Quick crochet and soft solutions

palomacowl1Why do I do it? I don’t need more yarn, I really don’t. In fact last week I gave a huge bagful to some of my colleagues who have been knitting for charity. Maybe I was feeling a little jealous of all those lovely yarn fans going to Yarndale, but I decided I needed to pop over and see my friends at Black Sheep wools and see what was new.

I went up and down the aisles and spotted some lovely Paloma chunky yarn by Debbie Bliss. Big wool for quick and funky creations. It is very, very soft. However as I was chatting with the lovely assistant she told me that she had enjoyed combining Paloma, with a lovely angel weight yarn. This gives the overall look a little bit of fluff. I knew I already had a very pale pink in my stash, so we then matched  the navy and the coral.

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This little beauty of a cowl was a two hour project in the silent hours of Sunday morning, whipped up with a 10mm hook. Whilst I am working on my book, I always need a few distraction projects to keep the creative juices flowing. I need to count how many cowl pattens I have designed we are nearly at a book quantity now! This cowl will be such a boon over the chillier months, so soft, so snuggly. Even though it has the evil ‘Mummy Pink’, Little B popped it over his head and refused to remove it.

If you are interested the combination I used: Debbie Bliss Paloma – 1 skein of each School, Coral and Light Pink & Debbie Bliss Angel – approx 100m each of Midnight, Coral and Buttermilk

I shall be sporting this beauty when I am down at the Knitting and Stitching Show on Friday 9th October – hopefully I might see some of you there.

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  1. Emma – you will need some sort of state of the art storage for all those cowls!!! I have a lovely fleece with cowl and it does make me feel so warm – it is known as ‘my simon!’ – David Walliams quip on Simon Cowell! Not a big fan of Xfactor or Simon but do like this wee joke !

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