What a fun, quick little project! I had most of this done by the time we hit Amarillo, and finished it up the next morning when I had enough light to do so.
Pattern: Tidepool Cowl by Cayli Harris. This pattern would be more than suitable for a beginning knitter, but it's fun to watch the pattern develop and I loved having a quick knit!
Yarn: No-name mill sample, 80% superfine merino, 20% cashmere. Hand dyed my me in the "Midnight" colorway eons ago. Heavy fingering-weight.
Needles: US size 6 circs (16").
Mods: I used a slightly heavier yarn, so I was 2 rows short on yardage. I wound up doing a purl decrease edge rather than knit and omitted 2 rows of garter. Hardly noticeable.
Here's a detail shot of the pattern itself.
This is going in the gift box for this year. All for now.......
I love the design of the cowl. The color you used is gorgeous! duh The yarn also looks very cozy and soft! It will keep someone warm and make them happy!
Posted by: margene | January 17, 2011 at 08:04 AM
Super-cute! After working cattle on New Year's eve, I realized I needed some sort of quick and easy cowl to go with my insulated coveralls. I might just give this pattern a try.
Posted by: Kristin | January 17, 2011 at 01:32 PM
Oooh, that's pretty!
Posted by: Vicki | January 17, 2011 at 02:18 PM
Pretty , cushy and warm! Off to queue.
Posted by: Manise | January 17, 2011 at 10:11 PM
Love the subtle colours - it ended up being the perfect colour for the pattern name! Really does remind me of Irish Sea tide pools in the winter.
Posted by: AmyP | January 18, 2011 at 08:35 AM
STUNNING! I love the color and the pattern. They go together so well!
Posted by: Christina Scovel | January 18, 2011 at 01:55 PM
That it quite pretty. It'll make a nice gift, I'm sure. I love the color!
Posted by: Kristi aka FiberFool | January 18, 2011 at 04:20 PM
And one more project for ye olde queue...lovely!!
Posted by: Laurie | January 19, 2011 at 07:41 AM