Technicolor Oreo is a simple beginner’s cowl perfect for showing off your beautiful yarn! It is written for fingering, sport, dk, or worsted weight yarn. Sections of stockinette with reverse stockinette accordion-fold themselves around your neck for a beautiful, squishy, drapey cowl.

Each color section in this cowl uses about 50 grams or less (half the average skein) so if you buy 3 standard skeins of yarn, you will get two (or more) cowls out of it. Perfect for holiday gifts or stash busting!

We recommend three solids/tonals, or two solids plus a hand-painted/variegated. Wool, wool blends, alpaca, bamboo, silk, or anything with great texture or drape work well for this project.

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Yarn requirements:

Fingering Weight
Finished Measurements: 28” around, 12” deep
Gauge: 25 st & 38 rounds = 4”/10cm
Yarn:
Color A: 50 grams/200 yards
Color B: 50 grams/200 yards
Color C: 50 grams/200 yards
Needles: US size 5 / 5mm circular needle with 16” cable
We recommend: Malabrigo Ultimate Sock

Sport Weight
Finished Measurements: 28” around, 12” deep
Gauge: 20 st & 34 rounds = 4”/10cm
Yarn:
Color A: 50 grams/75 yards
Color B: 50 grams/75 yards
Color C: 50 grams/75 yards
Needles: US size 6 / 5mm circular needle with 16” cable
We recommend: Malabrigo Arroyo

DK Weight
Finished Measurements: 28” around, 12” deep
Gauge: 18 st & 26 rounds = 4”/10cm
Yarn:
Color A: 50 grams/125 yards
Color B: 50 grams/125 yards
Color C: 50 grams/125 yards
Needles: US size 7 / 5mm circular needle with 16” cable
We recommend: Malabrigo Silky Merino

Worsted Weight
Finished Measurements: 28” around, 12” deep
Gauge: 16st & 24 rounds = 4”/10cm
Yarn:
Color A: 50 grams/97 yards
Color B: 50 grams/97 yards
Color C: 50 grams/97 yards
Needles: US size 8 / 5mm circular needle with 16” cable
We recommend: Malabrigo Rios or Worsted

Photographed:

Pink/speckled/teal project 2 skeins Rios + 1 skein Worsted
Autum colors used 3 skeins Millstone Tweed

Video tutorials for cast-on and bind-off provided on our website, www.allsizeskonsidered.com/blog

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