A brief and pretty cowl is a wonderful thing. Abol is worked up quickly in our Aran weight Osprey, knitted flat and buttoned at the edges. An i-cord bind off that forms the buttonholes is just one of the fun details in the making of this piece.

yarn
osprey
sage 173
2 skeins

needles
32” circular in size US 9 / 5.5 mm

gauge
17 sts and 26 rows = 4” 10 cm in stockinette stitch, after blocking
19 sts and 26 rows = 4” 10 cm in leaf pattern, after blocking

skills required
Long-tail and cable cast ons, picking up stitches, i-cord bind off and bind off buttonhole (links provided); increasing, decreasing. Charts and line-by-line instructions included.