As a long-time advocate for the Slow Fashion movement, I make nearly all of my clothes. And though my natural tendency is to make every single step as slow and complicated as possible (for example I’d really prefer to start by raising the sheep and growing the dye plants), I equally love coming up with ways to reduce the work and maximize the impact. I’m also a life-long Crochet Crusader, and adding a little hookery to the neckline of a garment is one of my favorite ways to add drama to a handmade or upcycled piece!

You can work the pattern onto any size of neckline. It’ll work great for kids too.

This pattern was designed for handspun, but really any yarn can work. It’s a fantastic way to show off one special skein of handspun, or indie-dyed yarn, or a medley of those odd balls of leftovers we’d love to use up.

This pattern is forgiving of imperfect gauge and varying yarn size. I spun a 2-ply worsted yarn, approximately worsted weight or 9 wpi, and got about 240 yards. The height of the cowl is really up to you, so you can just work until you run out of yarn!