Growing up on the edge of the Appalachian Mountains, I’ve always had a fondness for the vistas of rolling hills turning into mountains in the distance. One of my favourites is from my grandmother’s sunroom in Tennessee: the expanse of grass of her back yard sweeping down towards the woods, with occasional glimpses of house roofs here and there as the ground rises again in the distance to Renegade Mountain. The rolling hills tumble over each other, painting with the colours of the season in the window. This cowl’s sweeping curves, growing from each other, reminds me of that view at my grandmother’s. I love knitting this cowl in colours from nature, again mimicking the colours of the Tennessee mountains; however, the design looks great in all sorts of colour combinations, so let your imagination take flight!

This cowl only comes in one size that should fit most people. As it’s a cowl, the tension gauge is mildly important, but can be deviated from without much impact on fit. It’s probably best to have less stitches per inch than more, though.

Any 4ply/fingering weight yarn will do. I used one that I’d spun from a batt by Siobhan Crafts which is why there’s no specific yarn mentioned. My yarn was only 75g, but did go 409m/447yds. However, I didn’t use all of that length. This cowl is a long tube, so if you wanted it shorter, you could end a repeat earlier. The pattern can handle a yarn with some variegation, and would definitely still be lovely in a sold colour.

I prefer knitting lace patterns on a larger needle than what the yarn would usually recommend, which is why this cowl’s been knit on a 4mm/US6 60cm/24” circular needle. It opens up the lace and creates a fantastic fabric!