Draft pattern: checkerboard and rib neckwarmer

Yarns used: one skein Swirl Chunky and one ball Rowan Kid Silk Haze

Gauge: 12 st over 4" in St St holding two yarns together, using 10mm needles or size required to get gauge

Cast on 28 stitches.

Box layer 1:
Row 1 - P4, K4, P4, K4, P4, K4, P4
Row 2 - K4, P4, K4, P4, K4, P4, K4
Repeat these two rows two more times for a total of six rows.

Box layer 2:
Row 1 - K4, P4, K4, P4, K4, P4, K4
Row 2 - P4, K4, P4, K4, P4, K4, P4
Repeat these two rows two more times for a total of six rows.

Work layer 1 and layer 2 one more time each, and work layer 1 one more time. Five layers of box stitch worked.

Begin rib section:
Row 1 - K4, P4, K4, P4, K4, P4, K4
Row 2 - P4, K4, P4, K4, P4, K4, P4
Repeat these two rows for 10"

Work 3 more layers of box stitch, beginning with layer 1.
Layer 4 (with button hole):
Row 1 - K4, P4, K4, cast off 4, K4, P4, K4
Row 2 - P4, K4, P4, cast on 4, P4, K4, P4
Row 3, 5 - K4, P4, K4, P4, K4, P4, K4
Row 4, 6 - P4, K4, P4, K4, P4, K4, P4

Work a fifth layer as layer 1.
Cast off loosely, darn in ends, enjoy!