A woman wearing a blue bulky knit cowl. The cowl has a lace and cable pattern.

Snowdrop Lace Cowl

This cowl was created as part of the Initiate Knit Design Challenge, hosted by Francoise Danoy of Aroha Knits. The goal of the challenge was to help people get their design ideas off the ground, and this super-bulky lace and cable cowl was the result!

The cowl is worked in the round, with garter stitch edging and the Snowdrop Cable and Lace Pattern forming the body of the cowl.
The yarn used in the pattern is Blue Sky Fibers Bulky, which is 50% alpaca, 50% wool. It is classified as a super-bulky, so for substitution purposes, you’ll want to double most yarns if you want to knit this in anything below a bulky-weight. Also, if you’re substituting yarns, I’d suggest a yarn with at least 50% wool content.

  • Initial Version:  March 27, 2017

  • April 3, 2017

    • Updated Chart Images.  The chart images should zoom in better on digital devices without becoming pixellated.

  • April 10, 2017

    • Added Link to Errata as well as a 'last updated' date. 

  • August 2, 2017

  • September 4, 2017

  • November 17, 2017

    • Corrected minor typos

    • Added contact information for Patreon

  • October 4, 2018

    • Updated Pattern Images

    • Updated Image Alt-Text

  • December 2, 2020

    • Re-formatted pattern

    • Added Large Print/Screen Reader Accessible Version

    • Added Contact Information for Twitter and Instagram

  • September 30, 2024

    • Updated footer contact info

    • Updated Errata link to point to this page

    • Updated Contact Info

    • Removed Twitter Contact Info

    • Added Tumblr Contact Info

    • Removing Broken Links

    • Updating Large-Print Version for ease of printing