A new cowl!

Whilst the rest of the world seems to be knee deep in snow, we here in Africa are enjoying the last of the summer days and have even begun to experience the chilly mornings and evenings of autumn. Sensing that winter was only just around the corner and having a very minimal winter wardrobe,  I recently splashed out and purchased a new winter jacket - a lovely fleece type affair with a woolly lining and a snuggly hood. Perfect for playground duty at school as well as for fighting off those early morning chills! The only problem was the colour choice ... either a dark schoolgirl grey or a winter white. Nearing my 50th year I feel that my schoolgirl days are welly and truly over so the grey was never really an option. That left the winter white. I loved the jacket but not the colour so what could I do to brighten it up, to stop it from making me look like a living corpse? Answer: a bright jewel-coloured cowl to wind around my neck on those bitter African winter mornings. I wandered around my local wool shop and finally chose this yarn -

It's Elle Timber and I love the slogan for this wool - "Bringing you a forest of colours." Perfect. It comes in a variety of colourways and being a sucker for anything green I nearly chose the lime green option but then decided on the above for its versatility. It really is bright although you can't really tell from the pic. I started knitting it up on Wednesday and I finished the cowl half an hour ago. It's a chunky weight wool so with a size 6.5mm needles, twenty five stitches and 3 balls of wool later I have this:

And when the mid-morning temps rise a little I can wear it like a normal scarf.....

I think it came out pretty well and soooooo quick which is always a HUGE bonus for us knitters! I think it will do the job and if it doesn't, I can always use it to practice my lasso skills!!!

By the way, my mom finished another blanket last week so I thought I'd show you. Even at the tender age of 72 she's still a knitting demon!!!

Don't you think it's cute? I love the little flowers. So clever.

Hope your week is good.

Til soon.

x