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Joselyn Cowl Anniversary & Coupon

10/20/2014

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Josleyn Cowl, one of my most popular (and personal favorite) patterns, was published two years ago this month.  To celebrate the anniversary, I thought I'd share the story of her creation and offer a coupon code for my readers.  

The yarn, Alpaca Silk by Blue Sky Alpacas, had been sitting in my stash for the longest time, just waiting for inspiration to strike.  I would frequently pick it up and feel its luscious softness and admire the color that looked like liquid gold.
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After much debating, I decided that this yarn would become a cowl.  It was going to be my first winter in North Cardolina, and I wanted a snuggly cowl to keep my neck warm in the cold (and possibly snowy!) air.  

I have an entire bookshelf of stitch dictionaries, but my most favorite is a Japanese stitch dictionary I bought in LA's Little Tokyo, called Knitting Patterns Book 250.  I cannot read any Japanese, but luckily for me every stitch pattern is charted very clearly.  I came across a stitch pattern that contained everything I love about knitting: cables, lace, and garter stitch.  I had never seen any other stitch pattern like it, and knew that it would be perfect for my cowl.

The process for charting this pattern was a lengthy one.  While the Japanese chart was very clear, some of the symbols used were much different than what I was accustomed to.  I began to draw the long chart by hand.  Usually that isn't a problem, but this one was 48 rows long, and needed two pieces of graph paper.  

I began knitting my cowl at my weekly knit night, and was asked all sorts of questions about it.  The usual: What pattern are you using?  What do you mean you designed it yourself?  How can you read a Japanese knitting book?  Etc, etc.  I think the other knitters were amused to watch me work off this long and narrow chart that looked like a ticker tape on my lap.  The next week I had made substantial progress, so I happily passed around my project to show off the lovely stitch pattern.  
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Joselyn was an instant success for me, and it didn't take long before all sorts of beautiful projects started to show up on Ravelry.  If you like to knit gifts, I think this cowl would be my number one choice for 3 reasons: 
  • The knitting isn't terribly difficult, as long as you can handle reading a chart.
  • The stitch pattern looks quite impressive, especially to non-knitters.
  • It doesn't take up much time or yarn, so you will be able to make a few for your most favorite people.  

To celebrate her anniverary (or birthday?) I'm offering a 25% discount on the Joselyn Cowl until October 31st when you use coupon code anniversary during checkout.
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