FREE PATTERN FOR THE 2021 NORTH TEXAS YARN CRAWL

When the weather gets cooler, I love the look of a hand knit shawl worn as a bandana - but feeling the bulk of the overlapping ends on the back of my neck isn’t that comfortable, especially for those of us who live in warmer climates. This light weight bandana style cowl is like a reverse mullet: “Party in the front, business in the back”. You get to show off that awesome skein of yarn that you bought on your last yarn crawl without the hassle of trying to keep it tied around your neck in the back. Bonus: it comfortably fits under your jean jacket when you wear it to the game without making you look like you’re one of the players wearing football pads.

This cowl looks great in West 7th Wool’s 2021 Yarn Crawl Color: Autumn Daze, a variegated colorway full of warm Autumn colors, but it would also look fantastic in a solid or tonal yarn. 100g of fingering weight yarn is enough to make a bandana cowl for you AND your bestie with plenty of yardage left over to add to your next mini-skein project.