My bit of mindless knitting - a moss-stitch cowl - is finished! Just in time for spring! That there is a very rare Ginny-selfie, and it took something like 20 tries to get something that wasn't completely awful. I didn't know my hair was that red. I did know my nose is that big. In any case it's quite tricky to take a photo of your own neckwear - at this rate I'll have to invest in a selfie stick!
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This was a fabulously lazy piece of knitting - I knitted it in the round using a circular needle and although it's wider than I'd originally intended, it meant I didn't have to faff around with
On the whole it's been a very enjoyable knit and the end result is very warm and, given its general sheepiness, surprisingly unscratchy now that it's been washed and has softened a little. I'm not sure I'd cope this wool in a garment, or not without a long-sleeved t-shirt underneath, but I'll wear the cowl for a bit and see if I can bear it. Looking through my Ravelry favourites I have favourited Aftur three times over the last couple of years, so perhaps I should actually knit it!
3 comments:
It looks very soft and pretty, and goes beautifully with your complexion.
I've never tried Magic Looping but it sounds like a recipe for laddered stitches to me.
My hair turns red in the sunlight too (those parts that haven't gone grey, I mean). :)
Ha, yes, the grey bits are slightly different :-).
The cowl's not as soft as it looks, but I might give it another wash and see if it softens any more. It's warm though which I suppose is the point really!
I'm embarassed to admit that it's this long since I last visited here, but I had to say a) lovely cowl, and b) how nice to see you, reddish hair and all :o)
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