What could be better than freshly fallen snow? Making tracks in the snow of course! There is just something about putting our stamp… literally stamping our feet in new snow that brings out our inner child and puts a smile on our faces. The Snowprints Winter Accessory Set was designed as a reminiscence of those long ago winter days where we would race our friends to see who could make the first prints in the snow.

Created by using a reverse broken rib stitch pattern both the winter hat and cowl are a simple beginner friendly knit that uses alternating knit and purl stitches with an easy shaping decrease for the hat. Nothing could be better than making your own matching outerwear accessory set this winter except maybe a mug of hot chocolate…

This knitting pattern is a digital download in a PDF format.

Difficulty Level: Beginner

Cowl Pattern Size: Adult O/S
Hat Pattern Size: Teen/Adult S/M, Adult L/XL

Stitch Patterns Used: 1 x 1 rib, reverse broken rib

Stitches Used: knit, purl, knit two together

Techniques Used: knit in the round

Needles Needed: US 10 (6.0 mm) circular needles

A note from the designer…

A Decade of Patterns - The Canon Years

2024 was a year full of design ideas but very few actual patterns being made. The Snowprints Winter Accessory Set came about completely by accident as I was recreating one of my older designs. As I was weaving in the ends of a cowl pattern that I had created back in 2019 I realized I absolutely loved the reverse side of the piece (almost more than the right side) and it reminded me of snow. Being a creative person you learn very quickly that your creativity controls you… you do not control your creativity. It definitely has a mind of its own and sometimes it has the best ideas like using the reverse side of a pattern to create a new one.