Inspired by stark tree trunks and fall leaves, the Hythe Cowl is a reversible two-color brioche cowl worked in the round.

Worked in two colors of your favorite fingering weight yarn, this cowl is a slouchy, cozy companion - perfect for keeping your neck warm no matter the season. The two-color brioche pattern yields an intriguing “wrong side” and a two-color tubular cast-on and tubular bind-off make this cowl fully reversible. Choose whichever side suits your outfit, your surroundings, or your mood.

Yarn
Rust and cream cowl:
Polka Dot Sheep Tenderfoot 80/20 400 yards (366 meters)/100 grams; fingering weight, 80% Superwash Merino wool / 20% Nylon.

Color A (Scapegoat): 200 yards / 165 meters
Color B (Pictograph Cave): 210 yards / 192 meters

Purple and gray cowl:
Brooklyn Tweed Loft 275 yards (251 meters) / 50 grams; fingering weight, American Targhee-Columbia wool.

Color A (Plume): 190 yards / 174 meters
Color B (Postcard):200 yards / 165 meters

Needles
US 2 / 2.75 mm 16” / 40 cm or 24” / 60 cm circular needle.

Notions
One stitch marker, tapestry needle, ten stitch markers (optional, but helpful), and one removable stitch marker or progress keeper (optional).

Techniques used include
Two-color tubular cast on, brioche knitting and purling, brioche increases and right and left-leaning decreases, and tubular bind off.

Gauge
24 sts x 54 rounds (or 27 brioche rounds) = 4” / 10 cm worked in pattern motif, after blocking.

Finished Measurements
One size, 24” / 61 cm circumference, 9” / 23 cm length