This cowl uses mosaic crochet to create the form of the Akamatsu, or Japanese Red Pine.

Materials

Yarn:

Fingering weight yarn in two colors:

Background color: 300 yds
Pattern color: 200 yds

I used:
Ruby & Roses Rustic Rose Golden Alley 300 yd
Royal Bee Yarn Company Fingering 100% SW Merino Mallard 200 yd

Hook: 2.5 and 2.75 mm hook, or appropriate for gauge

Notions: tapestry needle

Gauge
32 st and 16 rows in dc in 4” square