How Cowl Is That

Or rather, how cool is it to have knitted my first cowl. Well, I did and it was a little boring. But the result is ok. It is really nice and warm and will fit into a jacket. The pattern must be written in a dark night - I had to use double the amount of yarn recommended.

The pattern says to sew the ends together. But I am not happy about those tight things over the head ending up with a bad hair day, and a cowl that gets bigger every time I put it on.

I knitted it three centimeter longer. And this time I only used stash yarn - yes, really. I knitted three button holes - not even knowing how my buttons would turn out. I fitted them for the holes.

The buttons are made of polymer clay. I rolled out a sheet of orange on my pasta machine and added pieces of the other colors.

I then rolled the sheet through again and added it to another orange sheet to get the buttons thick enough. They actually were too thick and I had to sand them down with a 360 grit sandpaper. Fun? Not!!!

The button shapes are cut with a cookie cutter and then textured with various tools. After baking, I added white acrylic paint and wiped off the excess.

I was inspired my Beccas tutorial, but must admit that I have no skills in drawing so this went on to be abstract. Anyway, I added the word knit to one button..

I happen to like the buttons. To me, they make the cowl a bit more fun and colorful. Since the summer has decided to go on strike here - I may have to use this to stay warm. Sigh!!

The Stitch Story
Yarn: Vamsegarn from Rauma (220grams - over double the amount the pattern recommend)
Needles: 5mm
Size: 63 x 28cm
Pattern: Rauma 084-10
Other materials: My own handmade polymer clay buttons
Ravelry link: Cables And Polymer Clay