It’s the sweetest time of the year! Christmas is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with some holiday cheer? The Gingerbread cowl is the perfect treat for your holiday sweet tooth. This cozy project combines delightful textural stitches with classic stranded colorwork to create a holiday cowl bursting with sugary charm.

This pattern was originally released in 12 clues as a mystery knit-a-long in December of 2025. When you buy this pattern, you will receive a complete, condensed version of the pattern.

This cowl includes:

• seamless construction

• stranded colorwork

• textural stitches

• slipped stitches

• video tutorials

• Holiday knitting fun!

A portion of this cowl will be worked in textural stitches. These sections will be charted and include written instructions. I provide tutorials to help you through the textural stitches. This pattern includes stranded colorwork. In fact, most of this pattern will be worked in stranded colorwork. The stranded colorwork will be charted, but will not include written instructions.All stranded colorwork will be done in the round and you will never need to carry more than 2 strands at once. The Gingerbread Cowl is intended for intermediate knitters who are comfortable with stranded colorwork.

SIZE
ONE SIZE : Adult

FRONT LENGTH: 25.25 inches / 64 cm
BACK LENGTH: 12.75 inches / 32.5 cm
NECK OPENING: 19.5 inches / 49.5 cm

YARN
Fingering weight yarn in 6 colors

Color 1: 127 yards / 116 m
Color 2: 117 yards / 107 m
Color 3: 123 yards / 113 m
Color 4: 115 yards / 105 m
Color 5: 123 yards / 113 m
Color 6: 122 yards / 111 m

NEEDLES
US 4 (3.5mm) 24-inch (60cm) circulars or as required to meet gauge

NOTE: Many knitters have a tighter gauge when working in stranded colorwork. You may need a different size of needles to achieve your colorwork gauge.

GAUGE
24 sts & 32 rounds = 4 inches / 10cm in stockinette flat & in the round after blocking

24 sts & 32 rounds = 4 inches / 10cm in stockinette stranded colorwork flat & in the round after blocking

TOOLS
4 stitch markers, measuring tape, blocking pins, & tapestry needle