[Nfb-krafters-korner] cowl

[Lisamaria Martinez]

Yes, cowls are basically a droopy neckline when referred to on a top.
So a sweater or shirt can have a cowl neckline. Cindy is right in the
sense that they look like you are wearing a necklace.

I'm starting to see cowls , those not attached to shirts, all over the
place. I guess they are the newest "in" accessory. Basically, think of
a scarf with the two ends connected so it makes a circular scarf. You
can loop it twice around your neck or knot it somewhere below your
collar bone for a fashionable twist to your attire. These are usually
the width of a typical scarf.

Some cowls are wide enough to be a hood. The magic scarf that Barb has
mentioned in the past can be made into a hooded cowl. In fact, I have
made two with the Fun Fur from Lions and they look fantastic. If you
wish not to wear it as a hood then you simply have a nice wide and
cozy contraption keeping your neck warm.

On 2/4/13, Zimmer, Cindy <cindy.zimmer at nebraska.gov> wrote:
> I have seen a Cowl as a top of a turtle neck sweater but only that part that
> you either wrap around your neck/throat area or if it is longer, you can
> wear it around your neck so it drapes down on your chest like a necklace.
>
> Cindy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Cathy
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 11:07 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] How are the new knitters doing?
>
> Hi Sunshine,
>
> I am not Annette, but I happen to be online. Didn't retire after all.
> <grin>
> funny what eating some food will do for the blood sugar and the spirit.
>
> Anyhow, a lifeline is a way to enable you to avoid having to rip out all
> your work when you drop a stitch or make a boo boo in your pattern. It is
> somewhat of a hassle to use, but it can save you time and frustration. I
> have never used one, but Annette talked about it in the last class. What
> you
> do is decide where would be a good place to have it, like every ten rows,
> or
> at the beginning of a pattern repeat. Then you take a really thin circular
> needle like a 00 and slip it into each stitch on your current needle right
> up against the other needle. Then you put needle protectors or rubber bands
> on the ends of the 00 needle, your lifeline, and begin to knit the next
> row.
> this is tricky because you have two needles on that first row. I can't
> imagine doing  that myself at this point, but Annette assured us that it
> can
> be done. So after that row is done you continue knitting until you have
> another ten rows, or have completed another pattern repeat. Then, if you'd
> checked and have no mistakes, you move that lifeline up to your current
> row,
> slip it into every stitch next to the original needle and continue.
>
> That's about the lifeline.
>
> Now the cowl, I asked this question awhile back myself and was told it is a
> hood. I have never made or seen one myself.
>
> Cathy
>
>
>
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