How did that old nursery story go? Â I’ll huff and puff and blow your house down? Â Well, that would admit defeat and I’m not about to when it comes to my new Classy project! Â I’m knitting ChicKnits Elisabeth. Tara knit the headband and with the leftover yarn I’m knitting the cowl. Â I have yards left and I’m finally on the bind off row. Â Will I make it?
This has been a really fun pattern. Fairly quick to knit, especially if you know how to cable without a cable needle. The short row shaping on the cowl makes it lay nicely against the back of neck without bunching up. Â I’d knit this again. I’d choose a different color of Classy though, probably a green, so I have one to wear with each outfit.
It took just one skein (YMMV = your mileage may vary) of the scorched earth solids Classy to do the headband and horizontal cowl. Â There is also a version of vertical cowl. Â The pattern is available in the store using the NEW “Ravelry LYS download service” or you can purchase it online direct from the designer, http://www.chicknits.com.
P.S. I’m playing with an add-on for the blog to see if I want to add a discussion group to the website.
Oh! I’m loving this new format!! And what lovely yarn/pattern you’ve been working on!
I read in your Tweets that you were asking someone to do some organizing – can I volunteer to work in your back room where the patterns are? I would love to dive in and help you!! B