This long cowl is started with a provisional cast on to keep the initial row of stitches live. The cowl is then worked back and forth along the width of the cowl (approximately 5”). Once the yarn is almost exhausted (for me this was at about 28” of length), the stitches from the provisional cast on are “made live” again and the two ends are Kitchener stitched together. For those of you who wish to skip the fancy provision cast on and Kitchener-ing, a regular cast on and cast off can be used and the two ends seamed together.

The cowl is heavily textured given the bulky yarn, provides good warmth, and should be appealing to males and females.

This cowl is one-size-fits-most-adults and should use up about 100 yards of super bulky yarn. Gauge is not important, but for thinner yarns, more stitches will need to be cast on to remain at the 5” width.