The Great February Cowl Challenge

I don't know how i found out about it but i stumbled across a Cowl knitting challenge being organised by Liz Abinante, the very clever lady who designed the Travelling Woman shawl that i knit for Lisa and appear to have not blogged about!!
She's designed 5 cowls for us to make, the challenge is to finish it by each set deadline. If we do that then we get the next pattern for free and as this year is all about challenging myself i decided to give it a go :)

I cast the first cowl on on Saturday morning with a feeling of panic. I only had until 8pm CST (2am GMT) on Wednesday to finish it so i got stuck right in and knit on it all afternoon at Knit Group, i managed to knit the 3" of stocking stitch and the first two rows of the pattern and then it got put aside in favour of a stonking hangover on Sunday!!

Finished Flurries

Monday is usually our sewing day but as my machine is in for a service i indulged myself and knit on the cowl all day and i'd finished it by the evening, including sewing the buttons on and tidying away the ends :)

I had about 26g of yarn leftover and spent the evening wondering if i would have enough for a pair of matching mitts and after trawling Ravelry for some inspiration i just decided to make two mini-cowls :oD
There are more details on the Ravelry project pages of the yarn used,  my mods etc - Cowl & Mitts

Matching Mitts

I am rather pleased with how they came out and they are SO warm, i really do love the brioche stitch, it makes a warm, dense and squishy fabric which is perfect for our current cold weather!

The set!

So, the next pattern is due to be released any time now, i have my sock yarn and needles ready to cast on, and plenty of free time to knit i just hope i finish The Orange Hat first!