Free and Easy Chunky Cowl Pattern

I’m kinda addicted to cowls lately. It all started last year after a trip to KnitPurl in Portland. I made a cowl (NOT the one pictured) that I absolutely love with a yarn that’s wonderful. The pattern I used for that cowl (again, NOT this one) is called the Tuesday Night Cowl by Susan Lawrence and it’s available on Ravelry for FREE. The yarn I used was a worsted weight by Malabrigo in a lovely lettuce color with cool natural dye variations that are awesome. I really liked knitting with the Malabrigo yarn and I love how it feels around my neck. Anyway, like I said, this picture isn’t of that cowl; although both have a big, chunky kind of look to them that seems to be “in” right now… a good thing for those of us knitters with short attention spans!

The cowl pictured is one that I made up after doing a little browsing at the Gap in San Francisco and seeing a ton of scarves and cowls that I knew I could make. When I came home of course I couldn’t actually remember exactly what they looked like, but was determined to come up with something quick and easy that used up some of the yarn I have at home (what a concept!). So, below is the pattern for my Mind the Gap Cowl (or you can just click here and download the pattern).

13 thoughts on “Free and Easy Chunky Cowl Pattern”

I really like this pattern! It looks like it is simple to do, which is good. Thanks for the information!

kdevries says:

December 31, 2011 at 10:19 am

Thanks for the comment. It IS really easy. My favorite cowl pattern of all time, though, is the Tuesday Night Cowl that I reference. It’s not nearly as fast, but I love the way it looks. Are you a knitter? Even if you aren’t, my pattern is a pretty easy one of beginners.

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My mother taught me how to knit, and I really enjoy it. I just need to make the time to do it! This pattern looks both simple and pretty…

kdevries says:

January 11, 2012 at 7:18 pm

Let me know if you end up making it! I’d love to see pictures.

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Chloe says:

January 18, 2013 at 6:03 pm

Thanks for this pattern, I’m half way through and loving it.

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- kdevries says:
  
  January 18, 2013 at 6:12 pm
  
  I’m so glad! Thanks for letting me know. 🙂

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That looks cute and very simple! I’ll add this to my list of projects.

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