cupcake cowl

I started this fun project in mid-September and finished it yesterday. I have not often repeated a pattern, but casting around for a good project to use two single skeins of worsted weight yarn, I remembered the first time I made this pattern that I enjoyed it very much. It is called Newsprint and it is a great way to learn (or remember in my case) how to knit brioche. 

I had this yarn in my stash from a prize drawing I won at Uncommon Threads. I swear I also got a pattern for a different cowl at the time but cannot find anything that fits the bill anywhere in my patterns. So if I did have one it's gone now. I'm trying to use up what I have, so when considering what else I could make with these two yarns in combination the Newsprint Cowl occurred to me. I haven't done brioche in quite a while so it seemed like an interesting way to go. 

I really like the way the variegated yarn sparkles both behind the brown and more prominently on the reverse side. I would probably wear it the bright side out all the time! The colors look a bit like brightly colored cupcake frosting to me. I ended up sending this home with my mom who has been here on a visit for my birthday. I think she'll get great use out of it in the blustery winters in Chicago.