The little stacked blocks of color in this cowl remind me of windows in one of those ubiquitous skyscrapers–tiny peeks into the lives or offices of many people. The joy of incorporating a color changing yarn like Making Tracks Lite is that as the cowl unfolds the views in the windows change, and it’s exciting to see what color is next!

Skyscraper Windows is a perfect skill-builder project. With its simple, repetitive pattern and short floats you don’t need to keep referring to the pattern, and you can focus on getting comfortable with stranded knitting over the course of the cowl. For more experienced knitters this is a great knit night or TV project. Pick your favorite color of Making Tracks Lite, find a nice contrast in Killington, and cast on!

This cowl begins with a provisional cast on and is knit in the round, then the two ends are grafted together.

Yarn
Miss Babs Killington
85% Polwarth wool, 15% Tussah silk; 350 yd/4.2 oz (320 m/120 g) skeins
1 skein, shown in Bloodstone (Main Color, red cowl) or Herbalist (Main Color, green cowl)

and

Junction Fiber Mill Making Tracks Lite
100% wool; 210 yd/1.76 oz (192 m/50 g) skeins
1 skein, shown in Sublime Skies (Contrast Color for red cowl) or Carnival (Contrast Color for green cowl)

Or 350 yards/320 meters Main Color in DK weight yarn and 210 yards/192 meters Contrast Color in sport or DK weight yarn.

Finished Measurements
Circumference: 33”/82.5 cm
Height: 8½”/21 cm

Needles
US 6 4.0 mm circular needle, 16”/40 cm, or size to obtain gauge
Note: You will need a second 16” circular needle to hold stitches for grafting.

Gauge
Blocked: 24 stitches and 28 rounds = 4”/10 cm square in stranded stockinette

Notions
Waste yarn
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle