This pattern is provided free for your enjoyment! I design my free patterns to enjoy the process of knitting and to give something back to the knitting community. If you like this pattern and would like to support the creation of future patterns, please consider making a very small contribution via Paypal to: PayPal.me\Viktionary
* Please note, I am Canadian, and Paypal is the only international small payment platform available.

Contributions will go towards purchasing yarn for future designs and the occasional Earl Grey latte to keep the fires of creativity fueled! Regardless of whether you contribute financially or not, thank you for your support and kind words on my patterns.

Larix lyallii, or subalpine larch, is found at high altitude in the mountains of southern Alberta. Subalpine larch are deciduous coniferous trees – they lose their needles, which drop after turning a stunning bright yellow in fall. The colour of fall larch trees, surrounded by their dark green coniferous brethren, is the inspiration for this mohair-striped cowl.

Difficulty - Easy

Skills used - Knitting in the round, increasing, decreasing, slipped stitches, knitting with 2 yarns together

Sizes - One size

Finished measurements
Circumference: 80 cm / 32 inches unstretched; 106 cm / 42 inches stretched
Height: 38 cm / 15 inches

Gauge – unstretched and unblocked
10 stitches and 12 Rows = 5 cm / 2 inches in lace stitch pattern on US 8 (5 mm) needles

Approximate yardage
Yarn 1: est. 162 g / 5.7 oz. (303 m / 331 yds)
Yarn 2: est. 41 g

Yarns
Yarn 1: Patons Canadiana 187 m / 100 g (205 yds / 3.5 oz.), 2 balls. Colour 10237 Dark Green Tea. Any currently available Worsted (#4) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.
Yarn 2: Robin Harlequin 50g, 1 ball. Colour 3658. Any currently available Worsted (#4) novelty mohair yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.

Needles - 8 (5 mm) circular, 22″ / 56 cm long

Notions - Stitch markers, tapestry needle