This cowl is ruched, meaning that it has sections of plain stockinette and bubbles of stockinette stripes. It is designed for the adventurous beginner. You need to be able to cast on, join a round, knit, and bind off. The increases are knitting through the front and back loops of one stitch and the decreases are knit two stitches together. You can use a semi-solid or more complex multicolor yarns.