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YOP: Week 6

Last weekend got away from me and I forgot entirely to write a post.  I washed and blocked my Unicorn Cowl.  I've been wearing it since it dried.  I like it overall.  The alpaca has a fair amount of guard hairs so it's a little itchy, but not terrible.  I've been plucking them out whenever I see them.  I even took a nice action shot when wearing it the other day.



    I've been working on a project a coworker requested me to make.  She wanted it out of acrylic for easy care.  I very rarely work with acrylic anymore.  It causes all my issues to flare up because of its non-elastic properties.  I've been working slowly to minimize my back and wrist pain but I have a deadline.  I just finished the ensemble.  The pattern is okay, probably not something I'd knit again.  I used the free pattern from Lion Brand Holding Hands Mitts.  The decreases in the franken mitt are a little wonky in my opinion.  The color handling in the regular mittens on the cuff also seemed off to me, so I didn't use two colors on those mittens.  Overall I think they all turned out pretty cute, but I'm glad to be done.




    I also started a DRK Everyday Cowl.  I'm using two colors of Miss Babs Yowza Minis that I got myself for Christmas.  I'm really enjoying this pattern so far.  I'm not very far into it yet though.


That's about it for me.  Happy Superbowl Sunday to all who celebrate.  Go Birds!!

Until later, happy crafting.

-Q
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  1. MaureenHDFebruary 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM

    Both cowls look great. I love Miss Babs yarns. You are a saint to knit a project in acrylic. Baby blankets are the only thing I knit in acrylic. The flat knitting doesn't seem as bad to me.

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  2. BeckiFebruary 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM

    Your Unicorn cowl is so pretty. I love the soft colors with the gray neutral. And the mittens do look cute. The person you made them for is going to enjoy wearing hand knit mittens!

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