Original Pattern: Bridger Cowl 

Knitter Extraordinaire: Jane (Ravelry ID)

Mods: Knitted cowl in a lighter gauge yarn, and then lined with a super bulky weight yarn to give extra warmth and structure. Details can be found on here project page, here.

What Makes This Awesome: Jane opted to use a lighter weight silk yarn, which has great sheen but would naturally have a lot of drape and not provide much warmth.  In order to give the cowl more warmth and structure, Jane knit in a lining (very well done, too- worth clicking over to her project page to look at more photos) with super bulky yarn which not only helped make a delicate cowl perfect for winter, bot also helped stiffen the fabric of the silky cowl so that it would stand up properly around the neck and keep the wind away. Knitting an inner lining for a cowl is a great idea – have you ever wanted a really warm cowl for winter but also used a delicate, lightweight yarn? It doesn’t have to be a choice between them!