Good I do not buy any Japanese craft books anymore... otherwise I would have brought home with me this cutie last week... and some super soft and cushy yarn like Zara (Filatura Di Crosa) and maybe then I could have made this here, using a pattern from the book...
But really, I didn't. I have enough books already (as I said here on various occasions, you might remember) and yarn... no need to get more of that either. And then, I can't even remember that I made this neck warmer...
Well, I guess my hands work quicker than my brain and I did in fact make the thing. It's awfully cute and frilly and I totally think 29 degrees Celsius/ 84 degrees Fahrenheit are just fine for wearing a neck warmer... love it!
The book is adorable and nice to look at but absolutely not essential. 9 projects plus variations, not very different to this one here. So, if you happen to have that one... stay calm.
It's not expensive though and I do not actually have the other one (it was supposed to be sent to somebody and is safely stored... more on that topic another time, maybe), and fell for the neck warmer pattern as I flipped through the 64 pages of the book, so I did buy it, weak as I am.
It is claimed the projects in the book were easy and would take only three days to make and I have no doubt that is possible. The neck warmer was finished after maybe two evenings and so simple.
Another thing that is supposed to have happened yet I do not feel any difference... the end of the holidays. Today I was stuck in the kitchen because I had discovered some unwanted house guests in a rice bag... had to go through all kitchen cabinets, check, clean... It took me all day and kept me away from the desk where I initially wanted to be today. Tomorrow then...
I got a ton of questions about a pattern for the owls and want to apologize for not answering (in most of the cases). The pattern I use is from a Japanese craft book so I cannot give it to you. But I know there are others, similar ones for little stuffies like my owls... even uploaded onto a crafting site and really easy to be found by a search engine like ... I won't link to that pattern now because I don't feel comfortable doing so any more. Sorry. I hope you understand.
Thank you so much for all your nice words about the sweater. I totally forgot to add the data about the sweater to the last posting, still not used to the natural bahaviour of a knitter... will fetch that tomorrow, then, I hope, your questions will be answered and I am one step closer to be a proper knitter.
Hope you all have a good start into the new week!
Take care.