Somewhat Cowl

Pattern: Somewhat Cowl
Source: Wendy of Knit and Tonic
Yarn: 5 skeins of Blue Sky Alpacas: Alpaca & Silk in Chestnut(i35)
Yarn Source: Kpixie
Needle: US4 & US5 24" circular
Size: 32" bust size
Made for: Myself
Notes:

1. Did the raglan increases until it measures 9" (instead of 10" or 11").
2. Did the increases of sts at the end of row way before joining so that the neckline is more gradual
3. Did not bind off the neckline but whipstitch the 'live' sts so that it will be more stretchable.
   

Wow, finally I completed this! I love it! The brown, the fit, the yarn, everything about it. Ok, maybe not too crazy about the neckline cos it needs some fiddling for it to appear as I want it to. I still have 1 full skein of the Alpaca + Silk left. I highly recommend the yarn cos it's so soft and comfortable. Very warm too. Which is why I am going to bring it back with me to Germany where I will get more use to it. The temperature here in Reston, VA today is almost in the 100s!

Since I just finished it today, I haven't really block it well. I just iron the cowl neckline flat and took this pic. Maybe I will block it in Germany. But seriously, how am I to handle the cowl neckline during blocking? Any ideas?

I love top-down! Being that it's so hot here, I decided to tackle Ms Marigold using the Classic Elite Premiere that I got a few months ago. It's a very fast knit and I am already down(or up) to the armholes! Pictures to come soon.