This cute little cowl could be made with a variety of yarns. Since it is worked in a brioche pattern of 2 stitches you can easily make it bigger, wider, smaller, longer, higher, shorter, thinner, whatever. Multi-colored yarns work really well in two-color brioche and this cowl would look great in lots of colors.

I would advise you to have a basic knowledge of the brioche stitch before tackling this pattern. Information about the brioche stitch is available at www.briochestitch.com and the book Knitting Brioche. I also teach an intensive one and two color brioche class at www.craftsy.com/brioche