Gold rush style! Designed for the Sierra Nevada Yarn Crawl 2022, this deceptively simple one-skein bandana cowl is a nod to the fashion of my great-great-(great?) grandparents, who settled in the gold country town of Dutch Flat (Placer County, CA) in 1850.

The Dutch Flat cowl starts with a garter tab, with a center double increase that creates a diagonal fabric, just like many triangle shawls. Then the Woven Diagonal Herringbone stitch pattern is worked on a diagonal fabric, which makes the slipped stitches look like stripes. The cowl is then joined in the round, and the center increases create the bandana shape, ending with a simple 2x2 rib edge.

Materials:
230-250 yards of DK weight yarn.

Samples shown in:
Invictus Yarns WONDROUS (231yds/113g, 80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon): 1 skein Happy (aqua)
or
Serendipidye Yarn KINGS MOUNTAIN DK (231 yds/100g, 100% merino): 1 skein Highlander (emerald green)

Size 8 (5mm) 32” circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge
2 Stitch markers, one for center increase and one for end of round.
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends.

Finished Measurements:
25” wide at top neck x 18.5” tall at center.

Gauge:
In Woven Diagonal Herringbone patt, 18 sts and 24 rows = 4”.