This cowl is designed with the intention of showing a fun, different way of using self striping yarn.
While designing it I kept thinking of Mexican Street Markets which are always full of color, full of texture and full of life.
The pattern is a combination of slipped and knitted stitches, that create a woven look that reminded me of all the baskets and colors used in Mexican street markets, hence the name Canasta which is the Spanish word for basket.

Materials
3.5 mm (4US) needles with a 35cm (14”) cable
4mm (6US) needles for bind off
Stitch marker to mark beginning of row
Jurassic Fantastic (Main Color) 110g / 385m – Mud Punch Slash self-striping sock base (80% merino / 20% nylon fingering weight yarn)
White Oak (Contrast Color) 25 / 91m – Camp Fiber Yarns Vibrant 80/20 base (80% merino / 20% nylon fingering weight yarn)
Scissors
Darning needle

Level
Beginner

Gauge
Measured over Canasta Cowl pattern after blocking 24 sts and 42rows / 4’ (10cm)