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Cowl-Mania

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I had a few days of relaxation at my friend’s house in PA.  My view from the window wasThe white “lines” in the mountains are the ski-slopes and it was a joy waking up to this every morning I was out there.  The last four days have been the most I’ve ever slept and relaxed with absolutely no concept of time since Christmas 2006.  I’m blessed to have a bff who can allow me to breathe in her house and with this breathing came what I call “Cowlmania”.  😀

In three days, I finished a double crochet cowl from the Lion-Brand website and started the Dolores Park one that I previously blogged about here.   Yes … stash diving for the yarn for this project turned up a winner but more about that next week  😛

To say that I’ve been a busy little bee is an understatement, so I’ll just let the pictures do the “tawking”.  😀

double crochet cowl before seaming

after seaming with the ends to weave in

truest colour of the yarn

my friend’s four year old modelling it.  😀

And in  progress Dolores Park Cowl (WIP) in hard to photograph red/orange:

This is almost done, will be by next F.O Friday so I’ll give more details on the project then.

Needless to say, I’m very excited with my crochet progress.  I know I have a long way to go but I feel great knowing that I’ve completed an entire project in less than a week after learning!!!!  😀  The crochet cowl was a pretty elementary project and even for a beginner like me, I finished this project in a little more than an hour.  The pattern link is here.

I’m using the crochet cowl F.O as my project for Tami’s F.O Friday Linky party … hop over there to see some other great projects from the participating crafters.

2 – 2012: Chunky Double Button Tab Hat

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Long project title … easy project!!!  I started this after I started my herringbone neck-warmer.  Surprise, surprise I finished this in two hours which is an absolute thrill for me since I’m a slow knitter and I never knit a hat before.  😳

It did turn out to be mindless knitting after a while which I appreciated since I am nursing a cold.  This is my first hat but despite the ease of the pattern, there were some firsts:

  • circular knitting (aka knitting in a round)
  • this is my first hat — I can cross this off my knit resolutions list  for 2012
  • using place markers for the decrease repeats
  • experiencing stockinette stitch being created using the knit stitch only (only happens in circular knitting).

I used the same yarn that I used in this project (hence the name Probie’s Partner in my Ravelry project notebook  🙂   ) so I could wear them as a set.

Enough with the babbling; next up — the pictures!!!!!!

It’s beginning to a lot like a haaa-at!!!!!!  😛

It’s a perfect fit for me!!!!!! And Ziva likes it!!!

Yes, I named my sewing machine (Violet aka Vi-vi), my dress dummy (Malynda) , my work-light (Daisy) and my hat mannequin (Ziva).  😀

What?!!!!!  Don’t you?  😛

Project Details:

  • Pattern: Chunky Double Button Tab Hat
  • Yarn: LionBrand WoolEase Thick n Quick
  • Colour: Butterscotch
  • Yardage: 108 yds.  (I didn’t use the entire skein for this project)

Now I want to make another hat!!!!  I wonder if this is how I’ll feel after my first pair of socks?

1.20.2012: Update

After being MIA for so long, with the first F.O of the year, I’m re-joining Tami and the other ladies in the F.O. Friday meme.  It’s a fun way to showcase what you’re working on and what you’ve finished with encouragement from other crafty souls.