Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene
Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene
Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene
Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene
Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene
Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene
Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene
Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene
Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene
Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene
Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene
Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene
Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene
Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene
Sisterhood Cowl pattern by Briana Arlene

Sisterhood Cowl

on days i could not move / it was women / who came to water my feet / until i was strong enough / to stand / it was women / who nourished me back to life

~Sisters by Rupi Kaur from Home Body

This pattern is a celebration of sisterhood. Like the poem by Rupi Kaur, it is women who have loved me, believed in me, and supported me. And when I have waded through difficult times, it is women who have entered the murky water and given me their hand.

We are lucky to be part of a craft that is brimming with creative, generous, inspiring women. In my own little corner of the knitting world, I am especially grateful to the wonderful community I have at my own local yarn shop, My Sister Knits in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Sisterhood Cowl is dedicated to these beautiful souls. May you, too, reflect on the sisterhood in your life as you create your own versions of this cowl! Perhaps you might even be inspired to gift one to a friend :)

  • Design & Construction: The Sisterhood Cowl is an all-over textured mosaic cowl that is knit flat from the bottom up. Increases are worked to form a triangular shape and then the piece is knit even until the intended neck length is achieved. The finished cowl is seamed using mattress stitch. I-cord selvages and a 2-color i¬-cord bind off create polished edges.

    Stitch Patterns: Written and charted instructions are included for stitch patterns so you can choose your preferred method of instructions for knitting these sections!

  • SIZES
    One size

    FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
    22.5 in. circumference x 17.25 in. depth
    56.5 cm wide x 43 cm depth

  • YARN
    Sport weight
    MC: 50 g/160 yds or 150 m
    CC: 40 g/160 yds or 150 m

    SUGGESTED YARN
    The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Recollect (57 g/185 yds (169 m)) – 75% white and 25% black Montana & Wyoming Rambouillet
    MC: 1 skein
    Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool (50 g/200 yds (183 m)) – 100% superwash American wool
    CC: 1 skeinm

    The sample cowls are knit in the colorways Natural (MC) and Bruised Ego (CC) (gray sample) and Pretty Shield (MC) and Bomboloni (CC) (red sample).

  • US 4 (3.5 mm)

    For your chosen needle size, you will need circular needles. Any cord length will do since this cowl is knit flat! I used a 16 in. (40 cm) cord for the sample cowl.

  • Measure gauge knit flat, after blocking.


    20.5 sts and 40 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in textured stitch pattern

  • I-cord tab cast-on, mosaic knitting, chart reading, knit increases, 2-color i-cord bind-off, mattress stitch