Yarn Selection
The fiber content of your yarn will affect the amount of drape in your cowl. Because my sample was knit with yarn made from yak, cashmere, silk, merino and mohair, it has a great deal of drape.

But you don’t need to choose a luxury base to achieve this effect! Look for yarns that have a percentage of silk or alpaca. I recommend swatching with your chosen yarns, and wet blocking the swatch to see if you like the fabric it creates.

Required Skills
Brioche lace patterning, mattress stitch

Size
Circumference: 24.5” / 62 cm
Length in front from cast on to bind off: 28.75” / 73 cm

Yarn
Main Color: Plucky Knitter, ‘Sophisticate’
50 Merino / 30 Mohair / 20 Silk
510 yds per 100g
Shown in color “Aunt Bootsie”
1 skein or 250 yds of a similar lace or light fingering weight yarn

Contrast Color: Plucky Knitter, ‘Beauregard Aran’
60 Yak / 40 Cashmere
160 yds per 100g
Shown in color “Strut Your Stuff”
2 skeins or 250 yds of a similar aran weight yarn

Needles
US 8 / 5 mm or size needed to get gauge,
24” circular needle

Notions
Removable stitch markers, tapestry needle

Gauge
Using US 8 / 5 mm needle, 15 sts and 15 rows =
4” / 10 cm in two color brioche, knit flat

Contact & Support
email: samanthaguerindesign@gmail.com
Ravelry ID: SamanthaGuerin
Website: samanthaguerindesign.com

Construction
The Something Happy cowl is worked from the bottom up, knit flat and then seamed. Cast on with a few stitches and work the brioche lace pattern while at the same time increasing on every RS MC row until the full stitch count is reached.

Once the full width is reached, continue to work even before binding off and seaming.