Chanson Cowl, designed by Leah Prestamo, is a substantial neck warmer, with lots of comforting stocking stitch fabric set off by a pretty lace stitch pattern. What’s more, it is a great way to use up leftover bits of yarn from knitting a matching Chanson Cardigan.
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Chanson Cowl, designed by Leah Prestamo, is a substantial neck warmer, with lots of comforting stocking stitch fabric set off by a pretty lace stitch pattern. What’s more, it is a great way to use up leftover bits of yarn from knitting a matching Chanson Cardigan.
This pattern is for a tube scarf worked in the round, with the ends grafted together to form a cowl. Length can easily be modified by working more or fewer repeats of the lace section and adding or removing a corresponding number of stockinette stitch rows.
The Fibre Co. Cumbria Fingering (60% Merino wool, 30% Masham wool, 10% mohair, 300 m (328 yd) per 100 g hank) in Scafell Pike – 2 hanks
The Fibre Co. Cirro (40% Suri alpaca, 40% organic cotton, 20% Merino wool, 225 m (246 yd) per 50g hank) in Seraphic – 2 hanks
The photos show the original design in the Cumbria Fingering shade Scafell Pike and Cirro shade Seraphic.
One size
Finished circumference (around the neck): 79 cm (31 in)
Tube circumference: 51 cm (20 in)
Depth: 25.5 cm (10 in)
PDF of Chanson Cowl Pattern
2 hanks of Cumbria Fingering
2 hanks of Cirro
4mm (US 6) 40 cm (16 in) circular needle
4mm (US 6) 40 cm (16 in) circular needle or one size smaller for grafting
Stitch markers including 2 removable stitch markers
Waste yarn
Darning needle
Leah Prestamo is a knitwear designer from NYC, and although this is our first time working with her, we certainly hope it won’t be the last. Leah’s cardigan and cowl for our Better Together collection, Chanson, is one...
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