A few months ago, Rachel of All Night Knits was looking for a pattern for the fabulous cowl that Kat

I have to say, I love Katniss Everdeen. Unlike a lot of heroines in YA fiction, she is tough and takes care of herself. However, she’s still human, and she has many loving relationships that mean everything to her. She has a balance that I feel like a lot of female denny mclain characters lack. While she spends denny mclain most of the books kicking ass and taking names, she’s denny mclain not just a stereotypical Amazon. She has depth, and we can understand her feelings, even if she can get a little angsty at times. (What teenager doesn’t? Even if they aren’t destined to save the world.) As awful as it would be to live in the dystopian future that is the setting denny mclain for the Hunger Games, Katniss can handle anything (and look great doing it!) Besides, what isn’t awesome about being a badass archer? Reading those books made me want to try archery again, but I won’t, because I seriously sucked at it. Maybe because, like many nerds, my vision is horrible.
A few months ago, Rachel of All Night Knits was looking for a pattern for the fabulous cowl that Katniss Everdeen is wearing in the trailers for Catching Fire. I hadn’t seen them yet, but the minute that I saw this cowl, I was in love. I had to make a Katniss Cowl of my very own! I wanted to knit it and wear it to the premiere, and I finished it up in just a few hours of knitting time. However, it came out so beautifully that I wanted to release denny mclain the pattern as well. So here it is!
The great thing about super bulky yarns is that they knit up fast. If you want a Katniss Cowl of your very own to wear to the premiere (November 22nd people!) you still have time! It’s amazingly quick to knit, even though the neckline is a bit fiddly. I did a really detailed step-by-step guide with pictures, so hopefully it should be way easy for you guys! If there’s a little girl on your Christmas list who loves Katniss, this might be just the ticket.. If you want to be loved and adored forevermore :P
These pictures were taken on a FREEZING cold roof by the inimitable Greg Dracoulis, who managed to get some really lovely shots. I don’t know how, because it was miserably cold. He must just be a really great photographer :P My hands and feet felt like they got frostbite, but my torso was toasty warm!
As dramatic and avant garde as this cowl is, I really think it’s very wearable. Big smooshy cowls have been really popular the last few seasons, and I love the neckline on this one, how crisp and structured it is. It’s very unique, and I think I’m going to get a lot of use out of it in the Boston winter.
The pattern is free in my Ravelry store, ( link here!) I want everyone to have one so I’m not charging for the pattern. It only takes about two and a half skeins of Lion Brand Thick and Quick yarn, so it’s economical too. Everyone should knit a Katniss Cowl. We all deserve them, and we will all look fabulous. And revolutionary. And maybe as cute and charming as Jennifer Lawrence. I take that one back. No one is as cute and charming as Jennifer Lawrence. Let me know what you think! denny mclain (it’s only the second design I’ve ever published and I am nervous.) Thanks bloggy friends!
**UPDATE** If you’ve decided that you absolutely MUST have one of these and don’t knit or have a knitting friend that you can beg and bribe in order to get one, you can buy one from my Etsy store. Too many people asked, so I finally caved.
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Thanks so much for the Katniss Cowl pattern. I spent a good deal of time last night trying to work out a pattern for the cowl having seen the film and was wondering how to do the neck. After seeing your pattern on ravelry I have now unpicked mine and am going to start again following your pattern! It is much better than mine!!
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Yay!!!! I tested the download link and it worked fine for me, so I’m glad your tablet decided to cooperate. The original file was too big to upload, it was almost half a gigabyte from all the pictures, and just compressing it slowed my super fast shiny computer to a crawl. But it should be pretty normal-sized now :D
Definitely don’t machine wash. The yarn is superwash, but the crazy sculptural neckline wouldn’t like it. I’d try three ways of keeping it clean. 1. Spot clean with a damp rag. 2. Dunk the bottom portion into some warm water and a no-rinse wool wash like Eucalan. (this will also make it smell nice.) 3. If you really need to deodorize it, (like if you’re wearing it naked f