This pattern is designed with two sizes and works up faster than you can hike a mountain. It goes along with my Colorado Climbing hat.

This pattern is perfect for any yarn from solids to speckles to varigated yarns. They all work for this mesh cowl.

This cowl is worked in the round from the bottom up. It uses k2tog and ssk to create leaning lines in the lace mesh. The lace sections shorten each time to represent climbing higher and higher up along switchbacks on the trail.

I was able to get both sizes out of two skeins of yarn. I was able to get a one skein version out of rounds 1-63 and then skipping to rounds 64-77, but all of my testers ended up needing to use a little bit of an extra skein. This cowl is very customizable and you can skip around sections as desired.

Needles: US7 (4.5mm) 16” circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge

Gage: 16 stitches by 19 rows 4” by 4” (10cm square) in stockinette after blocking. The lace mesh and ribbings will stretch a decent amount on the final product so gauge mostly matters for yarn management.

Sizes: Small (Large)

Finished Dimensions: 24” (61cm) around, 9” (13)”/ 23 cm (33 cm) tall. If you would like a different circumference, adjust by a multiple of 4 stitches.

Yarn: Worsted weight, 175 (256) yards / 160 (234)meters, 85 (122) g Shown in: Malabrigo Washsted colorway Whales Road 210 yards (192 m)/100g

Notions: stitch marker, darning needle for weaving ends.