When I saw this article in Spindlicity I knew I wanted to spin some camel and make one of these cowls but tryig to limit myself to just two ounces. I quickly spun long draw 2ozs of baby camel during one of Joaquin's naps and plied it into a two yarn during another nap. The knitting wasn't accomplished quite so quickly but not because the pattern is hard but because that's how things are with a baby.
I only did three repeats of the main patten since I knew I would have yarn to make it longer. Even still I ended up spinning up a little more when it became apparent that I was going to run out of yarn while I was working on the edging. I weighed the cowl after I finished and it only weighed 68 grams so i was only 12 grams off.
The fit on this cowl is very loose and floppy on me. The fact that it is 100% camel gives it beautiful drape but not much body. I think if I were to make this again I would either take out two repeats of vine lace to make it a closer fitting cowl or make it longer like it in the pattern. Regardless, I think this pattern is very pretty and was a fun spin & knit project.
I only did three repeats of the main patten since I knew I would have yarn to make it longer. Even still I ended up spinning up a little more when it became apparent that I was going to run out of yarn while I was working on the edging. I weighed the cowl after I finished and it only weighed 68 grams so i was only 12 grams off.
The fit on this cowl is very loose and floppy on me. The fact that it is 100% camel gives it beautiful drape but not much body. I think if I were to make this again I would either take out two repeats of vine lace to make it a closer fitting cowl or make it longer like it in the pattern. Regardless, I think this pattern is very pretty and was a fun spin & knit project.
The cowl was knit as a sample for the Tactile booth using one 2 ounce skein of 50/50 Yak/Cormo wool. The pattern is Crofter's Cowl (Rav Link) but I lengthened it by adding a repeat on either side. This cowl is a lot closer fit than the camel cowl above and stands up a lot more. The pattern is quick and easy but if you don't like to Kitchner then I wouldn't pick this pattern since you knit the two halves separately then Kitchner then together.
Okay, maybe two cowls does not a clutch make but I liked the alteration!
Okay, maybe two cowls does not a clutch make but I liked the alteration!
Nice job on the cowl! It is lovely.
Posted by: fibergal | October 16, 2009 at 02:14 AM