A pink knitted cowl is lying on a white wooden background. There are twigs with green leaves on them in the top right and bottom left corners. The cowl has a lacy design with ribbed stitches at the top and the bottom.
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Blossom Cowl

October 2, 2019 /
Hannah stands outside wearing the Blossom Cowl knitted cowl which she designed. Hannah is looking down towards the ground. She has her left hand on the cowl. She is wearing a white top and glasses.

For this Blossom Cowl knitting pattern, we go for a little walk as we knit. 

It is a cool Sunday morning. The air is crisp and fresh. It is springtime, the winter snow has FINALLY melted and the sun has broken through the clouds. 

You take a deep breath of the fresh, cool air. It feels good to be outside, taking a walk through an orchard and soaking up the peace and quiet. All you can hear are the birds tweeting. It is very calming and relaxing. 

To your left and to your right are rows of trees in neat straight lines. There is a grassy path between the trees. 

A grassy path is in the centre of the picture. To the left and to the right of the path are trees full of blossom flowers. There is a bright blue sky behind the trees.

You look up. The branches are full of blossom flowers in so many shades of white and pink. It is such a pretty sight!

This little village orchard was the inspiration for this cowl. 

I knew that I wanted to design a cowl that was knit in the round with 1×1 ribbing. I looked through some stitch patterns and this one reminded me straight away of looking up at the flower filled branches. The little stripes of stockinette became the pathways between the trees. 

A pink knitted cowl is lying on a white wooden background. There are twigs with green leaves on them in the top right and bottom left corners. The cowl has a lacy design with ribbed stitches at the top and the bottom.

Never tried lace knitting before? Don’t worry! There are short repeats as well as full written and charted instructions. There is even a progress tracker so that you can mark off every row as you complete it!

I also wrote the pattern repeats to end in the bands of stockinette stitch. This allows you to place a stitch marker, to mark the beginning of each repeat, into some ‘solid’ knitting. This means no stitch markers will move backwards and forwards under the yarn overs to confuse you!

A close up of a pink hand knitted cowl is visible. It has a lacy design. There is a twig with some leaves next to the cowl. The cowl and twig are on a white wooden background.
The corner of a pink handknitted cowl is visible. It has a lacy design. There is a twig with some leaves next to the cowl. The cowl and twig are on a white wooden background.

Pattern Information

YARN

  • Nako Estiva (Fingering weight/4 ply – Super Fine (1))

  • 50% Cotton, 50% Bamboo

  • Yardage: 375 m / 410 yd; 100 g / 3.52 oz

    Colourway: 10215

    Yardage used: 247-273 m / 270-299 yd; 66-73 g / 2.32-2.57 oz (1 ball)

  • This yarn is lightweight and perfect for all year round wear. It is beautifully soft and has a
    gorgeous drape to it.

NEEDLES

  • 3.25 mm (US 3) or size needed to obtain gauge, 40 cm/16 in. circular needle

GAUGE

  • 24 stitches x 34 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 in. Stockinette Stitch in the round (blocked)
  • One repeat of the Blossom Lace pattern = 12.5 cm / 5 in. by 3.5 cm / 1⅜ in. (blocked)

NOTIONS

  • Stitch marker
  • Contrast stitch markers (optional)
  • Darning / tapestry needle

SIZE

Circumference: 66 cm / 26 in.

Height: 30.5 cm / 12 in.

Don’t forget, you can share your WIP photographs and finished cowls with me over on Instagram using the hashtags #Lalele_Designs and #BlossomCowl. I can’t wait to see what you create! 

Happy knitting

The name Hannah in a handwritten script font. There is a green hear to the left of the word Hannah

The Pattern

  • The fully formatted PDF crochet pattern is available to purchase on the following websites:
MY STORE
RAVELRY
LOVE CRAFTS
  • Add the pattern to your Ravelry Favourites HERE
A Pinterest pin showing Hannah wearing her Blossom Cowl design. At the top of the picture is a white box containing the pattern name.

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