Lore asked me if I wanted to test knit this scarf/cowl, after I've left a comment on her ravalry project page. Of course I wanted to do that! Seeing her photos of the finished cowl, I liked it.
pattern: Candles in the Wind by Loredana Gianferri
yarn: Wandering Cat Yarns Fluffy Cat Lite, colorway Steel. That's just wonderful yarn to work with, and to have next to skein. It's got a lovely drape as well. I'm glad I have more of it in my stash. I needed the whole skein, well with a few yards left over.
needles: 4mm
modifications: I did the double-start long tail cast on by Nancy Bush; because I was afraid of running out of yarn, I did three rounds less, one each for the candle, and on purl round in the middle; I didn't like the slip stitch "wick" of the candle, so I made it twisted stitches on the second half of the cowl.
Well, there you have it!
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE WEATHER! I'M NOT!
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Look what I've just discovered the other day! My giant peace lily in our dining room:
will have a lovely flower soon! First time since I've got it!
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Monday, December 05, 2011
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7 comments:
Beautiful cowl. And I have never seen a peace lily as big as yours before. I think they have such beautiful flowers!
OMG that is beautiful! Im putting on my to do list! And that Peace Lilly is devine!
OH! Isn't that a lovely surprise! Beautiful cowl too. :)
Ooh, that's an evil link to Wandering Cat yarns. I've never seen them before and they are so beautiful.
Lovely cowl. So sophisticated and versatile.
Sweet plant, offering you a flower after all that time.
I haven't heard anything about your weather lately but I'm not asking....
Lovely. I was wearing a Fluffy cat shawl the other day and thinking I need another one!
I had a peace lily, but I gave it to Mom - Rocky kept digging in it.
Lovely shawl and yarn.
OMG! I didn't know there was such a thing as a giant peace lily. That thing is huge.
How wonderful that your peace lily is about to flower!!! The cowl is beautiful, I think it looks restful and calm!!
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