Recently I made this cowl and really loved the whole crocheting process and how the final project turned out - quick, easy and a beautiful result. I mean, what could be better? So I decided I should make a few for Christmas gifts.
There's this wool shop near my work that I've always been meaning to go into and look around. Unfortunately, as I work ridiculously late into the evening most nights, they're never open when I pass by. However, I finally found some time to pop in and I found this super yummy wool calling out to me:
I don't know what it is with variegated anything but I love it! And this pink/orange/purple combination was just too gorgeous to not go home with me. And they even sell those chunky plastic buttons I adore so I scooped up a paisley-shaped purple one to go with it.
A weekend later and this was the result:
OMG, I'm totally in love! I'm definitely going to need to go back and buy more of that same wool because I seriously need a second cowl like this just for myself.
And this time I made sure the wool was a uniform consistency, which really helped with the ease of crocheting and knowing I was using the correct loops and counting accurately. I also like how you can see the stitch pattern with this one; it adds to the visual interest.
So there's a little Christmas gift for Granny done. Hope she likes it (or I just may roll her for it - ha!) You can also see the cowl I made for my mum for Christmas here.
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