When a friend asked recently if I could make a cowl for her toddler, I was a little hesitant. I remembered the problems I ran into when making Natalie and Gavin's cowls a couple years ago. After a few bad starts, Natalie's went fine. Gavin's was more complicated. It still included several bad starts (knitting in the round takes a bit to figure out) and then about two-thirds of the way through I realized his cowl had a twist in it. That I couldn't take out. Without ripping the entire project out. That created a giant yarn mess in the basement that Jason was kind enough to sort out for me. And then I finally knit Gavin's cowl the right way.
So, with all that in mind, I said I'd give it a shot. Eek.
Thankfully, two years of knitting experience goes a long way. This project was a breeze.
The kids helped me pick out yarn to match his jacket and two days later I was finished! I bet it didn't take me more than two and a half hours. Better yet, I didn't have any problem getting started, didn't end up with a twist, and didn't even make any mistakes.
I love how it turned out and the little boy is loving how it keeps snow out of his jacket. And because my friend offered to buy the cowl, this is technically my first for-sale knitting project. Yeah!
My model
Finished cowl
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