It was only after I had finished crocheting this toothed cowl for Tomiko that I realized I used one of Pantone’s 2016 colour of the year – serenity. Instead of pairing it with rose quartz, the other colour of the year, I used white. This cowl uses spike stitch to create an almost houndstooth-like pattern. […]
I found this beautiful thick grey wool for this summer on our culinary tour of Quebec. In a small town, Meinhilde and I stopped at an old mill that had an adorable shop crammed full of cute gifts. This wool was in a basket of leftover yarns from a local spinner. This checkerboard cowl was […]
This is a warm and fuzzy möbius cowl that is worked in a basketweave stitch. Basketweave looks woven, and you can alter it so that it looks like it has been woven with larger or smaller warps and wefts. The basketweave stitch looks fancy but it’s really easy once you figure out the front-post double crochet […]
This is a warm, woolly cowl that I crocheted last year. Crocheting with a double strand of yarn makes each stitch thicker and more stiff than a single strand, and that’s what gives this cowl a bit of structure and holds it up around your neck. It works up very quickly because of the thick […]
I have been looking for the perfect cowl knitting pattern for ages, but I couldn’t find one that had everything I needed. It had to snugly fit my neck and be warm enough for the Canadian winter, but also fancy enough to wear at the office. So I designed one for myself using some curious yarn […]