[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Hooded cowl

[Tracy Carcione]

I'm making an interesting hooded cowl, available on Ravelry, called the
Exoskeleton Cowl.  It's the hot project in my knitting group now.  It has a
base in DK stockinette, then alternates 10 German short rows of lace-weight
mohair garter stitch with 6 long rows of the DK.  That creates either a
hood, or, if that part is turned to the front, a soft, fluffy section.  It
feels great. 

Mohair is like working with a strand of very fuzzy hair.  It's kind of a
pain, but the fabric is lovely, light and soft.  Every time I come to the
mohair rows, I say Oh No, and every time I finish them I say how beautiful
they are.  Happily, the mohair sections get shorter every repeat.

I'm making it for a present for my sister.  If I liked hoods, I'd make one
for myself, too.

Tracy