Always be Brave Cowl

GENERAL INFORMATION: The cowl is a simple knit worked in the round using mainly knit stitch. The occasional purl rows and slipped stitches keep your attention and allows the textured design to emerge. The instructions are for a short or long cowl (see cover picture), but you can easily adjust the circumference or length. Adjust the cowl circumference by changing the stitch count by multiples of 8 sts (one pattern repeat). The length can be adjusted by working more or fewer repeats of the pattern section.

Yarn Choice: When choosing your colours, it is important to have a good contrast (light vs dark, or completely different colours). The pattern is best suited to solid or semi solid colours. Resist the temptation to buy two yarns that complement each other because they share colours in common as the pattern will be quickly lost. Likewise, if you want to use a variegated yarn, make it a bold one, and the other skein a vastly different solid neutral shade.