![A long skein of yarn sitting on two wound balls showing thin rayon and acrylic in off white with soft pink thick patches of pink wool roving](https://knitmuch.com/wp-content/uploads/263bamboobloom-214758-o-sa-525x893.jpg)
Soft pink wool “blooms” and smooth off white bamboo rayon and acrylic make up Bamboo Bloom
![Two balls of yarn and a skein, with a grey circular needle and a pair of dice on a fall-colored, leafy table runner.](https://knitmuch.com/wp-content/uploads/826cowltools-214761-o-sa.jpg)
All you need to complete this project is the yarn, a circular needle, a pair of dice, and a stitch marker!
![A close-up of a pair of dice showing a 3 on one and 5 on the other. On the left corner is a section of the skein of Bamboo Bloom](https://knitmuch.com/wp-content/uploads/827firstroll-214762-o-sa.jpg)
My first roll was 3 on the left and 5 on the right, so my first round will be k3, p5.
![The finished cowl on a green background, showing how the random knit-and-purl combinations add texture and keep the piece laying flat.](https://knitmuch.com/wp-content/uploads/834finishedcowl-214763-o-sa.jpg)
The random knit-and-purl combinations create texture in the finished cowl
PATTERN
![The cowl draped over a winter coat with a brick wall in the background.](https://knitmuch.com/wp-content/uploads/346outside2-215401-o-sa.jpg)
The finished cowl makes a nice, light accessory to a dark coat
This is part 2 of 5 in this series.
Go back to part 1: Scrap yarn challenge – can she do knit?
Go to part 3: How to adjust a simple cowl pattern for a different yarn