Wednesday 9 March 2016

March Cowl

In honor of this glorious month I have made a cowl. The colours of Spring wouldn't you say? blue skies, green shoots and daffodils. 



You may have used Natura cotton by DMC but this is Natura Medium, a new line in heavier weight yarn (aran) that I am working with that comes in 35 shades. It is better than the Natura DK Cotton because it doesn't spilt and has great stitch definition. It would be great for hats, cowls, toys or home decor.



It was gifted to me with a 4mm bamboo hook but for the cowl to roll properly it needed to be 'sloppier' so I used 5.5mm



Pattern: Alice Cowl free from Ravelry.
Yarn: 3 balls of DMC Natura Medium
Hook: 5.5mm Hook
Time: Two nights crochet
Difficulty: Easy, it is a folded rectangle!
Buttons: Thrifted from an old cardigan I shrank


Thanks for looking. Jo x

10 comments:

  1. hi jo
    your march cowl is wonderful and the colours very spring like.
    greetings,regina

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  2. I love the beautiful spring colour combination and off course you have impressed me with those stunning buttons. I am a sucker for a button!

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  3. beautiful spring color combination, ready right on time !

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  4. Fab hooking and lovely spring colours...I hope to see more of it soon. (spring that is, blue skies are sadly lacking in Sussex today)

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  5. I love the spring colors you've chosen and I love that first photo when the sun shines on them.
    Amalia
    xo

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  6. I love your cowl Jo. It's very stylish.
    Marianne x

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  7. Beautiful colours, really Springlike. Lucky you getting them as a gift ! I've finished mine now and I'm really pleased with it. Mine is a sort of mink colour.( already had this wool ) Guess I'll be buying some more colourful wool next time.

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    1. Well done you. Glad you liked the link.

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  8. Fantastic! It looks like lovely yarn. Just right for spring!! xx

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  9. What a beautiful cowl, I like the colours, as well. I made a scarf from cotton yarn, as well. It is really nice to wear, isn't it? Viola

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