Prairie Town Cowl

While inspiration for my patterns comes from lots of places, I think this might be the first time it came from falling in love with a sunset. I was driving at dusk, leaving my hometown in rural Minnesota, driving through a rolling sprawl of dry cornfields. As I drove west, all I could think about was color–the vibrant burnt orange at the horizon fading through peaches and golds into pale greens, turquoises, and teals. 

Days later, I was still thinking about that gradient and how much I wanted to be able to sling a sunset around my neck. So, with the help of Britta at Baby Cat Yarn, I assembled a palette and sketched a plan for a simple cowl, gently flared to fall gracefully over your shoulders. No fancy frills, no hoops to jump through–just a stockinette cowl that marled the colors of that sunset together. That’s how Prairie Town was born. 

Like many of my patterns, this one is designed to showcase color. You be the painter; Prairie Town is your canvas.