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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
FO Feature: Moya
Cat hair: free of charge!
I started this cowl in January, while I was still working three ten-hour days a week and two fives, and doing part time eSecurity and part time help desk work. It was a nice reprieve from a very busy schedule. About a week after I started it, I was almost finished, and realized about five rows later that I’d mistakenly purled two stitches that I should have knitted. So I dropped them down to fix them. And I didn’t have my crochet hook with me, so fixing it was really difficult. I took it home that night to fix the stitches, and then promptly forgot about doing it for three months. It was late in April when I finally got around to fixing the stitches and finishing the last five rows that I had to do. In the meantime, I’d knitted two hats, a toy robot, a bag and a mitten. It took maybe an hour, at the most, for me to finish. Boy, did I feel pretty stupid for letting it sit there! But at least it’s finished now.
It’s made with Cadena yarn from Knit Picks (in cranberry) which is a little bit scratchy on the neck, but much better after having washed it. I’m going to try washing it again with conditioner, which I’ve heard can soften up the scratchiness sometimes. It’s very graphic and I think it will be lovely and warm when winter weather visits again. The red will do nicely to brighten up the gray weather.
Gotta love the funky tan line.
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