I dove into the stash for the required aran weight yarn. The pattern called for 170 yards, and I just happen to have 176 yards of the discontinued Debbie Bliss Rialto Aran (color #21208) that's been languishing in the stash for, oh, 7 YEARS. It seemed like kismet... until my gauge swatch revealed the Rialto to be a slightly thinner aran than the recommended Quince & Co. Osprey. Unphased, I pushed onward, casting on enough extra stitches for a couple more repeats of the cable pattern to keep my cowl roughly the same circumference as intended.
Since I was casting on more stitches, I was a little afraid I wouldn't have enough yardage to obtain the correct height, so I flipped the cable chart too. Instead of starting with the posts and finishing with the beams, I began with the beams so I could just make my posts shorter if needed. In the end, I had more than enough yarn. So I just kept knitting until I was about to run out, and then bound off my stitches with the last little bits. It worked out perfectly.
It felt so good to get back to the yarn and needles after so many weeks of strictly thread and needles. And now to cap it off with my knitting mantra - It will get cool enough to wear this soon. It will get cool enough to wear this soon. It will get cool enough to wear this soon...
It's pretty! I don't know about it being cool soon, but that color will look lovely with your skin & hair tones. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks! We have a lovely day yesterday in the 60s, though drizzly all day too. But still! Winter is coming.
DeleteNicely constructed cowl - thanks for mentioning the book. I like that you draped the cowl different ways - really shows the pattern.
ReplyDeleteWell, I certainly try to show things from different angles so you can really get a feel for it.
DeleteIt is really pretty. You will enjoy it when it gets cool enough, cool enough. I saw online you reached 99 degrees yesterday.
ReplyDeleteUgh, yeah it was miserable a week ago, but we're finally starting to see some fall-ish weather now.
DeleteLove the cables.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Catherine!
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