Introducing Marley Ann, the Marled Bandana cowl.

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Marley Anna is a squishy soft marled bandana style cowl. Three strands held together make for a wonderfully warm and bouncy cowl. Knit in the round with subtle shaping, and an all over, easy to memorize stitch pattern, the Marley Anna cowl is a great way to play with color or stash bust, and it makes a great gift! It’s fast and satisfying knit that you’ll want to make again and again!

Materials
Yarn: 6 colors, c1-c6 of Emma’s Yarn Practically Perfect Smalls, 80% Merino, 20% nylon, 20 grams/ 81 yards each, or a total of 480 yards in as many colors as you’d like. Yarn is held triple throughout.

Shown in
(cover photo, pinks and reds) Shut the Front Door, Oops, I Did It Again, & Sweet Magnolia on the top half. Bobbin, Poppin, & In Sheep’s Clothing on the bottom half.
and
(this page) Date Night, Gosh Garnet & Sweet Magnolia on the top half. After Dark, Over the Moon & Cherry Merlot on the bottom half.

US size 9 (5.5mm), 16 inch circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge.
3 stitch markers.
darning needle.

Gauge
15 sts & 24 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch, blocked.

Finished measurements
Circumference at cast on, 22 inches.
At bind off, 32 inches.
Total length: front, 11 inches.
Back, 8 inches.

Skills required
Knit & Purl stitches, M1 increases, working in the round, cast on and bind off.

Pattern notes
I’ve placed “O” at the end of rounds with repeated rows as a handy little spot to check off each row as you complete them. Each 8 row repeat adds 8 sts to the total stitch count.
I used almost all of my yarn, if your gauge is different and you feel you may run short you can omit one of the border rows.