Hero cowl is woven in a single loop with a V shape

This cowl has a really clever construction, using warp threads from the start of the piece as the weft for the final bit, giving a loop without any sewing. Using warp with different colours in gives a neat tartan-like effect on the front piece.

So far I’ve made two cowls from this pattern, one in dark green wool yarns including a bit of boucle yarn for texture, and one in teal and pink fluffy yarns.

There’s a few useful tips, including stabilising all the partially finished edges when you start the weaving across bit, and using a dowel tied to your cloth beam to help with catching the cloth before you start the tricky bit.

Sources

• The original tutorial from WeftBlown
• An example using a bunch of scrap sock yarn, warped with 2 ends in each slot/hole and woven with 2 strands together, because the original pattern calls for worsted weight yarn
• and here’s one using a houndstooth pattern rather than the original stripes