The Icelandic word “gluggaveður” (literally “window weather”) refers to the kind of clear winter day that’s beautiful to look at, but best enjoyed from somewhere cozy. While we’re all enjoying many more days from inside, this cowl provides the coziness. It uses double knit and brioche to make a thick, reversible fabric. Vertical and horizontal stripes cover it, but only one color is used in each row.

• The model used two skeins of Oink Pigments Mystic, one each of “Dorian” and “That’s a Moray.”

• The cowl is worked in the round from a two-color Italian cast on, instructions for which can be found at http://www.briochestitch.com/archives/twocolorbrioche/two-color-italian-cast-on or in Knitting Brioche by Nancy Marchant. It ends with a Kitchener stitch.