Spring Cowgirl

Inside: Get your knit on with the Spring Cowgirl shawl. This unique piece combines beauty and function in one delightful design.

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The yarn for this design was provided by Mode Knit Yarn and Knitcircus Yarns. All opinions are my own.

This pattern was originally published on 7/2/2015. The most recent update was made on 10/26/2025.

Spring Cowgirl is a continuous shawl with a cowl neck top. Maybe that makes it a shawl point cowl? I have no idea what to call this thing! Let’s just call it pretty. It uses 2 generous sample size skeins of yarn (a 50g and a 25g skein), but can be made from one 100g skein of fingering weight yarn, with plenty leftover for a fun small project. The yarn was provided by Mode Knit Yarn and Knitcircus Yarns as part of the swag bags from the Marley Bird Designer Dinner at the Summer 2015 TNNA Needlearts Trade Show. Thank you!!! Both yarns were a pleasure to work with and the colors are just beautiful.

I’ve been on a kick lately making what I call “continuous shawls” I don’t really know if these things have an official name. I just love the way triangular shawls look when worn with the point in front, and I wanted a way to do that without worrying about the shawl falling off, so that’s where the idea came from for me. I’m sure you will be seeing several more patterns in this style coming from me in the future!

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Spring Cowgirl

Intermediate Knit Pattern
Designed by Jessie Rayot

Supplies & Stats

Finished Measurements

19″ around base of neck, 7.5″ tall in center back, 19″ tall in center front

Yarn

Mode Knit Yarn, Mode Werk FLOW fingering weight in Tequila Mockingbird; 50g/185yds
Knitcircus Yarns, Opulence in Race to the Cookie Jar Stripes; 25g/100yds

Knitting Needles

Size US 3/3.25mm circular needles
optional: double point needles of the same size

Gauge

Learn about gauge HERE
24 sts x 40 rows = 4 inches in stockinette

Other Supplies

• Yarn Needle

Stitches and Abbreviations

click on highlighted sts for tutorials

co: cast on
k: knit
p: purl
st(s): stitch(es)
yo: yarn over

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Pattern Notes

• Read through all instructions before beginning.
• The stitch count is at the end of each rnd/row after the period, usually only if the count has changed from the previous rnd/row. [count here]
• It may be easier to get started with double point needles for the first dozen or so rows, though I made mine with my Clover bamboo interchangeable circulars and had no problems. Rows 6 and 7 were a little tight, but workable.
• There is just enough of each of these yarns to make the pattern, I had less than 3 yards left of both yarns at the end. If your tension is looser than specified in the shawl (if you have less sts/rows per inch than the gauge says) then you may need more than the amounts specified. If you are using one 100g skein of yarn, then you should have nothing to worry about!

Pattern

Shawl Section

With Mode Werk FLOW CO 6
Rows 1-5: Turn, k to end. [6 sts]

Row 6: Turn, k6, pick up and knit into 3 sts along side of work, pick up and knit into 6 sts along cast on edge. [15 sts]

Row 7: Turn, k6, place marker, yo, k1, yo, place marker, k1, yo, k1, yo, place marker, k6. [19 sts]

Rows 8-24 even: Turn, k to marker, slip marker, (p to marker, slip marker) twice, k to end.

Rows 9-25 odd: Turn, k to marker, slip marker, yo, k to marker, yo, slip marker, k1, yo, k to marker, yo, slip marker, k to end.

Row 26: Turn, k all sts, slipping markers as they are reached.

Row 27: Turn, k to marker, slip marker, yo, k to marker, yo, slip marker, k1, yo, k to marker, yo, slip marker, k to end.

Row 28: Turn, k to marker, slip marker, (p to marker, slip marker) twice, k to end.

Row 29: Turn, k to marker, slip marker, yo, k1, (yo, k2tog) to marker, yo, slip marker, k1, yo, (ssk, yo) to one st before marker, k1, yo, slip marker, k to end.

Row 30: Turn, k to marker, slip marker, (p to marker, slip marker) twice, k to end.

Row 31: Turn, k to marker, slip marker, yo, k to marker, yo, slip marker, k1, yo, k to marker, yo, slip marker, k to end.

Row 32: Turn, k all sts, slipping markers as they are reached.

Repeat Rows 9-32: 2 more times.

Repeat Rows 9-26: once more.

Bind off all sts.

Block piece flat at this point.

Cowl Section

Fold piece into a circle, connecting the first and last 6 sts of the bind off. Use the tail from the bind off to seam the first and last 6 sts of the bind off together.

Rnd 1: With Opulence, working on the right side and starting in the center back at the seam, pick up and knit into 136 sts along the garter st top of the piece, place marker.
**The best way to do this is to divide the piece in half, then divide those in half (now there are 4 sections), then divide those in half. This will create 8 equal sections. Pick up 17 sts evenly in each of these sections. [136 sts]

Rnds 2-10: K all.

Rnds 11, 13, 15: P all.

Rnds 12, 14: K all.

Rnds 16-25: K all.

Repeat Rnds 11-25: 2 more times.

Repeat Rnds 11-15: once more.

Bind off all sts.

Finishing

• Weave in ends.
• Steam block if needed

Happy Stitching!