Designed to use up the small amounts of yarn left over from other projects, this pattern could become one of your favorite “go-to” patterns. Use this pattern with any weight of yarn, just match your needle size to your yarn – there is a list of recommended needle sizes in the pattern for different weights of yarns.

Use up different colours of leftover yarns in the same weight and stripe your cowl – the chart has been set up to make it easy to repeat the pattern elements.

The 10 st pattern repeat is easy to remember and the row repeat elements of the pattern could be repeated more or less times as shown in the samples here.

Make several in complimentary colours and layer them.

What do you have that needs to be used up? This a great pattern to play with – have fun and use your imagination!

Materials:  red version, fingering; 100 yds of Tracks by the buffalo Wool Co.; 4.0mm US#6 16 in circs; and the regular notions:  green version, DK; 145 yds of Buffalo Skies, by the Buffalo Wool Co.;  striped version, Sport Wool by Filatura, Apprx 200 yds total, 4.5mm US #7 16 in circs and the regular notions

Gauge: Red version – 19 st to 4 inches in lace pattern, relaxed after blocking: Green version – 17 sts to 4 inches in lace pattern, relaxed after blocking

Size: Red version – 24 inches around and 4 inches deep, blocked:  Green version – 30 inches around and 7 inches deep, blocked