I chose a pattern stitch that has great elasticity to allow the cowl to either caress the neck or be used as a head wrap. Knit to the optional length of 18 inches (46 cm), Sylph would be a soothing chemotherapy headcover. I call this a “parachute” cowl since it has the qualities of parachute silk—the ability to be condensed into a tight structure and
dramatically open up into a larger form.