White Cowl for Kids

I knit this cowl in one day for my son's "best friend who is a girl". Her birthday was at the end of November and little man wanted me to make her something handmade in addition to her gift. I used the gaptastic (like this one I made this past March) and modified it for a child.  I cast on 93 sts this time for a slightly smaller fit.

It's hard for me to believe that it's snowing now and it was snowing 8 months ago when I knit my last one.

It was such a fast knit and while I was knitting, the kids were reading the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid.  It's funny how their sense of humour has changed over the last couple of years and they are no longer reading "cutesy" books.  We now do silent reading where we read the same book and giggle at the funny parts.

My children's newfound independence gives me a bit of a break too and I can knit guilt-free in the daytime!!

This is the card that hubby chose and it's the cutest!

Here's what it says on the inside

Now all I have to do is wrap it up, add a gift card, and I'm done!  I love fast knits! 

GAPtastic Cowl for Kids

A GAPtastic Cowl for kids.  You knew it had to come to this because I've got the knitting bug.   After making several GAPtastics for adults, I wanted to make one that was kid-sized.  When my son was invited to his friend's 8th birthday party, I decided to add a cowl to her package of presents.

I cast on 95 sts and did a seed stitch.

Last time, I said I wanted to do a stretchy bind on and bind off.  So I did!  If you don't know how to do this, here is a YouTube video that shows you how to do a stretchy bind on and here is one for the stretchy bind off.   As you can see the pink Gaptastic has a straighter edge as a result of doing the stretchy bind on/off.

When it came to weaving in the ends, I decided to split the yard so it wasn't as noticeable.

I ended up tying a knot at the base before I weaved in the yarn tail.

I used one skein for this project and only had a small handful of yarn left.

The day we gave her the cowl, it was -25C.  Although it was beautiful outside, it was very very cold! 

Birthday girl loved her cowl and wore it to school the next day.  She was so cute in it!

Unfortunately, no one was around to model the cowl when I made it, so I decided to put it on.  Seems like the kid size can fit an adult too!



On another note, I am learning how to design my own personalized sloper set through BurdaStyle Academy.   When I finish the class, hopefully I'll have something to share!  In the meantime, more knitted cowls to follow.

Until next time,