Alpine Adventure

This versatile scarf is worked in simple 2-row stripes in a unique stitch pattern that gives the illusion of color work. The edge stitches are slipped throughout the pattern to create a smooth woven appearance up the sides. A beautiful tubular ribbing is also incorporated to add a professional finish. Pattern instructions include a single-wrap cowl (first photo) and a double-wrap version (second photo). The third photo shows swatches of various color combos you can play with. Pattern includes written swatch instructions.

**Pattern Difficulty**
Intermediate

**Skills required**
Pattern includes videos to guide you through all the techniques used.

* Longtail Tubular Cast-on (video link in pattern)
* Sewn Tubular Bind Off (video link in pattern)
* Creating bobbins for contrast colors (video link in pattern)
* Portcullis Stitch (video link in pattern)
* Colorwork (ie: simple stripes in Portcullis stitch (video link in pattern)
* Managing yarn tails (video link in pattern)
* No chart to follow
* Steam blocking
* Yarn
Note: Yardages include the swatch

**Main Color**
Single-wrap cowl: 105 yds/96 m worsted weight yarn
Shown in Knit Picks High Desert Worsted in “Cottonwood”

Double-wrap cowl: 170 yds/155 m worsted weight yarn
Shown in Knit Picks High Desert Worsted in “Forge”

**Contrast Color 1**
Single-wrap cowl: 27 yds/25 m of worsted weight yarn
Shown in Knit Picks High Desert Worsted in “Forge”

Double-wrap cowl: 55 yds/50 m worsted weight yarn
Shown in Knit Picks High Desert Worsted in “Wildfire”

**Contrast Color 2**
Single-wrap cowl: 27 yds/25 m of worsted weight yarn
Shown in Knit Picks High Desert Worsted in “Birch Tweed”

Double-wrap cowl: 55 yds/50 m worsted weight yarn
Shown in Knit Picks High Desert Worsted in “Cottonwood”

**Finished Measurements (laying flat & blocked)**
Single-wrapped cowl: 26”/66 cm x 5.5”/14 cm
Double-wrapped cowl: 54”/140 cm x 5.5”/14 cm

**Needles**
US 9 (5.5 mm) 24” Circular Needles, for working back & forth

**Notions**
Tapestry Needle
Sewing needle and thread
Blocking materials
Measuring Tape
2 – 1”/2.54 buttons

**Gauge**
Work swatch instructions on pg. 5 of pattern.
25 stitches and 23 rows = 4.25” x 4.25”