A matching set comprising a cowl, hat, and fingerless mitts that I knitted for my niece as a gift.[Read More]
Cowls
Striped Hat, Cowl & Fingerless Mitts
A matching set comprising a striped cowl, striped hat, and colour block fingerless mitts that I knitted for my niece as a gift.
This cute set used two 100g balls of 4ply sock yarn. I used a dark red (Colour A) contrasting with a silver grey (Colour B). I love this beautiful combination of colours.
Pairfect Hat and Cowl
There is nothing more adorable than a co-ordinating hat and cowl.They just look so amazing together. The colours all work wonderfully thanks to the colour magicians at Regia! There is no clashing of colours or not being able to find quite the right shade to go with the hat or the cowl that you’re wearing. There is a certain elegance about having a hat and cowl set, which is probably only just improved, by the addition of gloves or fingerless mitts.
Do you ever see a sock yarn and wonder how it would work as a hat or a cowl instead of the socks they have been designed for? [Read More]
3 Colour Cashmere Cowl
Once our holiday in Connemara, Co Galway had been planned and booked, I knew I wanted to visit Kylemore Abbey with its beautiful restored Victorian Walled Garden.
When I was knitting the 3 Colour Cashmere Cowl designed by Joji Locatelli, I visualised it photographed with the beautiful Abbey in the background.[Read More]
Buachaille Cochal & Colour Block Hat
The gorgeous book “Buachaille – At home in the Highlands” by Kate Davies was part of my Christmas present from Neil. This book is an absolute delight. I love the patterns. The photography mainly taken by her husband Tom Barr is utterly inspiring. As though the lovely choice of accessories knitting patterns isn’t enough, you’ll find a selection of traditional Scottish recipes, and enjoy an amazing walk through the highlands (without leaving the comfort of your armchair)!
The patterns in the book are designed for her new range of Scottish Wool – Buachaille, which is a DK weight yarn. I had to wait for a little while to order the yarn, mainly because it kept selling out almost as quickly as she updated her online shop every Sunday, but when it did arrive I loved it. It is a slightly rustic feeling wool but once it was hand washed and blocked it felt considerably softer and developed a slight bloom.[Read More]
Winter Moon Hat & Cochal Cowl
Happy Mother’s Day!
Hot on the heels of knitting my Sockhead Slouch Hats using 4ply sock yarn, I decided that I’d like a thicker DK weight hat for the cold morning walks on the beach with Bene. Even though we’re into March, the morning walks are seldom above 2 degrees celsius and often in driving rain.
I love all the colours in the Opal Winter Moon 8ply sock yarn collection but decided that I’d like to use 8925 Jingle Bells. When I first cast on, I thought it was a straightforward colour combination of tones of blue and red.[Read More]
Moss Stitch Cowl
In my yarn stash I had a fabulous skein of Halycon Hand Dyed Yarn that I bought from Flamboyance Yarns last year. Halycon is a luxurious 4 ply blend of 50% silk and 50% merino wool. This skein was in my favourite colour combination of deep purple/plum colour with a contrasting turquoise/teal. I wanted a project that would really do justice to the gorgeous colour and sheen of the yarn.
In Spring 2010 Simply Knitting had an attractive infinity moss stitch scarf designed by Emma King and knit using DK Cotton yarn in two different colours. I liked the draped style of this scarf when I saw it in the magazine.[Read More]
Cowl Inspired by Beachcomber Wristwarmers
Having finished the Beachcomber Wristwarmers I just knew I needed a gorgeous cowl that would match them. This inspired me to design the ‘Beachcomber’ cowl.
Cabled Cowl
A beautiful cabled cowl designed to be worn with the Cabled Treat Hat.
Inspired by the Cabled Treat Hat pattern I decided to design a cowl to wear with it. This is a very comfortable cowl to wear that fits well and flares prettily at the neckline.
I chose to use the purple and blue Wisterious colourway. It is a very definite tone and I hadn’t been able to find a yarn colour that matched the hat well. Luckily there was enough yarn left in the skein to knit a cowl.[Read More]
Aqua Ripples Lace Cowl and Mittens
Are you looking for a simple lace cowl and fingerless mittens set?
Have you one beautiful 100g skein of hand-dyed 4ply or DK yarn that you have bought at a show and have not decided what to do with it?
You should definitely consider Aqua Ripples Lace Cowl and Fingerless Mittens designed by Jen Arnall-Culliford which was published in Simply Knitting, in June 2011. A stylish set to wear and both the cowl and the fingerless mittens are knit from one 100g skein yarn.[Read More]
