Crossed Furrows Cowl is now out! I’ll try to keep the use of exclamation marks to a reasonable number. Since I am so excited, though, I’ve used ‘happy’ as a coupon code for 50% off. (Lasts until May 22.)
Knit in aran weight yarn, it’s easier than it looks. You’ll need three colours, but you only use one per row. There’s a link to a one-row buttonhole tutorial that I filmed, as well, so this pattern is very beginner-friendly. In fact, the skills used in this pattern are:
•knit and purl
•casting on
•binding off
•slipping sts purlwise
•buttonholes
Here’s the picture of a field of emerging plants that my father took and which inspired the colours I wanted to use in this cowl. My furrows may not cross – the slipped stitches behave in an orderly fashion – but I just had to use the reference in the name.
Big Happy Thanks to:
Jeni Hewlett of Fyberspates Yarns for providing the yarn used. Scrumptious lives up to its name and has an incredible balance between the soft wool and the silk. I have very sensitive skin, and this yarn feels fantastic even on my neck.
Thanks also go to A Playful Day Podcast host Kate, who was the creative force behind the DesignAlong contest.
Another Kate, Kate Atherley of Knitty.com among other things, was the tech editor. I like to think that my editing skills are pretty sharp, but that’s for English, not for knittish. It’s amazing what she could do to catch errors and smooth phrasing to make the pattern more knit-able.
And the test knitters: Rora114, Triners, bijouxmaster, MissScarlet, vestasahla, Fa1ryElephant, Mathildeknits. They found errors, asked good questions, and knit cowls in amazing colour combinations.
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