Bogus Bohus Cowl

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This is my nod to Swedish Bohus knitting, one of the loveliest styles of colorwork I know. This cowl is created by casting on the circumference of the cowl provisionally, knitting one side, working a turning round, and then working the other side. Once the knitting is completed you will remove the provisional cast-on and place the beginning stitches on a second circular needle. Folding the piece in half at the fold line with the right side outside, you will either graft the beginning stitches to the end stitches or work a three-needle bind-off.

The outside pattern is my interpretation of traditional Bohus patterns and the inside, or lining, is a simpler wave pattern.

I selected a mostly monochrome palette for this cowl, and mixed in s