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02.12

the katniss cowl sewing pattern: FREE!

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katniss-cowl-pattern the KATNISS cowl! FREE sewing pattern seekatesew.comkatniss-cowl Did you all fall in love with Katniss’s cowl in the Hunger Games 2 like I did? (And Peeta? And every single thing Effie ever wore? Yes? Me too. I have a solid girlcrush on Effie’s wardrobe.) Of course this is really a thing you’d knit or crochet. I used to crochet a TON, like every day in high school, in class even, which I think made some of my teachers mad. But I can’t seem to make time for all the sewing AND crocheting these days, so I wanted to make this type of winter accessory available to us seamsters, too. Behold: the katniss cowl SEWING pattern! And it’s free! Hoorah!

Here is the inspiration photo below, via. Pretty close, eh??

inspiration

So let’s make one! There is a free pattern available for the pieces. It is a one size fits most type of pattern, about a women’s Medium.

I used a thrifted sweater to make this cowl. You have to get a really big sweater, the biggest you can find! And grey if you want to be true to the movie, but I think it would look awesome in other colors, too. Maybe mustard yellow?

Materials:

-huge thrifted sweater, or 1.5 yards sweater knit fabric

katniss-cowl-before-and-after

Instructions:

step-1

Print (free) pattern and cut out 2 body pieces and 1 collar piece. Collar measurement: 28″ wide by 14″ tall.step2

Start with the body pieces. Turn under 3/4″ on the long curved edge and armscye. Pin in place.step3

Sew fabric under to finish the edges. step4

Repeat for both sides. Make sure these pieces are mirror images of each other. step5

Pin body pieces together with right sides together and sew at the shoulders and side seam. Backstitch at each end. Trim seam allowance.step6

Fold top corners of collar piece down to meet bottom edges.step7

Sew long seam.

step8

Fold short edge down to match other short edge. Collar is done! step9

Turn body piece inside out and keep collar right side out. Pin together around neckline, stretching to fit. Sew.step10

Turn inside out and fold collar over one more time. You’re done!

May the odds be ever in your favor!

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45 Comments

  1. Johanna

    02/12 at 11:26 AM

    Whaaat! This is unbelieveably cool! The moment i saw it in the film made me think, how am i gonna do this?? Thanks for sharing the pattern with us!

    greetz from germany :-)

    johanna

    • kate

      02/13 at 2:40 PM

      Enjoy! Glad you like it!

    • Habebah

      03/08 at 6:42 PM

      what does the back look like? Wondering if I could wear it over the whole chest? But I do like thanks!

  2. Krista

    02/12 at 11:33 AM

    Shut up! You are officially the coolest ever.

    • kate

      02/13 at 2:40 PM

      Hah! :)

  3. Monica

    02/12 at 1:26 PM

    I love this and you look so great in these pictures.

    • kate

      02/13 at 2:39 PM

      You’re so nice! Thank you!

  4. True Bias

    02/12 at 1:46 PM

    I think this is really cool.

    • kate

      02/13 at 2:39 PM

      Thanks Kelli!

  5. Elizabeth

    02/12 at 2:24 PM

    I haven’t seen the movie, but this is really cool!

    • kate

      02/13 at 2:13 PM

      Thanks Elizabeth!

  6. Renea

    02/12 at 2:45 PM

    LOVE this!!! Awesome freebie, thanks for sharing your talents with us! I’m headed to my closet right now to cut up a sweater! lol ;)

    • kate

      02/13 at 2:13 PM

      Excited to see it!

  7. Rachel

    02/12 at 3:16 PM

    *claps* This might just make this never ending winter a bit more cheery! You found a great sweater for this, I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled for giant sweaters.

    • kate

      02/13 at 2:13 PM

      Thanks Rachel! I had to look hard for a really big sweater, but they are out there!

  8. Maggie Baker

    02/12 at 3:34 PM

    Yesssss – the first moment I saw her sweater I fell in love with it! And the second moment came with this thought “I bet someone will make a tutorial/pattern for it. And when that happens, I need to make one for myself.”
    So I waited… and waited… and finally!!! Thank you for putting this pattern together! I can’t wait to make one for myself :))

    • kate

      02/13 at 2:07 PM

      Haha! Can’t wait to see it!

  9. Mia

    02/12 at 4:28 PM

    wooowww!! this is great! I was just thinking about doing this!! and now with your pattern+DIY it’ll be easier. I buy your peplum pattern some weeks ago and I love it! Only… I need more own time to make more diferent peplums styles ;)
    Thanks a lot!

    • kate

      02/13 at 2:07 PM

      ENjoy!

  10. Rachel

    02/12 at 5:48 PM

    First things first, you look just beautiful in these pictures! And I love the cowl . . . SO cute, and so much faster than crocheting it from scratch (although I wouldn’t be opposed to that, either, I suppose). Love it!

    • kate

      02/13 at 2:07 PM

      Thanks Rachel!! I’m sure you could crochet an awesome one! I gave up on crocheting because my kids drag the yarn all through the house! I need a yarn safe

  11. Liz

    02/12 at 7:53 PM

    Hi Kate,
    Awesome pattern! Trying to download, but it takes me to digioh.com, and says I need to register an account to download the pattern. There is no option to create an account there. Any ideas? Thanks so much! You have the coolest ideas.

  12. Ashley

    02/12 at 8:49 PM

    SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! Kate you never cease to amaze me! Im doing it, googling goodwill now…

    • kate

      02/13 at 2:06 PM

      Hhaha, Thanks Ashley :)

  13. Natalie

    02/12 at 10:59 PM

    This is awesome and you look adorable.

    • kate

      02/13 at 2:06 PM

      Thanks Natalie!

  14. Anne

    02/13 at 10:20 AM

    I’ve never seen the movies or read the books, but oh my goodness, I love this! I’ve linked to your pattern on Craft Gossip:
    http://sewing.craftgossip.com/free-pattern-katniss-cowl-sweater-refashion/2014/02/13/
    –Anne

  15. Wesley at Library Educated

    02/13 at 2:21 PM

    As my sister and I are walking out of the theater after seeing the movie she goes “how long untile something like that pops up on etsy?”. A DIY is even better!

  16. Tan of Squirrelly Minds

    02/15 at 1:06 PM

    As soon as I saw Katniss come on screen with that I thought “How long until this is all over the internet” ;) I love it

  17. marissa | Rae Gun Ramblings

    02/15 at 11:17 PM

    beyond awesome!

  18. Irene - One O

    02/17 at 10:58 AM

    This is so nice and really simple to follow! Happy I discovered this post on craftgawker
    xx

  19. Susan @SugarBeans

    02/18 at 5:50 PM

    Ok, this is possibly the coolest pattern ever!! May have to make one for my daughters, because I’m sure they would consider me too old for such a cool frock. Well done, sweet Kate, well done!
    xox

  20. Alexis @ Persia Lou

    02/19 at 1:28 AM

    Wow wow wow – So, so good!

  21. Sammy

    02/19 at 5:33 PM

    Thank you so much! I’ve been wanting that cowl since I saw it in the movie preview. I am definitely going to make this.

  22. Nicole

    02/28 at 12:19 AM

    The first time I saw Katniss wearing the cowl in the preview I wanted it! I searched high and low for a DIY that not only looked similar to the one from the movie but also just looked nice so I’d want to wear it. I found a few DIY projects and even brought some amazing yarn but at the end of the day I just was not in love with any of those projects. I even went to Etsy thinking I could buy one from someone with superior knitting skills. But $80 – $200 for a scarf was way to rich for my blood, especially when they looked nothing like Katniss’s cowl. And if people were charging that type of money on Etsy I don’t want to think about what the original designer might charge.

    I saw your cowl on pinterest today and had two thought. First I loved that it was a sewing project (that will save so much time), and second I could not believe what you were able to do with an oversized thrift store sweater. Hats off to you! I’m going to tear up closet this weekend looking for an old sweater.

    Thank you for sharing you talent with us. It might snow in Missouri this weekend and I’ll take a few more days of cold weather if it means I can wear this cowl.

  23. Ileene

    03/01 at 3:01 PM

    I love the cowl sweater, but I must be pretty dumb!! I can’t figure out how to cut it out. Could you give a diagram of hoe to put the pattern pieces together and cut it from the sweater. Thanks for the pattern and please help me.

  24. regina

    03/02 at 2:11 PM

    Very cool. I have not one but two sweaters to experiment with. Can you tell me the dimensions of the piece you used for the cowl? I think I can fudge the rest and avoid printing the pattern. The tutorial is great! Thanks!

  25. Astrid

    03/05 at 5:57 PM

    This is great I went straight off in search of a sweater to use. Mine didn’t have quite enough fabric so I used the sleeves as my neck and left the cardigans button on for a bit of interest. I love it, thanks so much.

  26. Yanic

    03/08 at 11:05 AM

    So very cool! I have an old linen yarn shawl I’m hoping has enough surface to make this : It will be lighter, black… I can add accents. Oooh! So exciting. I’ll post something if I’m able to get it done!

  27. Loretta

    03/10 at 9:06 PM

    could you please give me the measurements for the cowl part the patteren seems to small for the rest of it I love the look of it and I really would like to make THANKS Loretta

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