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Gurgelmuff [[guʁglmuf]], noun, German
A description of what a cowl really is: a muff (same word in English) for your gurgel (the front part of your neck. Basically your throat). This one starts with a provisional cast-on and is worked as a tube to double the length of the finished cowl. The provisional cast-on is put back onto a spare needle and the two live ends are grafted together. Double fabric = double warmth. Add to that two simple brioche stitch patterns for extra texture and you get a light and super voluminous… well, muff for your gurgel.
The pattern is rather versatile, meaning you can change the circumference no problem, use one of the two stitch patterns throughout or change more often between them, use just one color, or even more than the four I used. By turning the cowl over, you can change the look of your Gurgelmuff as you like. The world is your oyster, although I recommend you take off the cowl before slurping it down your throat, in case of spillage.

Finished measurements
23 cm × 60 cm / 9 in × 23.5 in
(height × circumference)
The height and circumferense are totally adjustable!

Yarn
De Rerum Natura Ulysse (100 % wool; 50 g, 185 m / 1.76 oz, 202 yds), about 420 m / 460 yds in total, or similar sport weight yarn to meet gauge

The sample cowl is shown in De Rerum Natura Ulysse in the colourways Bois de Rose, Poivre et Sel, Lagon, and Iroise. You can use as many colours as you like.

Gauge and needles
17 sts × 44 rounds = 10 × 10 cm (4 × 4 in) worked in the round, after washing
Recommended needle size is 3.75 mm (US 5).

The pattern uses written instructions.