When I was on my honeymoon, I was determined to buy yarn from overseas. When we were in Bruges, I found a yarn store that was a little cramped, but the lady who worked there was very sweet. The yarn I bought was actually from Spain, but... still from overseas. I only bought one hank of it and it was super bulky and I knew it would be a scarf or a cowl. After knitting one cowl that didn't work out so well, I found the pattern for it. This is Marian (Ravelry link). But since I bought the yarn in Bruges and it will always remind me of Bruges, I'm calling it my Mozarthuys Cowl, after our favorite restaurant there.
Pattern: Marian by Jane Richmond
Yarn: Katia Nordic Print
Mods: The directions say to cast on 45 stitches and use size 19 needles. I cast on 40 stitches and used 15s. The result is a much smaller cowl than what its supposed to be... but I think I like it better this way. Also, you're supposed to twist the first stitch after you cast on to create the twist in the cowl. I think I twisted it twice instead of just once. No biggie.
This yarn was great to work with, not too splitty. Its very soft and will definitely keep me warm under my coats this winter!
The short sleeved polo goes well with the cowlIts my first cowl and I'm very excited about it! 
This was Erm's idea
1 comment:
That's a great pattern. I have some bulky thick and thin wool I bought because I loved the colours, but have no idea what to do with it... now I do!
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