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In Mid-Atlantic winters, when most trees have lost their leaves and flowers have fallen asleep, the sight of feathery green juniper trees (often hiding plump blue “berries” or cones among their branches) always fills me with wonder. The Juniper Sprig Cowl pays homage to the beautiful texture of a cheery juniper sprig in a winter’s landscape. Worked in the round, this cowl uses slipped stitches and Right Twists to create sprig shapes, while the borders are worked in the Twisted Rib pattern. The pattern calls for fingering weight yarn, which gives the cowl lots of drape for tucking inside one’s coat or wearing over a sweater. Both written and charted instructions are provided for this pattern.

Size: 9.75” tall X 10” wide /  24.8 cm X  25.4 cm wide (width measured with cowl laying flat)

Gauge: 24 sts / 32 rounds to 4” / 10 cm in blocked Twisted Rib pattern, 24 sts / 48 rounds to 4” / 10 cm in blocked Juniper Sprig pattern (see written instructions on page 3 or chart on page 5)

Needles: Size US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles, or whatever attains gauge

Tools: Darning needle, stitch markers

Yarn: Approx. 265 yds / 242 m of fingering weight yarn. Sample shown in Southern Skeins Southern Sock (75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon; 430yds / 393m, 3.5oz / 100g per skein), in January mystery colorway of the Southern Skeins Sock Club

This pattern was tech edited by the wonderful Sue-Cat!