The row of bobbles, which remind me of pearls, nestled amid the center cable gives this cowl such a stunning look. It is recommended that you use a solid color yarn to really make the stitches pop. The pattern can easily be adjusted to the amount of yarn you have available by doing more or fewer pattern repeats. The sample shown here used 380yds. I would not recommend using less than 270yds which will give you a single loop cowl. The cowl can be worn looped once, twice or three times depending on how many repeats you do.