The sister pattern to the popular Wild Poppies shawl, this cowl features a similar (but not quite the same) pattern of beautiful falling petals to keep your neck cosy and your needles busy. It’s quick to knit and makes a lovely gift!

I wanted to create a pretty but cosy cowl using just one skein of luxury yarn, perfect for all those skeins you decided to buy just one of for fear of being extravagant! Creating an expanding lace pattern was the perfect way of making the cowl sit nicely on the shoulders and the scalloped edging adds a bit of extra interest.

All lace patterns have both charts and written instructions so you can work from whichever you prefer. Charts are provided on a separate page at the end of the pattern, so there’s no wasted paper if you don’t want to use them.

This cowl is designed to be knitted in 4ply/sock weight yarn. Requirements for each size are listed below. Guidance is also provided in the pattern on making a larger or smaller cowl.

Finished size:
Approx. finished size of small (medium) cowl in cm (inches”) after blocking
Top edge circumference: 63.25 cm/24.75” (69 cm/27”)
Bottom edge circumference: 77 cm/30.25” (84 cm/33”)
Height for both sizes (measured in centre of pattern repeat): 19 cm (7.5”)

Yarn:
Small cowl (shown in red):
Posh Yarn Eva (Heavy 4ply/Sock weight 55% silk, 45% Mongolian cashmere, 180m/55g), shade ‘Make All Our Trumpets Speak’, 1 skein
Finished cowl used approx. 48g
Yarn note: Posh Yarn is dyed in one-off, non-repeatable colourways.

Medium cowl (shown in purple):
Fyberspates Faery Wings (67% Silk, 23% Mohair, 10% Nylon, 350m per 100g skein) shade: ‘Ultraviolet’, one skein
Finished cowl used approx. 49g
Yarn note: Fyberspates is dyed in limited edition colourways.

Needles:
4 mm (US 6) circular 60cm long

Notions:
1 stitch marker (to denote beginning of round)
10 (11) additional stitch markers in another colour (optional; to separate patt reps if desired)
Tapestry needle

This pattern has been test knitted and professionally tech edited.

Thank you to my lovely testers for test knitting this pattern for me! You can see their lovely versions by clicking on the links below:

Test knit cowl by Arednel

Hyacinth Cowl! by Ladeva

Wild Aster Cowl! by Ladeva (so enthusiastic she made it twice!)

Pretty Cowl for Lucy by Janeym0

Floral lace cowl test knit by LiquidLace