Need a quick knit? This is it! As soft and warm as a hug, with a gentle lace motif reminiscent of falling (or growing) leaves. Instructions are given for a single-loop or double-loop cowl, or a scarf. Designed by Emily Williams.

Delivery

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Yarn

Any weight yarn will work, and gauge is not crucial. Let the yarn you love be your guide. Instructions will guide you through calculations for whatever gauge you get.

Photos show single-loop cowl in Malabrigo Rasta, colorways Lettuce (bright green) and Cucumber (pale green), as well as Swans Island Naturals Lace, colorway Indigo (blue).

Approximate yardage for short cowl/long cowl/scarf:
Lace - 280/580/760
Fingering - 260/540/700
Sport - 240/500/650
DK - 210/430/600
Worsted - 180/370/500
Bulky - 140/285/400
Super Bulky - 85/175/250

Needles

For working flat, approximately:
Lace - US 2 / 2.75 mm
Fingering - US 4 / 3.5 mm
Sport - US 5 / 3.75 mm
DK - US 6 / 4.0 mm
Worsted - US 8 / 5.0 mm
Bulky - US 11 / 6.5 mm
Super Bulky - US 17 / 12 mm
OR size that gets YOU a fabric you like!

Notions

Cowl: Tapestry needle, waste yarn, crochet hook for provisional cast on
Scarf: Tapestry needle

Sizes

Cowl: Short [Long]
Scarf: one size

Finished Measurements

Cowl circumference: 24 [50]”/61 [127] cm
Cowl height: 9”/23 cm
Scarf length: 65"/165 cm
Scarf width: 9"/23 cm
Measured after blocking

Construction

Cowl: knit flat, then ends grafted or seamed together
Scarf: knit flat

Gauge

Any gauge will work. Instructions will guide you through how to work with any gauge you get in your chosen yarn, though this will affect finished measurements and yarn usage. As a rough guide, approximate sts per 4"/10 cm in Motif is:
Lace - 28
Fingering - 26
Sport - 24
DK - 22
Worsted - 18
Bulky - 14
Super Bulky - 8
OR gauge that gets YOU a fabric you like!

Skill Level

Cowl: intermediate - simple lace, provisional cast on, Kitchener stitch (or seam or three-needle bind off)
Scarf: advanced beginner - simple lace

Versions

10/2021 - updated layout, added additional photos, expanded Gauge & Yardage chart notes, expanded explanation about how to avoid grafting for cowl, revised instructions to separate cowl and scarf

9/1/2014 - updated from one gauge (super bulky) to any gauge

10/28/2013 - published