When conditions are right, the ice sheets that form on bodies of water in winter will break, and the motion of the wind will cause the pieces to slide and stack, causing ethereal, hypnotic scenes like the ones in this video from the Lake Superior coast in Minnesota.
Dawn M. LaPointe of Duluth’s Radiant Spirit Gallery took the video on February 13 on Brighton Beach in Canal Park. She says the ice was 1/4” to 3” (0.6 to 7.6 centimeters) thick and sounded like breaking glass, which you can hear in the video. - National Geographic 2/19/2016.

Ice stacking has always fascinated me! As soon as I saw this skein of Berroco Mochi and the pattern stitch Stack in the new book Twisted Stitch Sourcebook by Norah Gaughan I had my inspiration for this cowl.

Finished measurements
Circumference 23” (58 cm) Length – 8” (20.3 cm)

Materials
1 Ball BERROCO MOCHI (50g / 191 yds), #3206 Ice
16” Length circular knitting needle, size 9 (5.5 mm) OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
16” Length circular knitting needle, size 7 (4.5 mm)
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

Gauge
20.5 sts = 4” (10.2 cm); 29 rnds = 4” (10.2 cm) in Twisted Stitch pattern
16 sts = 4” (10.2 cm); 24 rnds = 4” (10.2 cm) in St st
TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE

The Twisted Pattern stitch is charted and also written line by line.