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<\/p>\nA few days ago I had a super fun photoshoot with my cats as models! The photos, especially from our Tigi, came out so great that I want to share them with you. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
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Tigi was a little bit sceptical at first.<\/p>\n
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But after a few seconds she found out that it took her only one single step to get out of that strange thing I had put on her and she remembered how much she loves being photographed.<\/p>\n
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Of course I had to take photos of Lena with the cowl as well. Lena loved it! No wonder, the Malabrigo Merino Worsted is sooo soft! She began cuddling the cowl right away.<\/p>\n
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Unfortunately, she was in a dark corner of the bathroom, but she’s my baby – so of course I still love the photo! \ud83d\ude42 Many thanks go to Lindsay Lewchuk (KnitEcoChic on Ravelry) and her photoshop skills for saving the photo \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
The cowl in the picture is available on Ravelry in German and English. The English version will be available on Patternfish and Loveknitting as well, soon.<\/p>\n
This cowl, using a beautiful Estonian pattern, knits up really fast in the gorgeous Merino Worsted by Malabrigo. It is a pleasure to knit and a pleasure to wear, and the stitch pattern is much easier to work than it looks! Charted and written instructions for a short as well as a long cowl are included.
\nMany thanks to my tech editor cupani and my test-knitters dancerdawnky42, ellyB, gilby, hydrangealover, Ildolcesuono and tamewe (Englisch version) as well as Adiantum, littlewoman49, pafor, SINessi and SusiKlein (German version).<\/p>\n
Size:<\/strong> Gauge:<\/strong> 1 pattern repeat = 7.3 cm [2.9\u201d] wide and 15 cm (6\u201d) high after blocking<\/p>\n Materials:<\/strong> The yardage given includes 10 % extra from what I used. As I knit very loosely, my testers normally use less yarn than I do. One hank my be enough for the long cowl. If you don\u2019t want to buy two hanks, consider using a contrast color for casting on and binding off.)<\/p>\n 4.5 mm [US 7] circular needle Skills needed:<\/strong> From now until February 4th, end of day (Switzerland time) use the coupon code \u201cTigi\u201d (without the quotes) on Ravelry<\/a> to receive this pattern for 25 % off!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A few days ago I had a super fun photoshoot with my cats as models! The photos, especially from our Tigi, came out so great that I want to share them with you. \ud83d\ude42 Tigi was a little bit sceptical at first. But after a few seconds she found out that it took her only …<\/p>\n
\nShort: 66 cm [26\u201d] around, 15 cm [6\u201d] high
\nLong: 117 cm [46\u201d] around, 15 cm [6\u201d] high
\n(Designer\u2019s note: The second half of the repeat is a little bit wider than the first half)<\/p>\n
\nMalabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted (100 g [3.53 oz], 192 m [210 yd], 100 % merino), 1 (2) hanks #21, Cactus Flower, or approx. 110 m [120 yd] (195 m [215 yd] worsted weight yarn of your choice<\/p>\n
\n(Designer\u2019s note: I\u2019m a loose knitter, so you may want to try bigger needles if you aren\u2019t.)
\n1 lockable stitch marker<\/p>\n
\nKnit and Purl
\nIncreases (k1, yo, k1 into one stitch; M1FP, M1RP; 5-into-9; see Abbreviations for all on page 5)
\nDecreases (sssk, sssp, p2tog, p3tog, s2tog-k1-p2sso; see Abbreviations for all on page 5)<\/p>\n