Cowls Short and Long Knitting Patterns

Free Patterns

Eyelet Cowl

Reversible cowl with a solid color on one side and easy eyelets on the other. 2 Sizes either short close to neck and longer loop. Lace weight of yarn. Designed by Purl Soho.

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Bay Area Cowl

Sampler cowl knit with 10 different stitch patterns so it's perfect for learning new stitches and stash busting. 4 Sizes. Sport weight of yarn. Designed by Nancy Victorino. It was originally a KAL so there are several files to download.

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F725 Cabled Cowls

Cowl in two sizes knit with an 8 round repeat lattice cable pattern. Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Vanessa Ewing for Plymouth Yarn.

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Two Tone Cowl

Two color cowl knit with a 4 round repeat slip stitch colorwork. 3 sizes, as pictured. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Annie Claire.

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Mrs Hunter Cowl

Cowl in 2 sizes knit with a 4 row repeat variation of the bamboo stitch and great for showcasing varegated yarns or color-change yarns. 2 sizes: 8"X30" or 8"X60". Designed by Lijuan Jing of Jojoland. Fingering weight yarn.

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Bar Hopping Cowl

This infinity scarf cowl or neckwarmer is knit with a 2 round repeat that looks like a variation of the bamboo stitch. Two sizes, short and long. Designed by Denise Bell for Lost City Knits. Rated very easy by Ravelrers. Worsted weight yarn.

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Candy Dots Cowl

Graphic colorful cowl in 2 sizes with polka dots and zigzag stripes. 2 sizes: a single-wrap cowl or a longer infinity scarf. Great for leftover Fingering weight of yarn. Designed by Brandy Velten for Knitty.

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Sweet Honeycomb Cowl

Reversible cowl or infinity scarf in 2 sizes knit in slip stitch colorful honeycomb pattern in a doubled fabric. Great for stashbusting or mini skeins! Designed by Joni Coniglio. Sport weight yarn.

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Marigram Cowl

Inspired by the incoming tide, this cowl is knit with wave lace in gradient stripes of 6 colors. 2 sizes, short or long. Stash buster for Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Debbie Sullivan.

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Trapezoid Cowl

Cowl in two sizes, longer and short, with trapezoid sections shaped with short rows. Designed for 5 colors, it's a perfect stash buster for DK weight of yarn. Designed by Elizabeth Fallone.

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Just Weave It Cowl

Designed with the 4 row repeat French Weave in honor of the Paris Olympics, this cowl is knit flat in two colors. 2 Sizes DK weight yarn. Designed by Susan Ashcroft. Pictured project by summerberrycrafts

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Patterns for Purchase

Flicker and Fade Cowl

Easy cowl knit in the round with 2 different size options (short or long) and in 4 colors to createa beautiful ombre affect. Knit in linen stitch pattern that looks great, though different, on either side. Rated easy by Ravelrers. Great for stashbusting or mini skeins. Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Elizabeth Smith.

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Knitwords Cowl

Make a statement about your love of knitting with this cowl with the words Knit, Purl, and Yarn in stranded colorwork. 2 sizes: 8.25” tall X 28"(39") length. Available as part of an ebook with 8 other Knitwords patterns. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by irocknits.

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Railroadster Cowl

This one-skein knit is quick, easy, reversible and knit flat and grafted or seamed. 2 sizes: 24 (32) inches. Uses one skein (150 - 215 yards / 137 - 197 m) of Worsted weight yarn. Rated easy by Ravelrers. Designed by Meaghan Schmaltz.

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Londondale Cowl

A simple and elegant cowl with a 2 round repeat of twisted stitches, zigzag lace columns, and an unusual ladder stitch. In fingering weight, the cowl is drapey and light; in worsted or chunky, it’s warm but not stifling. Two sizes. Designed by Laura Chau

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