Ondulado

Ondulado Cowl by Justyna Lorkowska

What Is Being Made

Ondulado is a one-size knitted cowl designed by Justyna Lorkowska. This downloadable PDF pattern creates a cowl with a circumference at the neck opening of 60cm (24 inches) and a depth in the front of 56cm (22 inches). The cowl features a distinctive construction method that begins with a garter tab, making it an accessible project for knitters of varying experience levels.

Craft and Techniques

This is a knitting project classified as beginner difficulty, making it suitable for newer knitters looking to expand their skills. The pattern uses a garter tab cast-on method, which is a popular technique for creating a clean, finished edge on cowls and other circular garments. The construction involves picking up stitches along the edge of the garter rectangle and working in the round from there, a method that eliminates the need for a traditional cast-on and creates a neat, integrated starting point.

Stitches Used

The pattern employs fundamental knitting stitches including:

• Garter stitch – created by knitting every row, used for the initial tab
• Knit stitch – the basic stitch for building fabric
• Knit front and back (kfb) – an increase technique to add stitches
• Knit two together (k2tog) – a decrease technique
• Bind off – used to finish and secure the final row of stitches

The pattern also references cable needle work, indicating that cable stitches may be incorporated into the design for textural interest.

Materials and Yarn

Ondulado is designed to be worked in worsted weight yarn. The sample shown in the pattern was knitted using Rios by Malabrigo, a 100% merino wool yarn with yardage of 192 meters per 100 grams (210 yards per 100 grams). The main color (MC) requires 1 skein, while the contrasting color (CC) uses approximately 35 meters (29 yards) each from leftover yarn scraps, making this an excellent pattern for using up yarn stash.

The pattern is worked on 5.0mm (US #8) needles for the larger needles used in construction. The gauge is noted as not being crucial to the project, though differences in gauge will affect both the finished size and the total yardage required.

Pattern Notes

This downloadable PDF pattern by independent designer Justyna Lorkowska is presented as a personal-use design from Lete's Knits. The flexibility in gauge makes it an approachable project for beginners, as exact tension matching is less critical than in many other knitting patterns. The use of worsted weight yarn and straightforward stitch techniques keeps the project manageable while still producing a finished cowl with professional construction details.