My first knit finish of the season! I may have cheated a bit and started it over the summer and left just a tiny bit left for me to finish up just in time for fall. Okay, I did, you caught me. This cowl is the Boxy Cowl by Michelle Krause which I started knitting when we took our family trip to Alaska in June. I cast on during the first flight and kept losing count, or lost track after finding snacks or bathroom breaks. So it took me a few tries to get the right number of stitches on and going.
I spent some of our car ride from Anchorage to Valdez getting going and almost finished it up on our travels home. We had a great adventure! First a ferry ride from Valdez to Whittier, followed by a train ride from there to Anchorage, and then of course hopping on a flight (or three) back home. The ferry was perfect for knitting. I sat in my comfy chair and we watched the beautiful scenery out the front of the ship.
The cowl was a super easy knit. I even got to use a provisional cast on for the first time. This gorgeous Plucky Knitter yarn was a gift from my friend Holly. I love to squish every ounce of it.
Pattern: Boxy Cowl by Michelle Krause
Yarn: Plucky Primo Aran
It’s gorgeous! I’m knitting a sweater with Plucky right now. Dreamy!
That pattern would make a very nice blanket.
It’s beautiful Anna! Love the color.
That green is my absolute favorite color. Whatever that stitch is I love it. You are inspiring me to break out the knitting needles.
beautiful cowl, Anna! love the color! and I love your hair!
It’s super gorgeous!
Beautiful!
I wish my knitting looked as good as yours. I just recently taught myself to knit (thank goodness for YouTube!) and I am still working on my first big project which is turning out okay, but there are still a lot of issues that I can see.
What a beautiful cowl! I love the color and the stitching!! And your pics are the perfect blend!:)
Beautiful! I like to add a stitch marker every 25 or 50 stitches when I have to cast on a big number, that way I can count the markers instead of stitches over and over. Then I just take them out when knitting the first row.
Ohh I love it! Now I want to knit it.
oh it’s beautiful, anna! i love that color on you.
I’ts lovely! How do you block your cowls?
Thanks Leslie! I don’t have a blocking mat or pins yet, but I do soak mine and try to block it to size. 🙂