Flannel Crush Cowl

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Construction
The Flannel Crush cowl is worked flat beginning at one corner, shaped with increases and decreases, and seamed after blocking. The cowl features an allover  mosaic pattern, built-in I-Cord edges and an I-Cord bind off.

Needles 
One 24” / 60 cm circular needle or longer, US 5 / 3.75 mm or size needed to get gauge

Yarn
Main Color
Farmer’s Daughter Fibers ‘Reminisce Sport’
100% Non-Superwash Montana and Wyoming  Rambouillet 
(185 yds / 169 m per 57 g)
Shown in colorway Shake-A-Day
1 skein

or 155 yds / 145 m of a similar sport weight yarn

Contrast Color
Sport weight handspun yarn,  Fiber dyed by Hello Yarn
100% Corriedale Wool Top  
(460 yds / 421 m per 114 g)
Shown in colorway I Had to Domesticate the Wild Beast 
1 braid
(one 4 oz / 114 g braid, split in half, spun end-to-end and plied together, resulted in a 114 g skein with 460 yds / 421 m)

or 195 yds / 180 m of a similar sport weight yarn

To substitute the Contrast Color yarn used here, I recommend using a sport weight yarn with marling or color transitions to create an effect similar to handspun.

Gauge
19 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch, using Main Color yarn, worked flat and blocked

Notions
Tapestry needle, blocking materials

Techniques
Long-tail cast on, slipping stitches, Mosaic colorwork, built-in I-Cord, I-Cord bind off, seaming

Tutorial
Mattress Stitch