A conversation started while test knitting the Fereday Shawl by Petra Breakstone at a women's meeting on a Sunday afternoon.
Potential customer (PC): Can you make the scarf that goes over your head and hugs your neck?
Me: Oh, a cowl, sure I can.
PC: It's for my grandson who is 2.
Me: ok. no problem.
PC: I'm going to need another for my granddaughter. She's older so you can make the one that wraps around.
Me: Sure thing. (all while thinking, here's a chance to really test your skills, Melissa)
My potential customer informed me her grandbabies live abroad (yes, yes, hoot, hoot, my work will be taking a trip, before I do)
No colour scheme provided, no delivery time but I was so excited I went home, search my stash and started thinking of what design should I use. Should I search the numerous saved patterns I have, should I search Google, YouTube, Ravelry etc, then the thought came, why not make your own pattern. I decided on the yarn I was going to use, and being that I have never actually made a child size cowl before, I reference YouTube and some patterns I had to assist with sizing.
I have been crocheting for over 20 years but took up knitting over a year ago (and fell in love), so when the option presented itself I decided I was going to knit my very own cowl. I went for something simple, I cast on the number of stitches needed, did a bit of calculating to ensure my cables (yes I did say cables, and yes I said something simple) would be equally spaced. To make it more interesting I chose 3 colours, army green, yellow and blue.
After finding my rhythm, in no time my cowl was completed. I felt like a child on Christmas day, sure its just a simple cowl, but I knitted it, without a pattern from someone else. This was mine.
I now have the tasked of designing the little girls scarf. I chose a skein of Red Heart super saver stripes. I needed a nice pattern so decided to scout YouTube, still in the hopes of making my own design. I stumbled on one of my subscriptions (Knitting Stitch Patterns), I browsed their catalogue and the Flame Chevron spoke to me "pick me, pick me", and so I did.
The video was watched and found to be doable. I cast on the number of stitches needed for the width I wanted and just like that, knitting had started. I worked on my scarf and within a day or two, it was completed.
Here it is on the blocking board.
I love the way it turned out and those colour changes.... wow. There was only one issue I found after completing this scarf. It rolls a lot (note to self....... do maybe a garter stitch edge). With both projects completed, it's photo time. My baby agreed to be my model.
"Peek a boo"
"my neck is so warm"
"I know my hair is a mess, but my mommy made a pretty scarf"
To be continued........
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