Cowls are always a must-have accessory for winter and midseason, and when they’re extra fluffy and tactile all the better!

The Picnic Stripe Cowl is stunningly soft and cosy and features trendy colour blocks and stripes in colours that really pop. Both dense and light, you’ll want to pair this cowl with every outfit and will love working up the wonderfully textured stitches, too.

Gauge: 12 stitches, 7 rows to 10 cm/4”.

US TERMINOLOGY USED THROUGHOUT.

Level: Intermediate

Measurements: 24”/60cm long, 12”/30cm wide

Yarn: Any Lace weight mohair or mohair-blend yarn, 450 m (492 yds) per colour.

I used 2 balls each of Hobbii Diablo in
Peach - (36) (COLOUR 3), Pale Lilac - (56) (COLOUR 1), Mustard - (52) (COLOUR 2), Light Terracotta - (48) (COLOUR 4).

This pattern is worked quadruple stranded using two balls of the same colour at the same time. When working, use one strand of yarn from the centre pull of the balls and the other from the outside of the ball holding all four strands together as you work.

Tools: 6mm and 5mm crochet hooks, yarn needle and scissors.

Skills:

Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
Sl = slip stitch
Hdcbpo = half double crochet worked between the posts.
C1, C2, C3: colour one, two, three…

You’ll also need to know how to change colours and weave in your ends.