Use a Merino or other soft, squishy yarn of choice to make an amazing two-tone cowl using a simple slip stitch and a half turn before grafting the ends together. Two pieces are knit flat, the ends joined with the Kitchener stitch, then the sides joined with an applied Icord (shown) or with a simple single crochet stitch. The Icord looks the prettiest but is more work (worth it, though…) The stitch is simple, the construction is what pulls it together and helps it stand up. This cowl can easily be knit in a single color and work applied Icord in a contrasting color if desired.

Materials:
270 Yds Knit Picks Preciosa Blue Skies (MC)
270 yds Knit Picks Preciosa Tadpole (CC)
OR
270 yds Malabrigo Worsted Fluo
270 yds Malabrigo Worsted Water Green
OR
270 yds Madeline Tosh Merino Grasshopper
270 yds Madeline Tosh Merino Havana
OR
same yardage of any soft yarn that meets gauge in colors of knitter’s choice

US size 6 / 4 mm needles and same size DPNs
Crochet hook, size G
Two 2 yd. lengths of contasting color waste yarn for provisional cast on
20 common or straight pins
Two Large Stitch Holders

Gauge: 22 sts x 32 rows = 4 in / 10 cm in blocked Simple Slip Pattern stitch.
Abbreviations: K = Knit P = Purl S1 = Slip 1 as if to purl

Finished Measurements:
Width: Approx 10 in / 25 cm wide WITHOUT Icord Edging
Approx 11 in / 27.5 cm wide WITH Icord Edging
Length: Approx 32 in / 80 cm long, blocked, before grafting