I love it when an easy project flies off the needles, is wonderfully wearable and easy to boot. Love it.
Such was the Easy Lace Cowl. I decided I needed a cowl. Didn’t really find anything that was what I was looking for. So I made one up. Easy stitch pattern, rough guesstimate of numbers, off I went.
And I promise that it’s easy! a simple six stitch, four row repeat. And two of those rows are plain knit rows.
Specs:
Pattern: Easy Lace Cowl (by me!) You can get it for free from Ravelry here.
Yarn: Rowan Wool Cotton DK in “Misty” from Calico & Ivy, 3 balls.
Needles: I used 4mm, which means that everyone else should probably go with 4.5mm.
The finished cowl is 23cm wide and 130cm long. Goes twice around my neck nicely!
I’m really happy with this! The only stitches you’ll need to know are Knit, purl, yarn over and a centred double decrease, which is much easier than it sounds. It’s worked over three stitches, and you just slip 2 stitches together as if you’re going to do a knit-2-together, then K1, and then pass the two slipped stitches together over the Knit 1.
It makes a lovely pattern that looks harder than it is.
You can find the pattern for free on Ravelry – Easy Lace Cowl pattern
I think I have become a long cowl convert! Yours is a very nice version!
Love the cowl. I like the long cowls as they can be worn different ways.
Looks great & a perfect match of yarn & pattern. I love easy patterns too as it makes the knitting so enjoyable.
Lovely, Donna. Thanks for making the pattern available for others to enjoy.
gorgeous! great colour, and the stitch pattern is perfect in that smooth yarn. are you sure you dont need to charge at least $4 for the pattern!!?
perfect! I love the drape when worn long, and the cosiness of it when with doubled.
love it , thanks for sharing
Looks great! I love seeing it on the front page of the popular cowls on rav too …