The semi-solid yarn is perfect for the heavily-textured stitch pattern, with the mismatched metal buttons reminiscent of old jar lids used to seal home-made jam.

MATERIALS

• Old Town Yarns Edinburgh Ghost Tweed DK, 100% wool, 100g/220m/240yds

Shade: Goth x 1 skein

• 6mm hook

• Four 20mm/3/4in buttons

• Yarn needle

TENSION

Work 15 sts and 12 rows to measure 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in using 6mm hook, or size required to obtain tension.

MEASUREMENTS

Width: 16.5cm/6 1/2in.

Length: 58.5cm/23in.

Measurements include button bands. 

SPECIAL STITCHES

Raised double treble front (RdtrF): Yarn round hook twice, insert hook from right to left around post of stitch starting from front of fabric, yarn over and pull loop through (4 loops on hook), [yarn over and pull through 2 loops] three times.

PATTERN NOTES

The width of the cowl can be adjusted by adding or subtracting multiples of two from your starting chain. Length can be adjusted by working more or fewer rows in the ripple stitch section.

COWL

With 6mm hook, 27ch. 

Row 1: (RS) Miss 3ch (counts as first tr), tr in each ch to end, turn - 25 sts.

Row 2: 1ch (does not count as st), dc to end, turn.

Row 3: 3ch (counts as first tr), [1RdtrF (see Special Stitches) around tr below next st, 1tr in next st] to end, turn.

Row 4: As row 2.

Row 5: 3ch (counts as first tr), 1tr in next st, [1RdtrF around tr below next st, 1tr in next st] to last 2 sts, 2tr, turn.

Rep rows 2-5 until cowl is approximately 4cm/1 1/2in short of desired length, finishing on a RS row.

BUTTON BAND

Row 1: (RS) 1ch (does not count as st), [dc2tog, 1ch] 12 times, dc in last st, turn - 13dc, 12 ch-sps.

Row 2: 1ch (does not count as st), [dc2tog working first part of dec in next st and second part in next 1ch-sp, 1ch] 12 times, 1dc in last st, turn.

Rows 3-5: Rep last row three more times. Fasten off. Weave in ends. 

BUTTONHOLE BAND

Row 1: (WS) Rejoin yarn to beg of foundation ch, 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in each st to end, turn - 25 sts.

Row 2: 1ch (does not count as st), [dc2tog, 1ch] 12 times, 1dc in final st, turn - 13dc, 12 ch-sps.

Row 3: 1ch (does not count as st), [dc2tog working first part of dec in next st and second in next 1ch-sp, 1ch] 12 times, 1dc in last st, turn.

Row 4: 1ch (does not count as st), [1dc in next st, 1dc in next ch-sp] twice, *2ch, miss 1 st and 1ch-sp, 1dc in next st, 1 dc in next ch-sp, 1dc in next st, 2ch, miss 1ch-sp and 1 st, 1dc in next ch-sp, 1 dc in next st, 1 dc in next ch-sp*; rep from * to * once more, 1 dc in last st, turn - four buttonholes made.

Row 5: As row 2, counting each 2ch as 2 sts, turn - 13dc, 12 ch-sps.

Row 6: As row 3. Fasten off. 

FINISHING

Weave in ends. Sew on buttons to correspond with buttonholes.