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  • Feb. 16th, 2008 at 9:06 PM

i tell you what...if i finish this sweater - and i actually like it - i think i will feel more accomplished than i ever have in my life.

i will post a picture soon.

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it occured to me today that the cowls i've been making would be really great for toddlers & kids. especially since it's not really safe for the little ones to wear scarves. the cowls can't really be tightened into a choking hazard the way scarves can... we went to the park today and i kept thinking i wish i had something warm for tate's neck. duh!

so, as soon as i finish seaming together the body of this darn sweater i'm going to make one.

if i love it, i might make some more to bust through some of my stash yarn and sell them!

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[info]marshmelococoa wrote:
Feb. 17th, 2008 02:10 am (UTC)
That would be awesome. We all have them instead of scarves - made out of polar fleece. [storebought - I didn't make them]. But I agree - so much better than a scarf. I even put the boys' sweatshirts on, hood up, then fleece cowl on. One extra way to keep things warm.
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[info]thatpatti_guest wrote:
Feb. 17th, 2008 02:17 am (UTC)
funny thing is that zach (although i'm sure this will be no surprise to you) was totally jealous of the cowl you made me. i think the knit pattern is too feminine for a man, but my HUSBAND is JEALOUS of MY COWL. how ridiculous is that? sort of. :)
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[info]thatpatti wrote:
Feb. 17th, 2008 02:53 am (UTC)
ha! and yeah - totally not surprised. he's such a girl.

hm, i'll have to try and come up with a more masculine version...
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[info]pikefish wrote:
Feb. 17th, 2008 02:52 am (UTC)
I would buy one for Emily for sure!
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[info]thatpatti wrote:
Feb. 17th, 2008 03:56 am (UTC)
any color preference? :)
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[info]pikefish wrote:
Feb. 17th, 2008 02:22 pm (UTC)
her hat is off white, her coat is lavender-- but no, no preference
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[info]our_nest wrote:
Feb. 17th, 2008 03:40 am (UTC)
dooooo it! uhh IN RED *cough cough*
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[info]thatpatti wrote:
Feb. 17th, 2008 03:56 am (UTC)
well, strangely enough, i happen to have a lot of red yarn laying around. ;)

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[info]our_nest wrote:
Feb. 17th, 2008 03:57 am (UTC)
zoinks!
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[info]thatpatti wrote:
Feb. 17th, 2008 04:13 am (UTC)
i assume it is the littlest chick in the nest that you desire to adorn this garment?

Edited at 2008-02-17 04:14 am (UTC)
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[info]our_nest wrote:
Feb. 17th, 2008 04:14 am (UTC)
indeed. uhh or the big mama bird... :)
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[info]argentina wrote:
Feb. 17th, 2008 01:44 pm (UTC)
Are they hard to make? Do you have a link for a pattern or something? They look like something I might really like, and I'd really like to give it a try, but I'm not that good at knitting, to be honest. I've never really gotten past scarves (though my mom used to knit a LOT, so if it's mostly just straight-forward and just one little detail is difficult, she could help me with that).
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[info]thatpatti wrote:
Feb. 17th, 2008 02:04 pm (UTC)
here's the pattern: http://thatpatti.livejournal.com/1308320

it's not hard - it's basically a short scarf with the ends sewn together. it's a lace pattern, so there are yarnovers and slipped stitches, etc. but if you need any help with that stuff you can watch the videos over at knitting-help.com.

:)
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