Pep up your outfit with a fun and colorful cowl. Stockinette stitch stripes and bigger blocks of textured knitting come together in a simple project that helps make the most of mini skeins.

I chose a set of ten mini skeins in colors that I found bright and cheerful - but this is also a great project for leftovers.

This cowl is knit in the round from a provisional cast on to form a long tube which is then grafted to finish.

Yarn
Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply Mini Bundle
100% Superwash Merino Wool; ten 80 yd/.8 oz (72m/23g) mini skeins
One 10-skein mini set, shown in Pep Rally

Or approximately 800 yards/731 meters of fingering weight yarn.

Colors in the order used in the sample:
Color 1 - Dutch Iris 1
Color 2 - Magic Elixir
Color 3 - Echo
Color 4 - Spangle
Color 5 - Oz
Color 6 - Foxglove
Color 7 - Sweetgum
Color 8 - Ghoulish
Color 9 - Scarlet Pimpernel
Color 10 - Dahlia

Finished Measurements
Circumference: 40”/100cm
Width: 7½”/18.5cm
Note that the cowl is worked in the round to create a double thickness of fabric, so the circumference on the needles is double the finished cowl width while you are working.

Needles
US 3 3.25mm 16”/40cm circular needle, or size to obtain gauge

Gauge
Blocked: 28 stitches and 40 rounds = 4”/10cm in Textured Chevron Stripes pattern

Notions
Crochet hook, size D/3.25mm or larger for provisional cast on
Spare US 3 3.25 mm or smaller circular needle, 16”/40cm or longer
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Waste yarn for provisional cast on in smooth yarn in same or thinner thickness as working yarn