It's been a snowy, blustery day here in Massachusetts, so I though we could use some color! This is a cowl I knit a few weeks ago. The pattern is from Knit Noro Accessories, a gorgeous book I recently picked up at my local yarn shop.
The yarn is one of my favorites, Noro Silk Garden, in two colorways. As you can see, it's a large cowl - large enough to wear as a shoulder warmer. I can also put a shawl pin in it to hold it together more like a scarf. The slip stitch pattern is easy to do and results in the "bumpy" stripes.
With all of these gorgeous colors, it was really fun to work on.
The top you see it draped on above is a new one, made from Simplicity 3634. The fabric is a rayon lightweight double knit milled for Roberto Cavalli. The hand is beefy but the fabric surface is very smooth, much like a silk jersey. It's a delight to wear. Black can be overpowering on me, but I really wanted a black top to wear as a layering piece. This will be fine for that purpose. And it provides the perfect backdrop for the colorful cowl!
Beautiful scarf. I love the colors.
ReplyDeleteMarciae from SG
Just love those jewel colours - very pretty!!!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful, Dixie! I love those vibrant colors.
ReplyDeleteSo very pretty. I love Noro yarns :)
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely, lovely! :)
ReplyDeleteSeeing this "almost" makes me want to knit, then I remember I only knit simple things badly. No point in wasting yarn this gorgeous on a scarf, right?
ReplyDeleteStunning, Dixie, like everything you make.
Beautiful scarf! and a great basic top.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cowl, Dixie...you have such a gift using color!
ReplyDeleteThanks, wonderful women, for your compliments. The yarn definitely makes this piece. One skein was cobalt, purple, turquoise and sea green. Very bright, something you might not want to knit on its own. The other skein was charcoal, gold, green, violet, and gray. A case where the sum of the parts is greater than you would expect!
ReplyDeletePretty! And warm too - a very good thing this time of year. I wear black a lot and one of the reasons is because it sets off other colours so well.
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