Let this wearable hug cheer your deep winter blues.

This is a stranded colorwork cowl. It is worked from the top down in the round with 2 versions of the colorwork chart. It knits up very quickly and is snuggly and giftable. Adding a lining is optional.

Skills:
-Casting on in the round
-Grafting to CO edge (only if adding a lining)
-Knitting in the round with circular needles or DPNs
-Stranded colorwork and reading colorwork charts
-Twisted-stitch ribbing

Materials
Yarn
Outer cowl: Studio Misha & Puff, Merino Wool (100% merino wool; 177 yards/162 meters per 100 gram skein): 1 (2) skein(s) MC, 1 (1) skein CC
Inner lining (optional): Little Skein, Mohair-Silk Lace, 459 yards/420 meters: 1 (1) skein

OR

DK- or worsted weight yarn with which you achieve gauge (includes ~10% overage):
MC: 146 (183) yards/134 (167) meters
CC: 51 (64) yards/47 (59) meters yards/meters
Lining (optional): 145 (181) yards/132 (166) meters
Sample is worked in Size 1 and shown in MC Ocean Space Dye, CC Fuchsia

Needles & Notions
US 4/3.5 mm: 24 inch (~61 cm) circular for working in the round
US 6/4 mm: 24 inch (~61-cm) circular for working in the round
Stitch markers to mark pattern reps
Yarn/darning needle to weave in loose ends

Gauge
20 sts and 24 rounds = 4 inches/10 cm on gauge‑size needles in stranded pattern in the round after blocking.