Holy Cowl

 I'm ready for the priesthood. Ooh, is that what they call this garment ? A Priest Hood? Nahhh..

 Here it is reversed with the pointy part in back. Worn over the head like this with that point tucked into the coat, is a good way to keep you warm. 

And then worn indoors as a shawl in the back and a cowl draped in the front...it's just right! I likey!

 For once I made something just for myself.  Knitting in black is not for the timid. I had to have a lamp trained on my work the whole time, and still made mistakes and had to rip out. 

 I used up a lot of my mix of black merino yarns, some of which were worsted weight and some DK, which I didn't realize until I started knitting with them. To make this work I began with the worsted and then used the DK doubled and when that ran out, single. So some parts are heavier and thicker and others lighter and sheer.  This is visible in this picture, where the bottom is a single DK and above it doubled. Wearing it, it's unnoticeable. Anyway, I am sure to get a lot of wear out of this as I actually have lots of black and white in my wardrobe. Not a surprise. And it will be a great head warmer when I pull it onto my head and tuck the end in my coat. 

I'm pretty excited about the possibilities of this shape, as it requires so little fiddling to wear it. And it couldn't be easier to make. Well, if one doesn't want to do multiple yarns or fancy stitches, or even knit it on the bias as I have done here and in the previous version. 

It is merely a rectangle, about 39-40" long and in this case about 13" wide. I began with three stitches and increased on each edge until the desired width was reached and then kept the dec on one edge and inc on the opposite until the desired width was reached. Then dec on both edges until no stitches remain. Simple!

I confess

I   HAVE   ORDERED    MORE   YARN. 

Stay tuned.