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Each day of our lives we meet people, some in passing and some that stick around awhile before moving on to their own adventures without us. But every once in a blue moon we meet someone who gets us, who knows what we are all about without even having to explain.

The Twisted Together Cowl is inspired by some amazing ladies who came into my life in just that way. I was attending my first knitting retreat ever, and the friends I came with were still at lunch, so I randomly sat down at a table with an open seat. These wonderful people welcomed me in like I was meant to be there. They asked questions and included me in conversations, and as they say, the rest was history. Fast forward ten years and many, many text and GroupMe messages later, we are still friends, twisted together by choice, by love, and by our common connection of knitting.

Like friendship, the Twisted Together Cowl has sections of ease (stockinette stitch) combined with slightly more challenging sections of my version of a double horizontal chain stitch. The stockinette sections can be created using ten different mini skeins or scraps or one color for all ten sections. When these ten sections are combined with a main color for the ribbing and double horizontal stitch sections, the result is both a relaxing project and a cozy finished object.

This pattern is also easily adjusted to fit your needs. Want a shorter cowl? Knit fewer stockinette rows or eight instead of ten sections. Want a longer cowl? Knit more stockinette and double horizontal stitch sections.

Great for a new knitter or visual learner, this pattern does include two different video tutorials - one for the double horizontal chain stitch and one for tips and trick in weaving in your ends.

Yarn requirements - Each stockinette section takes 8-10 grams of yarn, totalling one full 100 gram fingering weight skein or lots of minis/scraps. The main color requires 50 grams or approximately 200 yards.