Bird Seed Cowl

The Bird Seed Cowl is a QUICK KNIT! 

This FREE PATTERN is one I designed exclusively for Red Heart and I totally LOVE it!

I designed this cowl while I was attending a book signing for Diana Gabaldon. When I went to the event I knew I had some time to kill and figured I would start on a new project. So, I grabbed some Red Heart Boutique Treasures yarn and a pair of size 9 needles and away I went. At first I thought about doing a simple ribbed piece because I find that knitting ribbing is really soothing.

Well, apparently I was distracted while I was casting on because I cast on a stitch too short of my multiple of 4 needed. But I didn’t realize that until I had knit a couple rows. At that point I figured oh well, just keep going…so I did. As the fabric started to take shape I really LOVED the look of the stitch pattern I was getting!

It looked like I was doing a k1, p1 ribbing separated by seed stitch columns. And it was so SQUISHY! As it became more and more, I noticed the color changes in the cowl and fell in love with those too! I found myself knitting faster so I could see how the next color change would look! Needless to say, I finished this cowl rather quickly because I couldn’t wait to see the end product.

WARNING: this stitch pattern and this yarn are addictive! Don’t say I didn’t warn you!

Now, as I was working on the cowl I had a few things I did to help me make sure I maintained the stitch pattern. Yes, it is only a two row repeat BUT if you are going to travel with your knitting like I do then these tips will help you along the way