...she was inside the wonderful garden and she could come through the door under the ivy any time and she felt as if she had found a world all her own. 

— Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden 

The Under the Ivy Beanie and Cowl patterns were inspired by old, forgotten gardens with overgrown vines and vintage pottery. Working on this immediately transported me back to when I was a young girl poring over the pages of The Secret Garden, just hoping I could stumble upon a secret garden of my own.

The seamless infinity cowl pattern starts with a provisional cast-on and then moves right to the charted colorwork pattern. You will follow the chart until your desired length, slip a handful of stitches to give it a twist, and then join the ends of the knitting tube together using the Kitchener stitch. The beanie pattern comes in two gauge options, with 4 total sizes. I really enjoyed the opportunity to use Spincycle yarns in their sport weight gauge, but I wanted to have an option using the same yarn as the cowl to use up those fingering weight scraps!