The Merry and Bright Cowl is a colorwork cowl inspired by the holiday season and features a modern twist on Scandinavian colorwork motifs. The colorwork pattern depicts strands of twinkling holiday lights bordered by sparkles. The cowl begins and ends with corrugated ribbing.

This cowl is worked in the round, bottom up, on circular needles. The pattern is charted.

Skills Required
This pattern requires the following skills:

• Working in the round on a circular needle
• Working the German Twisted Cast On

Yarn
Wild Violet Fibers Merino Fingering (100% Superwash Merino Wool; 437 yds per 100 g skein).

MC: Balsam Fir, 1 skein
CC: Holiday Lights, 1 skein

Needles
US 3 / 3.25 mm 24 in / 60 cm circular needles, or size required to obtain gauge.

Notions
* Stitch markers

Gauge
29 sts and 32 rows = 4 in / 10 cm over colorwork pattern, blocked.

Size & Finished Measurements
One size.

Height: 12 in / 30 cm
Circumference: 22 in / 56 cm