I still consider myself fairly new to crochet. I’ve been trying to learn for a year or two, but I don’t have a lot of time to practice and my skills are kind of lacking. I signed up for a subscription service back when I still had a day job, in the hopes it would make me practice and therefore still learning. I wouldn’t say I’ve kept up with it all that well, because time crunches are still a thing, but this cowl is the product of one such box.
I’m not a hundred percent sure what the purpose of a cowl is, especially a cowl that’s as small as this one. I’ve put it on a stuffed manatee to show the size and colors. (And the color is exceptionally beautiful, I have to say. Darn Good Yarn always has some lovely colors.) I guess if I were still young enough to be in a position to receive hickeys, I could use it to hide them. As it is, it will provide a young person with an extra layer of defense against our Arctic winters in Upstate New York and Boston.
The instructions were easy enough to follow. My only complaint was that they wanted me to fasten off and then pick up the stitches again, and I couldn’t understand why. I continued the project exactly the way I had been, and it turned out fine. I didn’t make this choice because I’m arrogant, but because I couldn’t understand the purpose of the exercise. If I couldn’t understand it, I knew I’d screw it up.
I don’t have a link to the pattern, because the instructions came on paper with the subscription box. The yarn is recycled silk, and it was a joy to work with. I love the colors and the way it feels in my hands. If you want a steady supply of smaller projects to practice your crochet (or knit) skills, I can’t speak highly enough of the Darn Good Yarn subscription box.
