Bulky Knitted Cowl

The weather has turned chilly around here, and I tired of struggling with scarves and mufflers to keep my neck warm. So I rummaged around in my yarn and found this great bulky yarn: "Wool Clasica", by Manos del Uruguay. I found the pattern on Ravelry - the "Waltz Through the Forest Cowl. You will find it at Hannah NeCamp's Ravelry Store (for free!).  It knit up in about an hour and a half, and after wearing for a day, I think it does it's job well.  Also, I should mention that it is reversible!

Beret and Mittens

I saw the hat at the Mendocino Yarn Shop, and bought the yarn to make it for Nora. The pattern is "Adobe Beret", by Pemela W Allen, designed for the Mendocino Yarn Shop, so you can only get it from them.  The yarns are both Berroco:  The solid is Berroco Ultra Alpaca, and the variegated is Berroco Adobe.  There was just enough of the Adobe to make the hat and add those teensy stripes to the mittens, but there was a lot of Ultra Alpaca, since it was only used for the ribbing on the beret. So, I made the fingerless mittens to match, and basically winged it -- no pattern.