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Play with Color with the Hawi Honey Cowl Knitting Pattern

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I love a good colorwork project, and this one looks like it would be a lot of fun. The Hawi Honey Cowl from Shiny Superhero is basically two cowls, and two patterns, in one, because it’s knit in a long tube in the round, then folded in half and seamed together on the open side using a three-needle bind off.

This makes it a double thick cowl and make it reversible, with different patterns on each side.

This would be a super fun stash busting project because you can use different colors on the inside and the outside. You’ll need to be careful with gauge because of all the colorwork. It looks like the colorwork design on what’s shown here as the outside isn’t totally predictable, so this might not be the best first colorwork project, but it definitely looks like a lot of fun.

The project includes three different sizes and is worked in fingering weight yarn. The pattern is available in English and Danish, and you can grab a copy on Ravelry.

I find it incredibly hard to believe that I’ve never done a roundup of cowl knitting patterns, but I didn’t find one in a quick search so I guess I’m going to have to change that soon!

If you’re looking for more colorful cowl knitting patterns, check out the following designs:

That should keep you going until I get a collection of cowl knitting patterns together! Oh, also! I released a cowl knitting pattern last year, the easy mosaic cowl, which is all of those things. I used a color-changing yarn for mine but it would be a fun stash buster too!

[Photo: Shiny Superhero]

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Knit a Classic Aran Cardigan with this Free Knitting Pattern

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time. 

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring. 

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn. 

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row. 

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves. 

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body. 

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy. 

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn. 

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]