Block Party Cowl

Block Party Cowl

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Yarn: Fingering weight yarn, 450 - 475 yards

Gauge: 5.5 sts and 10 rows per inch in stockinette stitch after blocking

Needles: US4/3.50mm

Size: 54” around and 10” high

Cast on 280 sts, knit 1 rnd.

Border: †k2, p2 around for 2 rnds, then p2, k2 around for 2 rnds †, repeat from † to † once more, increasing 8 sts evenly in last round (288 sts).

Big blocks: Rows 1-20: *Knit 16, purl 16* around. Rows 21-40: *Purl 16, knit 16* around. Repeat 1 more time, decreasing 8 sts in last rnd.

Border:  †k2, p2 around for 2 rnds, then p2, k2 around for 2 rnds †, repeat from † to † once more. Knit 1 rnd, bind off.

Note: I used one skein of  Handmaiden Merino Camel Lace (80% merino, 20% Baby Camel) which has only 437 yards. I had to fudge the bind off because I was running out of yarn. If you want to use a skein of 437 yard fingering yarn, I suggest knitting 4 rows in garter stitch for the borders rather than doing 8 rows of double moss stitch as portrayed here.

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Finished Items

Fiadh is blocked and came out fabulous:

I’m really happy with it! 

The Northwest Passage Shawl is finished and blocked:

Some badly photographed close ups of the details (this shawl is so huge that I couldn’t photograph it properly):

It’s big, but it will be nice to wear when I am sitting outside this spring, and cuddling up in my comfy chair in the fall and winter. I guess that makes it a three season shawl!

I’m working on the Compton aran sweater for Mr. Yarndemon  that I started the same time as Fiadh. I have about 20 of the 70 centimeters done for the back, so it is a little less than a third done. It is my “day time” knitting. 

My “night time” knitting is an alpaca boucle blanket in a very dark gray, so it is a good thing that it’s all knit. It is about half done. I started it around Thanksgiving last year, but set it aside to do something or other. It’s time to finish it. I’ll show you a picture of it when I get around to wrangling a huge woolly blanket into submission. The good thing is, it’s not as heavy as Fiadh was, and it’s a helluva lot softer! Unfortunately, Pogo loves sleeping on it, so I can’t get much done after she gets in my lap. The things we do for our cats, eh?

Have fun knitting in the sunshine!

Finished Items

Fiadh is blocked and came out fabulous:

I’m really happy with it! 

The Northwest Passage Shawl is finished and blocked:

Some badly photographed close ups of the details (this shawl is so huge that I couldn’t photograph it properly):

It’s big, but it will be nice to wear when I am sitting outside this spring, and cuddling up in my comfy chair in the fall and winter. I guess that makes it a three season shawl!

I’m working on the Compton aran sweater for Mr. Yarndemon  that I started the same time as Fiadh. I have about 20 of the 70 centimeters done for the back, so it is a little less than a third done. It is my “day time” knitting. 

My “night time” knitting is an alpaca boucle