A skein of beautiful green yarn, just enough to make a soft, squishy cowl. Leaves to go with the color - simple enough to work up quickly, but interesting enough to avoid being bored from a long tube of plain knitting.

About 280 m / 300 yds of sport weight yarn are enough to complete the cowl - perfect for the odd skein from the last yarn haul.

Alnus is the scientific name of the Elder tree - the pattern stitch reminds me very much of the leaves of that tree.

Wear it doubled for extra warmth or pull it up over the head to have a little protection from rain or snow.

I offer my patterns for free. As I have a day job, I can only offer limited pattern support, but I will try to help.

If you love the pattern, you can buy me a coffee. All money given to me will be donated.