The first version of the color blocked cowl has been completed! I say first version because I am not satisfied with the look of the first version of the pattern I created. With that being said I am already making another with a new and improved pattern. So lets talk about version 1! I love this yarn and I love the color contrast! the steel grey and the purple panic look great and are so stylish. The yarn also has some structure especially at the top with the knit, purl rows. I have not washed it yet so I will give an update on how the shape turns out. Once again this is 100% acrylic and can be washed. I've also learned that washing can help "block" the piece just not as precise as animal made yarns do.
The top left picture is the cowl before I joined it into a circular piece. As you can tell there is ALOT of purple, I only increased on the right side so that made it a very steep triangle, and not the style I wanted. I also had to do twice the amount of increasing on the grey to get to 100 stitches with out making this sucker huge.
The right picture is the way I join both flat pieces and my cast on stitches where I slip the right stitch to the left needle, and then slip on the second(original first left stitch) over and on the right needle. I then put my stitch marker on and go to work. I just find it to be a neater join, and theres no jumps!
The right picture is the way I join both flat pieces and my cast on stitches where I slip the right stitch to the left needle, and then slip on the second(original first left stitch) over and on the right needle. I then put my stitch marker on and go to work. I just find it to be a neater join, and theres no jumps!
This picture explains exactly why I am redoing the pattern and piece. I do not want the little bit of a cliff that happens in the grey. I want this piece to look like a square folded bandana, with that awesome a+b=c triangle. Anywho the new pattern edit with increased on both the right and wrong side should create a much subtle angle and there will also be NO cliff!! No one wants a cold neck either.*shakes head disapprovingly*
Below are just some fun pictures of the great contrast of the purple and grey and just as true to the purple panic as I could get with my iphone 4 camera. Also just my nosey cat wishing he could just lay on the cowl or fighting the urge to bat the needles.
Version 2 is still going to be made out of Universal Yarn's Uptown Worsted but with silver grey and bright salmon. I will definitely be making another purple panic but with silver grey cowl again with the new pattern.
In the mean time I did start the woven cowl! A post will be coming in the next few days to show which yarn I chose and also just some progress photos! I will also being posting 2.0 at the end of the week! Hopefully along with the pattern!!
SO MUCH EXCITEMENT! Knit on Wayne!
Lauren
In the mean time I did start the woven cowl! A post will be coming in the next few days to show which yarn I chose and also just some progress photos! I will also being posting 2.0 at the end of the week! Hopefully along with the pattern!!
SO MUCH EXCITEMENT! Knit on Wayne!
Lauren