Bold color-blocking with a simple contrast stripe elevates this cowl from essential garter stitch to essential style. With its modern lines and squishy softness, this substantial cowl in three colors of wool/alpaca Owl looks good wrapped around the neck as a single loop or doubled up, if needed.

yarn
owl / 1 skein cinnamon 313 / 1 skein hemlock 322 / 3 skeins abyssinian 309

needles
one pair in size US 6 / 4 mm
one spare needle in size US 8 / 5 mm

skills required
provisional cast on, three-needle bind off (links provided)