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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.

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chalk sketch to test the colour blends

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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?

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Megan's Cowl in Filett Crochet

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