One finished object to show off! I’m very, very happy with this one, actually.
Finally getting my clammy hands all over a hank of Noro Cashmere Island, I managed to whip up this cowl in two evenings. I used a simple feather and fan stitch, found some perfect vintage buttons in my stash and .. it was done!
It feels divine, it’s wonderfully warm and it matches my green coat (as much as the multi-coloured Noro yarn ever matches anything). Woo!
Next up: a pair of mittens.
PS. People have asked which secondhand shops I peruse here in Glasgow. “Relics” down Ruthven Lane is the Daddy-O off all secondhand shops anywhere (I scored two vintage silk scarves there yesterday, for example, but they rarely do clothing). I also like the shops along Dumbarton Road – the further out you get, the better stuff you find. As with all secondhand shops, you need to visit regularly to find good stuff.
Its lovely-certainly needed this week.
Hi Karie,
Love your blog which I have only just stumbled on via time wasting on ravelry!! Neck warmer is lovely – beautiful colours. Loved your photo of the Isle of Arran too – made me want to get out the pastels – instructions for the folded star are way beyond me but they look fab.
Angela: Oh gosh yes. I need a proper beret too, methinks.
Carol: Hey, thank you and welcome on board :) As for the folded stars, it took me the better part of three decades to work out how to do them, so no worries..