I am excited to announce my newest pattern release, the Taiga Colorwork Cowl! This extra tall and extra snuggly worsted-weight cowl is designed to match the original Taiga Hat pattern released in 2019. Both designs are inspired by traditional Nordic sweater motifs and the cold and snowy winters those motifs evoke.

Calling for about 200-220 yards for the main color and approximately 50 yards for the contrast, I designed this pattern specifically with stash and scrap yarns in mind. I knit my low-contrast samples using Lion Brand Re-Tweed (Aran weight, 40% Wool, 40% Polyester, 20% Acrylic, 202 yards) in colorways Arctic Ice and Rose Heather. I think this pattern looks stunning in both high-contrast and low-contrast colors depending on your personal style!

Pattern Details

Dimensions
13.5 x 12.5” (34 x 31.5 cm)
circumference: 27” (68.5 cm)

Yarn
MC: 210 yards category 4/
medium worsted weight yarn
CC: Approx. 50 yards worsted wool

Sample Yarn:
Lion Brand Re-Tweed
40% wool, 40% polyester 20% acrylic
100 g/3.5 oz, 185 m/202 yds
MC: Arctic Ice
CC: Heather Rose

Needles
Size US 6 (4mm) 16“ circular

Tools
One (1) BOR marker
Tapestry needle for finishing

Gauge
21 stitches/3 colorwork repeats
and 21 rows in the round = 4”

Key
K - Knit
P - Purl
K2T - Knit two stitches together
CC - Contrast color
MC - Main color

Pattern note
An extra step is necessary at the end of each
colorwork round to avoid a color “jog.”
Pattern includes step-by-step photo tutorial.

Knitting Pattern: Taiga Colorwork Cowl

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Test Knitting Roundup

A huge thank you to my lovely testing group, who made such beautiful Taiga cowls and even some matching hats! Please enjoy a small feature of their work below:

Valerie used Universal Yarn Deluxe Worsted in colorways Brown and Chartreuse. This is an earthy-crunchy cowl after my own heart!