There have kinda been crickets here this week, haven’t there? Sorry about that. I have been preoccupied with getting this pattern finished, and (let’s be honest here) getting sucked into social media that I never intended to get sucked into. (I’m trying to do a little research into something, but it keeps leading me down very interesting rabbit holes and before I know it, whoooooosh! There goes the morning.)
But anyway, I am here today to tell you about something I did manage to finish. (Yay!)
Allow me to introduce the Chevron Cowl, so named because the stitches create a zig-zaggy chevron texture. I knit this cowl in just a few hours using bulky wool on a Martha Stewart knitting loom.
I was all set to buy some swanky, high-end fiber to use here, but inspiration struck on a Monday when all of the local yarn shops are closed. Rather than wait until Tuesday, I settled on the dreaded craft store yarn, and let me say I have been pleasantly surprised by the results of my purchase.
Oh, I know not everyone dreads the craft store yarn. And honestly, I don’t entirely dread it either. But I do think I look down my nose at it just a teeny bit. And I always like to use the Good Stuff for a loom pattern because it seems that so often loom-knit projects have kind of a cheap look to them. I want the loomed stuff to look as classy as their needle-knit cousins, you know?
Still, I must say right here for the record that Patons Classic Wool Bulky is pretty nice after you wet block it. I had my doubts taking it off of the loom, when it was all stiff and kinda crunchy-feeling, but blocking made it soft and drapey. It’s no Malabrigo Chunky, but it’s super nice for an inexpensive yarn. And being able to make this cowl for less than $8 is a pretty nice perk.
Fast, cheap, pleasant to wear, and zig-zags! Have I sold you on this yet?
The Chevron Cowl ebook contains everything a complete loom-knitting newbie needs to know in order to make one. I show you how to cast-on, how to knit, how to purl, and how to bind-off. I share a bunch of other tidbits, too, like how to wet block and how to modify the pattern if you get a different gauge when you swatch.
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Chevron Cowl Loom Knitting Pattern
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If you already know how to do all of that stuff and just want the pattern, you can get that for somewhat less moolah than the tutorial eBook. Like so:
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Chevron Cowl Loom Knitting Pattern
$3.99 – $5.99 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Want more details? Get ’em here.
This cowl is really awfully quick to make. I could see you whipping up a whole pile of them for holiday gift-giving purposes. I could even see a man wearing one. (Maybe none of the men I know, but certainly there are cowl-wearing men out there in the wild?)
Happy Loom-Knitting, my friends! Be sure to let me know if you have any questions, and thanks as always for your support.
I have already paid for the pattern for the Chevron Cowl but have not got the download.
Hi, Barb. You should have received an email confirmation with a link to download. Please check that it hasn’t gone to spam. In the meantime, I will look up your order and re-send the confirmation. Please email me at polkadotcottage@lisaclarke.net if you don’t receive a message from me!