This comfy, gender-inclusive cowl design- one size fits most adults- uses the trinity stitch to create a delightful textured effect. It features cables framed by twisted stitch columns for visual impact. It is at once elegant and flexible, without being too stiff a fabric, and includes suggestions for customization!

There are four cabled sections and eight trinity-stitch sections over the circumference of the cowl. This cowl is flexible with yarn selection- singles yarns will make the effect softer with a gentle halo, while higher-plied yarns will create inviting stitch definition!

Sizing Information

When blocked, the default cowl produced by the pattern is approximately 8”/20.32 cm by 12”/30.48 cm, with a circumference of approximately 24”/ 60.96 cm depending on your personal tension. It can be steam or wet-blocked, or you can knit it to be taller (not wider).

Tools Needed

You will need one skein of worsted yarn- Malabrigo Rios, Juniper Moon Farms Moonshine, or your choice. You will absolutely get a cowl from one skein of Rios.

If you wanted to make two cowls of a bigger height/repeat count, then you will be best prepared by buying two skeins so you will have adequate yardage/meterage. With my personal tension, my first cowl was 55g of Rios and the second was 45g- to provide you with a rough estimate. I had about 12” of yarn left over after both from the same skein.

Using smaller needles than US 7 or cubic US 8 (4.5mm or 5mm, respectively) may obscure the stitches’ negative-space and make the finished work thicker. I suggest US 7 fixed or interchangeable cable at 32” length or smaller, as your comfort zone permits. Longer cables will be awkward to work with for this smaller project.

Using needles substantially over one or two sizes smaller/shorter will make cabling more difficult and/or with more space showing between stitches. This could adversely affect the pattern’s clarity and size.

You will also need a cable needle or a flox or a yarn needle (or none at all, depending on how you prefer to handle cable stitches).

You will additionally need twelve stitch markers- eight of a first color, three of a second color, and your beginning-of-round marker which is to be distinct from both.

This pattern includes a comprehensive stitch guide for your reference.

Usage Rights:

Please ask my permission before publishing this pattern. Please- do not share any part of this pattern or copy it without asking me first. If you wish to sell finished products which use this pattern, please contact me!

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Happy knitting!