Mini-Skein Madness Cowl is a pattern born out of my own curiosity at where to put all my mini-skeins and scraps. I’ve done scrap-busting projects and I have a few scrappy blankets in the works - but I wanted something more. Something that I could whip up quickly and could use up as many scraps as I wanted to.

This cowl was created with that thought in mind - use however many mini-skeins or scraps as you want with this pattern. If you’d rather have it all laid out for you, follow size small or medium, as the instructions are clearly laid out for how many mini-skeins you’ll need.

But if you’re like me and you’d rather knit as many mini-skeins as you want in whatever order you choose, go with the third option - Create Your Own!

I absolutely loved creating this pattern and I hope all of you will love knitting it!

Finished measurements:

20” / 50 cm wide by 7.5” / 19 cm tall (for size small)

23” / 58 cm wide by 9” / 22 cm tall (for size medium)

Gauge: 28 sts x 30 rows = 4” in stockinette

Yarn: An assortment of 30-40 yard mini-skeins either in sport or fingering weight.

I used Patons Beehive Baby Sport and Vessel Yarn Co Create mini-skeins for the ones featured in the photos

Needles: US 4 / 3.5 mm OR US 5 / 3.75 mm 16 inch circular knitting needles (size 4 for fingering weight, size 5 for sport)

Additional materials: Scissors, tapestry needle, stitch markers

Skills involved: Knitting in the round, simple lace, basic knowledge of cables and twisted stitches; increasing and decreasing