Ondulado Cowl - a knitting pattern

If you love bandana cowls as much as I do, you’ll enjoy making Ondulado. Knit in worsted weight with colorful section of feather and fan pattern, makes a perfect knit for boring evenings. And you can use all those odd leftovers from different hats ;)

Size
One size
Circumference at neck opening: 60cm/24”.
Depth in the front: 56cm/22”.

Yarn
MC: 1 skein of Rios by Malabrigo (100% merino; 195m/213y per 100g); Sample shown in Indecita.
And 6 CC leftovers, about 35m/
Shown in:
CC1 Malabrigo Rios, Paris Night;
CC2 Malabrigo Rios, Fresco y Seco;
CC3 Olann Organic Aran, Granny Smith;
CC4 Olann Organic Aran, Archaic;
CC5 Raibow Heirloom Sweater, Princess Rockstar;
CC6 Malabrigo Rios, Purpuras.

Needles
5.0 mm/US #8 circular needle (80 cm/32” long).
4.5 mm/US #7 circular needle (80 cm/32” long) or one size smaller than main needle.

Other
3 stitch markers, tapestry needle for weaving, blocking pins.

Gauge
18 sts and 36 rows = 10 cm/4” in Garter stitch worked flat (after wet blocking).
The gauge isn’t crucial on this project, but differences will affect the finished size as well as the required yardage.