The Bern Cowl is a classic cabled design that pretty much goes with anything in your wardrobe. It’s a slightly tighter fitting cowl--it doesn’t hang around your neck, but hugs it. It’s a fast and easy cable project, great for beginning knitters who want to start trying out cables for the first time. Instructions are easy to follow and clearly explain how to do each stitch. This cowl was designed to go with the Bern Hat, which you can also find in my Ravelry store.

The pattern is for a one-size-fits-all cowl, but instructions are given on how to reduce or increase the size of the cowl to whatever you need. The given pattern should fit most adults.

Skill Level: Easy-Intermediate
You will need to know how to knit in the round on circular needles, and how to knit and purl. Instructions are given on how to complete the cables

Suggest yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease in Grey Heather. Any worsted weight yarn will work, however.

Needle size: 4mm, 16 inch circular needles. You may also want cable needles.

You will want to make a swatch to check the gauge, as the stockinette stitch is not actually used in the pattern. However having the exact correct gauge is not as critical to this pattern as long as you’re using a worsted weight yarn and the correct needle size