Burberry Inspired Cowl

burberry inspired cowl neck scarf

click here for a printable version of the following pattern.

materials…
size 10 knitting needles
2 balls cascade yarns venezia merino silk
cable needle
blunt point eyelet needle for stitching ends together
crochet hook for weaving in ends

directions…
provisional cast on 58 stitches
rows 1 – 10: slip first stitch on each row and stockinette stitch remaining stitches (knit odd rows, purl even rows)
row 11: slip first stitch, k 2, slip 8 onto cable needle (hold to front), k 8, k cable needle, k 20, slip 8 onto cable needle (hold to front), k 8, k cable needle, k 3
row 12 – 24: slip first stitch on each row and stockinette stitch remaining stitches (same as rows 1 – 10)
row 25: slip first stitch, k 20, slip 8 onto cable needle (hold to back), k 8, k cable needle, k 21
row 26 – 30: slip first stitch on each row and stockinette stitch remaining stitches (same as rows 1-10)

repeat pattern to desired length. (note: my cowl in the above pictures is 20 inches long, which was 4 pattern repeats.) remove the provisional cast on stitches. kitchener stitch the last row together with the provisional cast on stitches. weave in all ends.

Embossed Leaves Sock(s)

I finished my first Embossed Leaves sock tonight. It looks pretty good except I'd like it if it were a little smaller. The design looks nice, though. I started the second sock, too.

Sockrazie

I'm going Sockrazie! Today, to take a break from Lindsey's baby blanket, I pulled out a couple of socks I started knitting . . . in Japan. Whoops. At first I thought I'd be upset because I wouldn't know where I was in the pattern, but as it turns out, I'm much better at reading my knitting than I used to be. I'm working on a couple of patterns from IK. One is the Retro Rib Socks from Winter 2004, and the other is the Embossed Leaves Socks from Winter 2005. I actually finished one of the Rib socks long ago, but now looking back on it and comparing it to the other one I've been working on today, I see that I did the entire pattern incorrectly somehow (don't even ask). Anyways, I might try to knit 2 socks on 2 circs and just make an extra sock in that pattern, but first I'm going to spend some time on the leaf sock. I think I can actually finish one of them tonight if I get going.
I also pre-ordered Cookie A's new book, "Sock Innovation." I'm excited to try some of her patterns. I have so many things I should work on here, too, but what's one more book? Cookie A has at least three different free designs on Knitty, too, including Baudelaire, Monkey, and Potatomus. In addition, she links to Knitty sites which show how to block and do some other things I might be interested in. I kind of forget to go through their articles sometimes. One of the knitters specifically writes a pattern using the two socks on two circs method in Straight-Laced Socks.

Red Thread Socks

I want to make these socks! I also like that part of the money is a donation to Half the Sky. I can only buy the yarn (or a kit) here. I have so much stuff here I should make, I really shouldn't buy anything else (plus I want to make a sweater from Kim's pattern), but I always fall in love with a new pattern. Also, since I decided I love socks, maybe I should make them instead of (or in addition to) buying them! It's difficult to love yarn so much.

Things I want to knit

Right now I'm working on Lindsey's baby blanket from Itty Bitty Nursery (here's the corrections page) and I started Branching Out using the Kyoto yarn left over from Kira's Bramble Hat.
I also want to make Kira's Filigree scarf (Kira says I need 100 or 150g of Golden Siam for that scarf) and the sweater pattern that Kim up the street gave me.
And I want to make a cowl. I can't remember where I saw the cowl pattern I like best, but when I find it, I'll post it here. This one from Knitty is nice: Abby. Or there's this one that the Yarn Harlot knitted, but she doesn't seem to have a pattern for me. Anyways, I'd like to knit a cowl.
I still, of course, have the yarn for the shadow shawl and socks I'm half started and the Last Minute Knitted gifts scarf I'll never finish. It's ridiculous.

Side Impact Sweater

All I need to do is crochet the edge of my sweater and sew in the ends. It turned out pretty well, I think. I finished it last week, so that means it took over a year to do (I can't remember exactly when I started), but I was busy starting a new job and finishing graduate school at the same time, so hopefully the next sweater won't take so long.

Graduation

Now that I don't have school to contend with, I'm immersed in not-knitting. I just keep playing on the internet, looking at knitting sites, dreaming about toys I want and which pattern I want to knit next. Norah Gaughan is my new favorite designer. I think my next big project is going to be the Tweedy Aran Cardigan. Gaughan writes for Berroco's blog and was highlighted in IK Winter 2008.
My Side Impact Sweater is coming along well. The women at String of Purls have helped me SO many times. I was going to knit the shadow shawl they had displayed, but I don't really even wear shawls, so I'm re-thinking that. I want to use the yarn I bought for the shawl on my Tweedy Aran, but I'm not sure how it would look yet. Lots of work to be done.