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Don't tell. My daughter's birthday cowl is finished.
She requested it but didn't actually see me working on it, so I hope there's at least an element of delight when she gets it. For some reason my kids don't realize they can track my movements via the blog.
The pattern is Dovetail Cowl.
The knitting goddess must have been watching over me, because I didn't slosh one sip of coffee on this almost-white yarn.
You might remember that I made this pattern once before. This time around I had to make the pattern fit the skein of yarn my daughter selected. I fiddled with the numbers to make it all work.
In the end it was close but not I'm-going-to-run-out-of-yarn close. I had 11 grams left - a comfortable cushion. The yarn tag has vanished, and I can't remember the name. That will teach me to tidy my desk.
Now I'm off to the kitchen. The birthday girl has requested chocolate cheesecake for her celebration.
We're still in the thick of winter, and the howling wind is a good excuse to wear a couple more layers of wool. The other day I cast off this cozy cowl.
Dovetail Cowl.
Single.
Double.
This was a surprisingly quick knit. I was mesmerized by the emerging design - combinations of knit and purl create a fabric with rich texture.
This cowl comes in two sizes, and I made the larger one. The well-written pattern includes both written and charted instructions with an optional rolled, stockinette edge. I opted for the roll.
The yarn is Dirty Water DyeWorks Clara, colorway Blue Me Away.
Clara comes in large, 250 gram skeins. I had made my Winter Trails hat from this colorway and used the leftovers for Dovetail. These two projects were a good combination for one skein of Clara. Between the two I used almost the entire skein. With sixteen grams left there was just enough cushion that I didn't panic about running out of yarn.
And now I'm off to shift gears . . . planning spring colorways and samples as I eye more snow in the forecast.
Winter is my time for catching up, plotting and planning. There are the fun tasks - testing new yarn bases, dyeing new colorways, knitting new samples. And there are the not-much-fun tasks - sorting paperwork, scheduling, updating the website.
It's the middle of February, and I'm scurrying to catch up on my winter tasks. Now that my winter shows are finished, I can settle down and concentrate on all of the above. My system for getting everything done involves balancing the fun with the not-much-fun. I'll work on the website or attack a pile of papers and follow it up with dyeing experiments or knitting time.
The other day I updated the website with a new page - Special Skeins.
This section has a rotating collection of one-of-a-kind and limited run colorways. The current listing includes colorways from the SPA Knit and Spin weekend. I'll be posting regular updates, so check back often.
To balance the website update . . . knitting time.
The cowl keeps growing. In case you're wondering, it's Dovetail. Different combinations of knit and purl create a textured pattern. I'm easily entertained.
