This one skein cowl uses raised stitches to create fantastic texture and a dense fabric, perfect to keep you warm as the temperature begins to drop. It is a perfect project for beginners, using simple stitches to produce a complex looking design.

It is named the News Steps Cowl as it was inspired by a steep staircase in the center of Edinburgh where the stairs twist round and seem to go on forever, but afford a fabulous view once at the top, just as a beautiful design is created at the end of the rows of the diagonal raised stitch.