FO Friday: Gary's Cowl

This week I designed a cowl with spiffy buttons. I made it for my friend Gary who goes to Berkeley, so I figured he needed a little something to keep the old windpipe warm from the nippy weather up there.

I failed to take proper pictures of all the angles/ different ways the cowl can be worn, so instead I'll just present you with these silly pictures and hope they give you a good chuckle.

"Ah-derpy-derp."

One of my favorite construction elements in knitted pieces are cables- cozy, braidy, chunky cables! You can kind of see the big cable that runs around the length of the cowl in the two pictures above (I promise I will knit another one of these and take better, not rushed pictures!). Here's a closer look:

Mmm, cables :)

Since this cowl has buttons I figured I could wear it sort of like a little cape if I unbuttoned one of the buttons:

I think it gives more of a drapey, feminine look to it this way, don't you think?
However, if you are male, like Gary is, you can use both buttons and relish in the fact that you permeate a grand amount of masculinity with your fancy buttoned cowl ;D

That's all for now folks, check back later for a pattern and updated photos! Tootles :)

"Jazmine, wake up! You have things to knit!"


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FO: Stripey Cushies for Mama

Hi there :)
Boy do i have some serious yarn porn to show you!
FEAST THY EYES:

I custom made these cushions to match some living room rugs for my dear mother. I am pleased to say that she was happily surprised and immediately plopped them onto their permanent couch-home! I may whip up a pattern for these sometime soon.. and by soon I mean when I actually feel like it :D Ah-derpy-derp.

And as always, here I am being a cheeseball in these cushie pictures:

 "Peek-a-boo! My name is Jazmine and I like cushies!"

 Hugging the crap out of these so that my mama can feel the love. *SmotherSmother 

"These cushies can do anything, watch me play guitar with them!" *ChuckleChuckle

I love my mother and making these for her was the least I could do to show her how I appreciate her so. She is an intelligent, graceful, and kind woman. I will always look upon her with a twinkle in my eyes because she is the perfect mom for me. She has done an immaculate job at being exactly who i need at every phase of my life. She is my best friend and lifelong female companion. Every moment I spend with her is filled with laughter and heartfelt personal connection. She has shown me unconditional love always. She is so full of life and she has a truly invincible spirit. She may not think so extravagantly of herself because she is so humble, but she is my role model- the perfect symbol of beauty, inner youth, dignity, and selflessness. Plus I just love the way she sweetly calls me her "arañita tejedora".

Te amo mami <3

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