Stars Falling Cowl in uniper Moon Herriot Great - Downloadable PDF

Stars Falling Cowl in Juniper Moon Herriot Great – Pattern Summary

The Stars Falling Cowl is a beautifully designed knitted cowl created by Lauria Kincaid and Alasdair Post-Quinn as part of The Yorkshire Collection. This pattern is published as a downloadable PDF and is worked in Juniper Moon Farm Herriot Great, a chunky-weight yarn that lends the finished piece a cozy, substantial feel. The cowl measures a generous 25 inches (63.5 cm) in circumference and 7¾ inches (19.5 cm) in height, making it an ideal accessory for wrapping warmly around the neck.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a fully reversible double-knit cowl featuring a charted star motif. Because of the double-knitting construction, both sides of the cowl display a mirror image of the design — one side shows the star in the main color against the contrast color background, and the other side reverses this arrangement. The result is a polished, two-layer fabric with no visible wrong side, making it as attractive from one angle as from any other. The design draws inspiration from the Hattie dress also made from Herriot yarn, with a modified version of that original chart adapted specifically for this cowl format.

Techniques Used

• Double-knitting in the round – the primary construction technique, creating a two-layer, two-color fabric simultaneously on a single circular needle
• Colorwork charting – a modified star chart is followed throughout the body of the cowl, requiring the knitter to manage two colors at once
• Working in the round – the cowl is knitted circularly, eliminating seams and maintaining the integrity of the double-knit structure
• Stitch marker placement – six stitch markers are used to help track pattern repeats and maintain accuracy across the chart

Stitches Used

• Double-knit stitch pattern – each stitch in the fabric is part of a knit/purl pair, with each pair consisting of one stitch in the main color and one stitch in the contrast color
• Knit (k1) and purl (p1) alternation – the fundamental building blocks of double-knitting, worked in strict sequence to build the two-layer fabric
• Charted colorwork stitches – the star motif is executed by switching which color is knitted and which is purled within each pair, according to the chart

Materials

The pattern calls for two hanks of Juniper Moon Farm Herriot Great, a chunky-weight yarn. The recommended colorway for the main color (MC) is #109 Midnight Blue, and the contrast color (CC) is #102 Oyster Mushroom. These two tones create a striking visual contrast that makes the star motif pop on both sides of the reversible fabric.

The pattern is knitted on US size 10 (6 mm) 16-inch (40 cm) circular needles, with gauge measured at 11.5 stitches and 18 rows over 4 inches in the Double-knit Pattern stitch worked in the round. A tapestry needle is also required for finishing.

Skill Level and Appeal

While double-knitting may sound intimidating, Lauria Kincaid and Alasdair Post-Quinn describe this as a great, simple pattern for those wishing to expand their skills. The chunky weight of Juniper Moon Farm Herriot Great means the project works up relatively quickly, and the repetitive nature of the star chart helps knitters build confidence with double-knitting technique. The fully reversible nature of the finished cowl adds exceptional value, offering what is essentially two beautifully finished garments in one wearable accessory.