Fairy Lights Cowl [Knitting Pattern]

The Fairy Lights Cowl was inspired by the yarn that created it.

When I picked up a skein of Bamboo Bloom on our recent trip to the Outer Banks, I appreciated the lightness of color and weight. The changing thickness of the strand was intriguing and something about the color drew me in. I realized later that the colors reminded me of a muted Cinderella’s castle!

I purchased the only skein on the shelf, still not exactly sure what would come of it. By the time I had rewound it all, I knew exactly what it would become. Light, feminine, and even a bit bohemian, this yarn makes a perfect cowl!

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Fairy Lights Cowl
Knitting Pattern

The Fairy Lights Cowl Knitting Pattern is an easy, whimsical project that works up quickly with one skein of super bulky yarn. Part shiny, part fluffy, the yarn in this pattern is showcased in its dropped stitches. This project is suitable for an advanced beginner.

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Sizes

Finished size:
12″ tall x 28″ around

Materials

Yarn:
1 skein of Bamboo Bloom Handpaints in Nagano (154 yds/100g)

Needles:
US #13/9.00 mm

Notions:
finishing needle
stitch marker (1)

Notes

Gauge:
12 sts x 18 rounds = 4″ x 4″
in Stockinette Stitch

Gauge is not essential for this project.

Abbreviations

BO – bind off
CO – cast on
k – knit
p – purl
pm – place marker
pwise – purlwise (as if to purl)
st(s) – stitch(es)
yo – yarn over

Pattern

The Fairy Lights Cowl is worked in the round from the bottom up. Elongated stitches are created by working multiple yarn overs on one round and dropping them on the next round.

Setup

Using Bamboo Bloom, CO 80 sts, pm, and join in the round, using care not to twist.

Setup round 1 – k all
Setup round 2 – p all

Body

Round 1 – *k15, yo, k1, yo twice, k1, yo three times, k1, yo twice, k1, yo, k1*

Round 2 – k all sts, dropping the yos from previous round without working them

Round 3 – k all

Round 4 – p all

Round 5 – *k5, yo, k1, yo twice, k1, yo three times, k1, yo twice, k1, yo, k11*

Round 6 – k all sts, dropping the yos from previous round without working them

Round 7 – k all

Round 8 – p all

Continue working these 8 rounds until your cowl reaches the desired length.

Finishing

Knit one round

BO all sts pwise. Weave in ends.

Block if desired.

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