I’ve finally got around to photographing the cowl that I was making for Megan. The storyboard had to be altered a little, since the number of colours seemed to clash with the small scale of the item. I rehashed the storyboard until I was happy with the effect and then David roughly sketched out the design using pastel chalk to make sure the colours worked together. Chalks are great way to test ideas; they are so quick and easy to use and it takes a couple of minutes to wipe on the basic colours and then smudge them together to create the right colour shades.
chalk sketch to test the colour blends
Rehashed Storyboard
The cowl was made using a technique called Filet Crochet, which creates a grid-like pattern using chain stitch and double crochet. This grid allowed the contrasting colours to be woven through the holes and ultimately to create the tassels. I absolutely love the effect and I can’t wait to make something else using this same technique.
…..and here’s the finished article. Yet another topic for a workshop?
Megan's Cowl in Filett Crochet
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