This is a fundraising pattern for my late brother, Mino (1971-2004).

While designing “Play Gradation Recipe,” I realized that I could apply the same idea to a cowl. This “Play Stripes Recipe” is designed as a loose fit reversible cowl with lots of drape. It can be knitted with any weight of yarn and in any size you like. Rounds with eyelets are placed regularly, and the three different widths of eyelets are placed irregularly within a round. Picot edges add a little charm to this simple cowl.

As I discovered, knitting during my spring vacation in London, it is a perfect traveling project. A quick and fun knit, I promise. Enjoy your own stripe pattern. The possibilities are endless.

Skills required: k, p, k2tog, yo, Picot CO/BO (Instruction provided)

Random Stripe sample
Finished size (blocked): 28” circumference x 16” tall (71cm x 40.6cm)
Yarn: madelinetosh, Tosh Merino Light, Fingering, 100% Merino 420 yards, 84g used
Needles: 24”/60cm circular needles in size US 6 (4.0 mm)
Gauge: 9 sts x 18 rounds = 2” in the cowl body “non-eyelet” pattern

Tri-Color sample
Finished size (blocked): 26” circumference x 18” tall (68.6cm x 45.7cm)
Yarn: Misti Alpaca Tonos Carnaval, Fingering, 50% Alpaca, 30% Merino, 10% Nylon, 10% Silk, 437 yards/100g, Gold Watch/Tweed/Desert Sunset, 98 g used
Needles: 24”/60cm circular needles in size US 5 (3.75mm)
Gauge: 10 sts x 18 rounds = 2” in the cowl body “non-eyelet” pattern

Test Knitters:

aiko1122
kalbrecht7
kayano
lubaknitter
moonlit
mswannie
otoyan
roxy64
runyruny
SueB67
TempusMori
yayalovestoknit

All the proceeds of this pattern will be donated to the Minoru Hokari Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Australian National University. My late brother, Minoru Hokari (“Mino” 1971-2004) died of cancer at the age of 32. The scholarship fund supports young scholars who study Indigenous Australians through fieldwork. We are trying to fully fund it to achieve its perpetuity. Please help.

Please visit Being Connected with HOKARI MINORU to meet Mino.