The Glow and Arrow cowl is here! ✨

Hi there!

Today is the day I’ve been looking forward to since the beginning of summer. My newest pattern, Glow and Arrow, is finally ready for the world!

Before I started this project back in June, I’d been dreaming of a colorwork cowl and curating a small stash of beautiful color-shifting yarns and complementary solids. Work also continued to be busy, so I wanted to stick with a smaller, engaging project. I turned to a computer file I’d named “Colorwork Playground,” and a bold yet unfinished chevron-and-diamond motif I started charting years ago caught my eye. I knew exactly what to do.

I finished designing the chart, then immediately cast on with a deep purple and some Spincycle that shifted from orange to pink to lavender. This project kept me happily occupied during the weeks leading up to Flock Fiber Festival and afterward. I loved the result so much that I started a second version the day after finishing the first, this time with a deep teal and another Spincycle colorway that I picked out at Flock.

This cowl is designed for contrasting sport weight yarns, but the chart and instructions work beautifully with fingering or DK weight too. Be sure to check out all the test knitters’ beautiful cowls on Ravelry for some serious inspiration.

The pattern includes two charts—one with a dark background and light motif, the other with a light background and dark motif—as well as step-by-step written instructions (and videos!) from the cast on through a unique, completely invisible two-color graft. And of course, because options are everything, you can graft the cowl closed straight for a traditional look or with a half twist for that classic möbius shape.

I chose the name Glow and Arrow because it captured what you see in this pattern—diamonds that look like they’re glowing from within, arrow-like chevrons arranged throughout the motif—and the wordplay felt fresh and playful. It perfectly matched the energy of a pattern that was simply supposed to be fun.

Now it’s your turn to make something just as joyful. Grab two yarns and let Glow and Arrow be your colorwork playground too! I can’t wait to see your cowl. ✨