Whip up a great holiday gift with this simple knit cowl pattern – in an easy knit and purl stitch combination.

The yarn I used for this cowl knitting pattern is Lion Brand Hometown USA, which is a super bulky yarn (weight #6). It works up really fast and is a very affordable option.

This pattern uses one skein this super bulky weight yarn to make this cowl. If you don’t have super bulky yarn in your stash and want to knit this design, you can hold 2 strands of worsted weight yarn together to get gauge. (This is also amazingly cool when you use 2 skeins of different color yarns together!)

This cowl is worked on short circular knitting needles so you can work in continuous rounds. It can also be worked flat on straight needles, the only change is that you would need to knit row 2 instead of purl, as this section is garter stitch.

There are instructions in the pattern if you would like to make the cowl in a different size.