The Moonbasking Cowl is a double wrap cowl featuring a syncopated brioche pattern. The pattern is a 16-row repeat and creates a bold, reversible chevron design.

Techniques and Construction
The cowl begins with a provisional crochet cast on and is knit flat. At the end, the live edge is seamed with the cast on edge, creating an invisible join.

Syncopated brioche is a beginner-friendly technique for producing colorwork. The pattern is created entirely out of brioche knits and purls, and only one color is knitted at a time!

A full photo and video tutorial is provided for grafting two-color brioche.

Sizing
This pattern is written for adult sizing and contains instructions for a single wrap and double wrap cowl.

• Double wrap: 7.5’’ wide x 53’’ (18.75 cm x 132.5 cm) circumference
• Single wrap: 7.5’’ wide x 26.5’’ (18.75 cm x 66.25 cm) circumference

Yarn
Yarn choice for this pattern is flexible. To achieve a similar result to the sample, choose a heavy fingering or sport weight for the main color (MC) and a fuzzy lace weight yarn (e.g. mohair, suri alpaca) for the contrasting color (CC).

• Double wrap: 75 g or approx. 300 yd/274 m for both the MC and CC (150 g, 600 yd/548 m total)
• Single wrap: 40 g or approx. 150 yd/137 m for both the MC and CC (80 g, 300 yd/274 m total)

Sample 1 - single wrap, bright

• MC: The Wandering Flock Baby Paca in Citrine (50% Extra Fine Merino Wool, 30% Baby Alpaca, 20% Nylon)
• CC: The Wandering Flock Baby Paca in Alexandrite (50% Extra Fine Merino Wool, 30% Baby Alpaca, 20% Nylon)

Sample 2 - double wrap, neutral

• MC: Sweet Fiber Cashmerino 20 in Driftwood (70% Merino, 20% Cashmere, 10% Nylon)
• CC: Barrett Wool Co Home Fingering in Peppercorn (100% Wool)

Additional Materials

• US 2.5 (3.00 mm) circular needles with 32-inch cable
• Size E (or similar) crochet hook
• Waste yarn in a similar gauge to MC
• Tapestry needle