 32 rounds.

Pattern is 4 pages.

Skill Level: Beginner

Yarn: 125 (205) yards/115 (187) meters worsted/aran weight yarn with 5 sts/inch; preferably in a wool or wool blend “tweedy” yarn.

Sample: Mirasol Yarn ‘Akapana’, (95 yards/87 meters; 65% llama, 25% merino, 10% donegal; 1.76 oz/50 grams per skein), 2 skeins in 1305 Olea Green, size Regular.

Finished Size (blocked):
Regular (Tall)
Circumference - 22 inches/56 cm
Height – 6.5 (12.5) inches/ 16.5 (31.75) cm

Other possible yarns:
• Berroco ‘Blackstone TweedTM’, (130 yards/119 meters; 65% wool, 25% mohair, 10% angora; 1.76 oz/50 grams per skein).
• Hemp for Knitting ‘#220 Hempwol’, (250 yards/229 meters; 65% wool, 35% hemp; 3.53 oz/100 grams per skein).
• Fiddlesticks Knitting ‘Luscious Tweed’, (114 yards/104 meters; 90% wool, 10% silk; 1.76 oz/50 grams per skein).
• Mountain Colors ‘Twizzle’, (250 yards/229 meters; 85% merino, 15% silk; 3.53 oz/100 grams per skein).
• Rowan ‘Felted Tweed Aran’, (95 yards/87 meters; 50% merino, 25% rayon, 25% alpaca; 1.76 oz/50 grams per skein).
• Debbie Bliss ‘Donegal Luxury Tweed Aran’, (96 yards/88 meters; 85% wool, 15% angora; 1.76 oz/50 grams per skein).
• Berroco ‘Remix TM’, (216 yards/198 meters; 30% nylon, 27% cotton, 24% acrylic, 10% silk; 3.53 oz/100 grams per skein).

Other Materials:
• Stitch markers (1)
• Tapestry needle
• Glow line tape (to mark current row on chart - optional)

Skills Required:
• Knitting in the round
• Yarn overs & decreases
• Following charts
• Blocking

Hard (paper) copies of this pattern may be available from your local yarn shop. Please contact them for more details.