My Friend Jean - revisited

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My Friend Jean cowl
July 2017
My Friend Jean is off the needles and blocked. As predicted in an earlier post, I had enough yarn to knit 20 of the 32 lace pattern rows. The blocked cowl is 5 inches wide, and with the full pattern, it would probably be close to 7 or 8 inches.

The single skein that I used was only 50 grams: a 100 gram skein would result in a wider cowl. The pattern has directions for a small, medium, and large cowl (length), and I knit the large because even with a narrower cowl, I wanted it to be long enough to loop around the neck two times.

I think my first, chart knit project turned out pretty good.

felted needle case
July 2017
A squishy package arrived in Friday's mail - a felted zip bag from Kathyb. She drew my name from those who sent twiddle mitts in memory of her mother. Thanks, Kathyb


Comments

  1. VeraJuly 25, 2017 at 6:08 AM

    Your cowl turned out beautifully - love the color of your yarn. And, I have bag envy - lol.

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  2. BetsyJuly 25, 2017 at 6:23 AM

    The cowl turned out beautifully. I think being narrow is very pretty. And such a pretty bag from Kathryn. You are a lucky girl. :-). Blessings, Betsy

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  3. Delighted HandsJuly 25, 2017 at 6:47 AM

    Hooray for the finished cowl that is so pretty! The needle felted bag is very chic!

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  4. BridgetJuly 25, 2017 at 7:24 AM

    I think the cowl is perfect - it looks really elegant to me.

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  5. kathy bJuly 25, 2017 at 7:51 AM

    The Jean cowl is just beautiful. Lace and I may become friends soon. Happy you like the felted bag.

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  6. Changes in the windJuly 25, 2017 at 7:53 AM

    That lace is so pretty and the felted bag is a winner.

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  7. SaraJuly 25, 2017 at 7:56 AM

    Very pretty pattern in that knitted cowl. I imagine some people prefer a narrower cowl so the width could be good.

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  8. AnonymousJuly 25, 2017 at 10:37 AM

    YAY for chart knitting. Jean is beautiful. Congrats on the beautiful finish and congrats on winning that very cute needle case.

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  9. Far Side of FiftyJuly 25, 2017 at 5:06 PM

    Nice! :)

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