Made by Me: Cosy Cowl

I was away on holiday last week and wanted (obviously) to take some knitting with me, but didn't want to drag anything too huge along.   So I took a small project that I'd cast on a week or so earlier and then for some reason had put aside.

It's a cosy cowl that I think will be great once it gets properly cold here.  The pattern is Seashore Cowl from Starling Knits and Crafts.

This photo is terrible - I do apologise!
I used 2 gorgeous yarns.  The lace sections are knitted in Coolree Silk Singles and the stocking stitch sections in Debbie Bliss Angel (which is very similar to Rowan's Kidsilk Haze, but seems a bit less itchy to me).

I altered the pattern a little, as I wanted a longer and narrower cowl than the pattern gives.    Mine is three repeats of the lace with 20 rows of stocking stitch in between each.

This is a more accurate representation of the colours.

I haven't blocked it yet, and don't know whether to.  I'm not sure the pure silk will hold a blocking very well and I don't think it will make much difference to the Angel. 

I used about 3/4 of a skein of silk (so around 300 metres) and one ball of the Debbie Bliss Angel.  I actually bought 3 balls of Angel, I'm tempted to get some more to make a plain sweater. 

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  1. Gail3 October 2013 at 20:49

    Very pretty! I'm surprised you got that much cowl out of one ball of Angel and 3/4 of the silk! Great travel project!

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    1. Sam 4 October 2013 at 18:36

      Yes, I was pretty surprised that it took so little yarn.

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  2. Jacq C4 October 2013 at 07:52

    Very pretty Sam, I like the chunky cowls but yours is so delicate, it's lovely. :)

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    1. Sam 4 October 2013 at 18:36

      Thank you. It's very warm despite it's delicacy.

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  3. Sarah Liz4 October 2013 at 11:26

    That is such a pretty cowl Sam - I agree, blocking seems a bit redundant for this sort of shape. Love the colours, and a jumper in Angel would be so cosy.

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  4. Sarah Liz4 October 2013 at 11:28

    Hi Sam - I think I didn't post my earlier comment - but if two arrive, you'll know what happened! I love this cowl - it's so pretty and cosy, and gorgeous colours. A jumper in Angel would be so lovely :)

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    1. Sam 4 October 2013 at 18:37

      Thank you. As you can see I got them both! The only thing that concerns me about a jumper in Angel is that it might be itchy, but I could always wear something underneath it.

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  5. Unknown5 October 2013 at 15:15

    Such a lovely cowl! I like that you mixed the two different yarns, it adds to the design of the cowl. And then in pink and purple - my favorite colors. Good choice :) I hope you have decided to make the jumper, it will be so nice and coy in winter!

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