Michelle It’s time for a new pattern release, just in time for the holidays. It’s the Royal Cowl pattern!
The Royal Cowl is made up of alternating cable stitches which creates a dense, textured, and warm fabric. The pattern also uses a new cast on technique and a new bind off. The i-cord cast on and the i-cord bind off each make a formal, structured bottom and top edge, making this a truly royal looking cowl! I love these neat and tidy, symmetrical edges. The pattern contains easy to follow instructions for the cast on and bind off. It also includes a photo tutorial for grafting the i-cords ends making the seam on each truly invisible. Watch for the tutorial on this blog in the coming weeks.
As always, it’s the yarn that makes each of my patterns. This time I used Madelinetosh Pashmina Worsted. It is a wool, silk, and cashmere blend which is critical to comfort for anything worn around the neck, right? The colours shown in the photos above are Tart, Antique Lace (my favourite!), and Cousteau.
Thank you to my wonderful Royal Cowl testers: MDQuilter, JStockert, Birdsrus, NokNoy, HotCraftyGirl, meg7219, and nj2 – check out their cowls here.
It’s not too late to get one last Christmas knitted gift done – happy holiday knitting!
Michelle