I released a new pattern last week, and it’s not a shawl.

It’s a cowl! When I chose the yarn for this project, I saw that there was some variegation in the color so I wanted to use stitch patterns that would work with the colors.

Eyelet ribbing and a slipped stitch cable frame a center panel of daisy stitch. The daisy stitch gives the cowl lots of fun texture and all of the stitch patterns work to break up any weirdness that might happen with variegated yarn. The stitch pattern is a simple 4 row repeat, and I found that after just a few repeats, I had the pattern memorized and could knit without the pattern. It was a great project for sitting and watching Netflix.

The yarn is Fiberstory One DK. This yarn base is new and isn’t listed in her store, but it’s a great yarn. It’s a single ply that is spun thick and thin. It reminded me a lot of Malabrigo Worsted, just at a lighter weight. One of my test knitters used Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sport and hers turned out great.

Materials
450 yards (411 m) dk weight yarn.

Needles
US 7 (4.5 mm) needles, or size needed to achieve gauge.

Notions
6 stitch markers, crochet hook, waste yarn, spare needle, yarn needle.

Finished Size
15 in height by 34 in circumference (38 cm height by 86 cm circumference).

Skills Needed
basic knitting skills, knit two together decrease, slip slip knit decrease, yarn over increase, p3tog decrease, provisional cast on, 3 needle bind off. Pattern includes instructions to work cable stitches.

Winterdeep was designed for the December Yarnbox subscribers, but it’s available for anyone to purchase for $5.50 on Ravelry.