A Bunch of Cowls and a Scarf

A Bunch of Random Cowls and a Scarf...

When I was talking to my Mom and Dad on Thanksgiving, it occurred to me that I had completed a lot of projects recently but had not shared them here. Instead of one post for each project, I am throwing a bunch of projects into one big post.  These are all things to wear about your neck so I guess all of these projects have that in common. 

Above, the pink item is a pattern from Sivia Harding called "What Goes Around".  Sivia gave us this pattern at a knitting retreat I attended in October.  This pattern is not currently on Ravelry.  The yarn I used is called "Silkiull" from Navia.  The yarn is a fingering weight wool/silk blend. I got the yarn and beads from a kit I had purchased from Laura Nelkin. I was not enjoying knitting the pattern that  came with the kit so I made the little pink beaded cowl above.  This cowl is a moebius design.  I love how it turned out.

Above and below you can see a fun crochet scarf I made. The pattern is called "Windowpane Scarf" and, for this project, I used a ball of Knit Picks "Chroma" yarn which had been in my yarn stash FOREVER. This is a fun pattern and it's perfect for yarn that changes colors very slowly (if that makes sense). I love to wear this scarf. I stopped crocheting when I was just about out of yarn and I think my scarf is nearly 8 feet long.

Above and below you can see another moebius scarf. This is a pattern by Cat Bordhi called "Moebius Cowl".  I modified this pattern quite a lot. I used fingering weight "Silkiull" yarn, which I mentioned above, but the pattern I used called for heavier weight yarn.  I added extra stitches at the cast on.  The pattern calls for a lace section at the end but I just finished my cowl with a garter stitch border instead.  This cowl wanted to roll a lot when I completed the bind off, but I think it's looking better after blocking.

Below is a chunky drop stitch cowl I whipped up.  I got this super pretty yellow-green yarn at the Salida Fiber Festival (Colorado) in September.  The yarn seller is called "Retold Yarns" and I love to buy yarn from this vendor.  Her colorway names are always lines from movies. This yarn colorway is called "One Mee-llion Dollars" which is from the Austin Powers movies. I've never seen those movies, but I like the yarn.  The pattern I used is called "Drop Stitch Cowl" and it's a great pattern for bulky yarn like this.

Below... just one more cowl.  This is a pattern call "Namu Cowl".  I am not sure what to make of this cowl. I just really need to wear it next time I go skiing or for an early morning hike on a cold day. This cowl seems rather narrow but it may just do the trick on a windy day when I don't want any cold air hitting my neck and blowing into my jacket.  The yarn I used for this is Cascade "Pacific".  I use this yarn a lot. It's very soft, reasonably priced, and has a nice sheen to it.

So there you have... a bunch of cowls and a scarf.  I did not add pattern links in this post since there are so many different patterns mentioned.  If you want more details about my projects or you want the pattern links, feel free to check out my project pages on Raverly where my 

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