Willowwork Cowl Free Knitting Pattern

Designed by  © Amy Gunderson  Cowls are the perfect addition to any winter ensemble. Worked in the round from the bottom up, this stri...

It's Free Pattern Friday! Today, the Willowwork Cowl in Deluxe Worsted Superwash (pattern link here). The inspiration for this piece was the living willow fences, or hedges, or fedges that are woven from supple saplings into elegant shapes in the garden. Mind you, it's still winter, so the Deluxe Worsted Superwash colors we chose reflect a dormant living fence, while still keeping a warm wood feel. Oh, the magic of Fair Isle. If you were one of those admiring Amy Gunderson's Twisted Yoke Pullover from the Fall '18 Vogue Knitting... Here's the Ravelry link. ...you'll be pleased to find this uses the same technique. Twisted stitches create a depth that (pardon the expression) raises the design to the next level. Amy has written this pattern in two sizes - the small size shown here... ...and a larger size suitable for wrapping. We hope this graceful design hits its mark. Read more about willow artist Anna and the Willow here. Happy crafting!

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The Willows As we are made by what moves us, Willows pull the water up into their farthest reach which curves again down divining where their life begins. So, under travels up, and down and up again and the wind makes music of what water was. (By -Marie Howe ) Every time i try to type something, my words feel futile in the face of such barbarity and insanity that we are witnessing right now. #freepalestine @labea.art #arbola Photo @manuelvason #ecoart #willowweaving #willowsculpture...

Notes: Update spring 2019: My blanket gets an extension! I need approx. 3.8g per puff FO weighs about 3,5kg I used quilt batting/wadding to stuff the puffs. A double layer gave my puffs just the right amount of puffyness If you’d like to use one (or more) of my own charts just send me a message If you want to know what Puff means in german: google it ;-) I bought the Beekeeper’s Quilt pattern but found out that I wouldn’t have needed it. It wasn’t of much use to me since it took me several tries and modifications until I managed to knit a hexagon with equally long sides. I now use a different method of increasing (right and left leaning YOs instead of kfb, which make the increase half of the puff smaller than the decrease half), a different method of decreasing (centered double decrease), a different method of casting on (JMCO) and a different method of binding off (kitchener stitch). I cast on a different number of stitches and increase to a different number of stitches than the pattern calls for. I use more than just three dpns. I added a few plain rows so the hexagons are more balanced. I will use a different way to join the puffs in the end. In short: The only part of the pattern I’m using by now is knitting in the round. Also, I don’t like the layout of the pattern (faaar too much information, the use of at least three different fonts and too many emojis) but that’s just my personal taste. Wollmeise colourways used: 0-Rh-Negativ, 29 Cu, Ahoi, Auster WD, Beruhigend, Campari Piccolo, Delphin, Ebenholz, Flaschenpost, Flohmarkt, Frisch, Granatapfel, Isarkiesel, Jultomte, Moses, Oh Tannenbaum, Ooohm, Patina, QED, Raku Regenbogen, Safran, Silberdistel, Tandoori Masala, Tollkirsche, Versuchskaninchen orange, Versuchskaninchen türkis, Zimtapfel Beekeeper’s Hive on Rav (Tiny Owl Knits group): Charts, tips etc for hexipuffs Calculating the numbers -- I will need 832 puffs Techknitter’s Tutorial to Better Duplicate Stitching Invisible seam Crochet connections Free downloadable hexagon graph paper Free downloadable knit stitch paper Completed special puffs: 1st puff: Duplicate stitched Icelandic horse. Chart from the "Lady Farrier" pattern and in the colours of my Lady Farrier socks 21st puff: Duplicate stitched letter M. 35th puff: Center out puff as described in LSG on Rav (Thread: The laziest KAL, post #3814). Like puffs #81, #83, #84 and #85 between 37th and 38th puff: 2 tiny socks to be added to 2 puffs. Reminding me of the 25 pairs of me-sized socks I knit in 2013 42nd puff: Embroidered Number 42 and colourway Guide to Galaxy. The Hitchhiker’s Guide is one of my all time favourite books 68th puff: Cabled. Inspired by the Arwen cable panel. I finished my version of Arwen a few days ago 69th puff: Cabled. Cable from Bayerische Socks. I knit them in 2012 73rd puff: Duplicate stitched letter S. First letter of my surname Also, Sheldon Cooper’s favourite number is 73 and I watch too much TV… 79th and 80th puff: Slip stitch puffs as described here 81st, 83rd, 84th and 85th puff: More center out puffs (like puff #35) 86th puff: Textured puff as described here 99th puff: Duplicate stitched elephant. Inspired by Rose Hiver’s incredibly beautiful Water For the Elephants, my first stranded socks. Made in 2013 while cat sitting at a friend’s house 100th puff: Duplicate stitched miniature of my 100th project 111th and 112th puff: Slip stitch puffs incorporating Mad Colour Weave pattern 122th puff: Duplicate stitched six row peerie pattern as used in my 1st pillow case 126th puff: Duplicate stitched Speckflagge (“bacon flag”). Flag of my hometown Bremen 129th puff: Duplicate stitched six row peerie 131st puff: Duplicate stitched six row peerie 133th puff: Lace incorporating Kai-Mei pattern. I knit them in 2011 and they were amongst the first patterns that started my sock addiction. In order to prevent the stuffing from being seen through the lace I knit a simple hexagon in a contrasting colour and sew it to the inside of the puff 136th puff: Cabled. Incorporating “Drip” from Drip Drip Drop. I knit them in 2013. Like puff #304 139th puff: Slip stitch puff as described here (slightly modified). Like puff #142 141th puff: Duplicate stitched thumb pattern from Elise mittens. I knit them in 2013 142nd puff: Slip stitch puff as described here (slightly modified). Like puff #139 147th puff: Duplicate stitched Space Invader. Happy memories… 149th puff: Duplicate stitched chevrons in the colours of my Striper cardigan. I knit it in 2015 152nd puff: Cabled. Incorporating the tail cable from Smaug Socks. I knit them in 2012 153rd and 154th puff: Wrapped stitches. Incorporating the scale pattern from Smaug Socks 157th puff: Cabled/lace. Incorporating leg pattern from #3 Bagshot Row. I knit them in 2014 165th puff: Duplicate stitched Tardis. Slightly modified version of craftyshanna's chart 169th and 187th puff: Dandelion stitch. Found here 200th and 201st puff: Knits and purls 204th and 205th puff: Cabled. One with a knit background and one with a purled one 211th puff: Knits and purls. Foot pattern from Spiegel socks. I knit them in 2012 216th puff: Cabled. Leg pattern from Spiegel socks. Like puffs #702 and #703 218th puff: Duplicate stitched maze 220th and 226th puff: Knits and purls 242nd and 245th puff: Knits and purls and some cabling. Pattern found here (nr. 37). Like puff #741 and #17a 249th and 252nd puff: Latvian braids. I always wanted to try this technique. Like puff #273 255th puff: Duplicate stitched snail. Chart found here 262nd and 263rd puff: Knits and purls and some cabling. Pattern found here. Like puff #750 266th puff: Lace. Pattern from Hedera 268th and 269th puff: Knits and purls and some cabling. Pattern found here (nr. 189) 273rd puff: Latvian braid. Like puffs #249 and #252 277th and 278th puff: Cabled. Pattern found here (nr. 83). Like puff #593 284th puff: Duplicate stitched branch from my pattern Jack and the Beansock. I knit them in 2014 and 2015 and published the pattern in February 2015 285th and 286th puff: Knits and purls. Like puff #336 304th puff: Cabled. Incorporating “Drip” from Drip Drip Drop. Like puff #136 305th puff: Multiple YOs. Slightly modified version of this technique 309th puff: Duplicate stitched Citroën 2CV. My first car. Her name was Margarethe 313th puff: Duplicate stitched kingfisher. One of the most beautiful birds. Modified version of this chart 322nd puff: Cabled. 324th puff: Eye of Partridge. Looks good in a multicoloured yarn. Like puff #331 325th, 327th and 330th puff: Slipped stitches. Like in a reinforced sock heel. Like puffs #680, #686 and #687 331st puff: Eye of Partridge. Like puff #324 334th puff: Roositud. Slightly modified version of the Roosimine pattern 336th puff: Knits and purls. Like puffs #285 and #286 341st puff: Cabled. Incorporating a small part of the amazing Coffee Cantata 351st puff: Roositud. Slightly modified version of the Keisarin Morsian pattern 357th puff: Duplicate stitched bicycle. I love my bike 363rd puff: Knits and purls 365th and 366th puff: Knits and purls.Like puff #785 367th puff: Duplicate stitched Tux. The Linux mascot. Sometimes I have to embrace my inner geek 378th puff: Knits and purls. Like puff #382 379th puff: Duplicate stitched tree. Modified version of AmandaKayMetskas chart. One of my happy places is under an old oak tree in our street 382nd puff: Knits and purls. Like puff #378 384th puff: Cabled 385th puff: Duplicate stitched house. Modified version of Jennifer Fabian’s chart 388th puff: Cables, knits and purls 390th puff: Cabled 395th puff: Duplicate stitched Ravelry logo. The logo they used before the worst redesign ever 400th and 402nd puff: Knits and purls. Moss stitch. Like puffs #581, #589 and #744 405th puff: YOs. Using coxabey’s pattern 406th puff: Duplicate stitched lily of the valley. Modified version of Jennifer Fabian’s chart.The place where I live translates as valley of the lilies so this flower seems appropriate for my blanket 408th puff: Roositud. Incorporating Lesley Melliship’s Guild Socks. I test knit them in 2013 414th puff: Knits and purls. Like puffs #427, #594 and #596 415th puff: Duplicate stitched Wollmeise logo 418th puff: Duplicate stitched teapot. Slightly modified version of Jennifer Fabians chart 427th puff: Knits and purls. Like puffs #414, #594 and #596 428th puff: Roositud technique. Pattern found here (nr. 165) 442nd puff: Knits and purls. Seed stitch 444th puff: Duplicate stitched detail of the Egyptian Mittens. They have been in my queue since March 2013 447th puff: Duplicate stitched bumblebee. Reminding me of all the bumblebees I watched climbing in and out of the snapdragon blossoms while having long talks on my balcony last summer 456th puff: Duplicate stitched detail from Water for the Elephants. This was one of my first stranded projects. I used the colours that started my Wollmeise addiction: Tollkirsche and some leftover Versuchskaninchen 480th puff: Duplicate stitched hearts. Pattern from Ponies Are A Girl’s Best Friends. I designed and knit them in 2014 506th puff: Cabled. Like puffs #543, #546, #684 and #685 513th and 514th puff: Knits and purls. Inspiration found here. Every third row knit/purl instead of every other row 518th, 519th and 521st puff: Knits and purls. Pattern found here. Like puffs #695 and #697 525th and 528th puff: Cabled. Honeycomb pattern found here. Like puff #748 540th and 541st puff: Cabled. Shadow cable pattern found here. Like puffs #691, #692 and #693 543rd and 546th puff: Cabled. Like puffs #506, #684 and #685 549th and 552nd puff: Cabled. Horseshoe cable pattern found here 555th puff: Embroidered. Inspired by van Goghs Twelve Sunflowers (1888). I love sunflowers, I love van Goghs art and I have decided to see more art this year 565th puff: Duplicate stitched detail from the beautiful Margit in the Wind 566th, 567th and 568th puff: Cabled. Inspiration found here 571st, 572nd and 573th puff: Cabled. Icorporating part of the Sake pattern 576th and 577th puff: Knits and purls. Seed stitch. Like puff #442 581st puff: Knits and purls. Moss stitch. Like puffs #400, #402, #589 and #744 584th, 585th and 587th puff: Cabled. Incorporating part of the Hélène socks 589th puff: Knits and purls. Moss stitch. Like puffs #400, #402, #581 and #744 593rd puff: Cabled. Pattern found here (nr. 83). Like puffs #277 and #278 594th and 596th puff: Knits and purls. Like puffs #414 and #427 600th, 601st and 603rd puff: Knits and purls. Like puff #747 604th puff: Duplicate stitched heart. Incorporating the Medieval Heart chart 620th puff: Duplicate stitched camera. My Canon EOS 70D 627th, 628th, 630th and 631st puff: Cabled. Incorporating part of the Gemstone Beanie. Like puffs #688 and #689 634th, 635th and 636th puff: Cabled. Incorporating part of the Neverland and Oz socks 637th, 638th and 639th puff: Knits and purls. Seed stitch chevron. Like puff #786 642nd puff: Duplicate stitched train 646th, 647th and 648th puff: Knits and purls. Garter Zigzag pattern found here 652nd puff: Duplicate stitched squirrel 654th puff: Cabled. Incorporating part of the Lohengrin socks. Like puffs #660 and #663 655th, 657th and 658th puff: Cabled. Incorporating the shield cable panel from Lohengrin socks 660th puff: Cabled. Incorporating part of the Lohengrin socks. Like puffs #654 and #663 661st puff: Duplicate stitched puzzle piece 663rd puff: Cabled. Incorporating part of the Lohengrin socks. Like puffs #654 and #660 665th puff: Cabled. Incorporating part of the Daughter Heir socks. Like puffs #668, #669 and #779 666th puff: Duplicate stitched Simon’s cat 668th and 669th puff: Cabled. Incorporating part of the Daughter Heir socks. Like puffs #665 and #779 671st, 672nd and 673rd puff: Cabled. Like puff #753 676th puff: Duplicate stitched detail from Bridget. I knit them in 2013 678th puff: Duplicate stitched Pentominoes. I made wooden ones a few years ago and I’m very proud of them 680th puff: Slipped stitches. Like puffs #325, #327, #330, #686 and #687 681st puff: Duplicate stitched lighthouse and beach. Modified version of Disneyette’s lighthouse chart. Reminding me of an awesome day I had at the beach on 31 March 682nd: Duplicate stitched 1up 684th and 685th puff: Cabled. Like puffs #506, #543 and #546 686th and 687th puff: Slipped stitches. Like puffs #325, #327, #330 and #680 688th and 689th puff: Cabled. Incorporating part of the Gemstone Beanie. Like puffs #627, #628, #630 and #631 691th, 692nd and 693rd puff: Cabled. Shadow cable pattern found here. Like puffs #540 and #541 695th and 697th puff: Knits and purls. Pattern found here. Like puffs #518, #519 and #521 700th puff: Duplicate stitched sheep. I used the colonial knot 702nd and 703rd puff: Cabled. Leg pattern from Spiegel Socks. Like puff #216 705th, 706th, 707th and 708th puff: Knits and purls. Pattern found here (nr. 04) 712th puff: Duplicate stitched icecream cone 716th puff: Duplicate stitched detail of the Egyptian Mittens 718th puff: Duplicate stitched detail of the Fireweeds Socks 719th puff: Duplicate stitched detail of the Lotus Mittens 720th puff: Duplicate stitched detail of the Figure/Ground Socks 721st puff: Knitting theme. Inspired by deannadarling’s knitter’s hexipuff 722nd puff: Duplicate stitched detail of the Flowers and Diamonds Mittens 723rd puff: Duplicate stitched detail of the Sienna Socks 724th puff: Duplicate stitched detail of the Talvipuutarha Sukat 725th puff: Duplicate stitched cat silhouette 726th puff: Duplicate stitched detail of the Figure/Ground Socks 727th puff: Duplicate stitched detail of the Figure/Ground Socks 731st puff: Duplicate stitched dots 732nd puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern found here (page 53) 733rd puff: Duplicate stitched detail of the Sienna Socks 734th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern found here (page 56) 735th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern found here (page 53) 736th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern found here (nr. 93) 737th puff: Duplicate stitched Cookie Monster. I love baking cookies (and eating them…) and last year I made a Cookie Monster cake 738th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern found here (page 56) 741st puff: Knits and purls and some cabling. Pattern found here (nr. 37). Like puffs #242 and #245 742nd puff: Duplicate stitched detail of the Crazed Scandinavian Cowl (Chart B) 743rd puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern found here (nr. 98) 744th puff: Knits and purls. Moss stitch. Like puffs #400, #402, #581 and #589 747th puff: Knits and purls. Like puffs #600, #601 and #603 748th puff: Cabled. Honeycomb pattern found here. Like puffs #525 and #528 750th puff: Knits and purls and some cabling. Pattern found here. Like puffs #262 and #263 752nd puff: Duplicate stitched detail of the Jouluiset mysteerisukat 753rd puff: Cabled. Like puffs #671, #672 and #673 754th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern from the Crazed Scandinavian Cowl (chart G) 755th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern found here (page 55) 757, 758th and 759th puff: Knits and purls 760th, 761st and 762nd puff: Knits and purls. The pattern reminds me of my living room rug 763rd puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern found here (page 58) 766th puff: Duplicate stitched underwater scenery. I got my scuba diver’s license in 2006 and I loved the weightless feeling while diving 767th, 768th and 769th puff: YOs/Wrapped stitches. Pattern from Pan Galactic Helix 771st, 772nd, 773rd and 775th puff: Cabled. Plaited Basket Stitch found here 777th puff: Duplicate stitched smiley 779th puff: Cabled. Incorporating part of the Daughter Heir socks. Like puffs #665, #668 and #669 780th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern from the Crazed Scandinavian Cowl (Chart C) 781st puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern found here (page 54) 782nd puff: Duplicate stitched meeple. I love boardgames and there’s a funny story about a blue meeple 785th puff: Knits and purls. Like puffs #365 and #366 786th puff: Knits and purls. Seed stitch chevron. Like puffs #637, #638 and #639 788th puff: Wrapped stitches. Inspired by Radar’s Teddybear Socks. Like puff #792 789th puff: Duplicate stitched thumbsup. Reminding me of a dear friend who uses this sign in his WhatsApp conversations. A lot. 792nd puff: Wrapped stitches. Inspired by Radar’s Teddybear Socks. Like puff #788 796th puff: Duplicate stitched plane. Reminding me of the awesome vacation I had last month 800th puff: Duplicate stitched logo of my homepage Diemaike.de 802nd and 803rd puff: Circular cable on a moss stitch background. Cable found here (page 95) 807th and 808th puff: Cabled. Pattern found here (nr. 59) 809th and 810th puff: Cabled. Pattern found here (nr. 258) 811th and 812th puff: Cabled. Pattern from Aragorn Socks 813th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern from Jouluiset mysteerisukat 814th puff: Duplicate stitched. Slightly modified pattern from Victor Socks. I tried to knit them in 2014 but found out that the floats were too long for me at that time and the stacked short floats caused puckering 815th and 816th puff: Cabled. Pattern from the beautiful Ayartma Socks. I knit them in 2013. Like puff #18a 817th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern from the Crazed Scandinavian Cowl (Chart M) 818th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern found here (page 58) 819th and 820th puff: Wrapped stitches. Inspiration found here (nr. 80) 821st and 822nd puff: Knits and purls. Inspiration found here (nr. 85) 823rd and 825th puff: Cabled. Pattern found here (nr. 120) 826th and 827th puff: Cabled. Pattern found here (nr. 156) 828th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern found in Richard Rutt’s “A History of Hand Knitting” (page 184). This book is out of print and has been on my wish list since 2012. I found a reasonably priced one recently. It arrived today (much earlier than expected) and it made my day 829th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern found here (page 213) 830th and 831st puff: Cabled. Pattern found here (nr. 124) 832nd puff: Knits and purls. Slightly modified pattern found here (nr. 193) 833rd and 834th puff: Cabled. Slightly modified part of the Baroque Socks. Like puff #63a 835th puff: Duplicate stitched snowflake. Part of the Lumikuningatar mittens 836th and 837th puff: Cabled. Inspired by the Forest Frost Headband. Like puff #5a 838th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern from Julekuler. I knit this christmas ornament last year. 839th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern from Julekuler. I knit this christmas ornament last month. 840th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern from Christmas Balls (Kilim Ball). I knit this ornament in 2016 841st puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern from Selbu Modern (slightly modified). I knit this hat in 2013 as a reversible double knit 842nd and 843rd puff: Cabled. Pattern from Bex. I knit these socks in 2013 844th and 845th puff: Cabled. Pattern from Coexist (Austen) 846th and 847th puff: Cabled. Pattern from Eilean Mòr 848th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern from the Latvian Bloom Mittens 849th and 851st puff: Cabled. Pattern from Coexist (Doyle). Like puff #23a 852nd puff: Cabled. Pattern from Sweet Potato Pie (clue 3) 853rd puff: Cabled. Pattern from Marshmallow Cloud Cowl (scaled down) 854th and 855th puff: Cabled. Pattern from Coexist (Shakespeare). Like puff #42a 856th puff: Cabled. Pattern from Real Love Socks 857th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern from Diamond Mandala Mittens 858th puff: Duplicate stitched. Pattern from Julekuler 34 Ideas/plans for special puffs: Hayabusa or helmet, Leo,Luke and Rory, dancing shoes, rock climbing, Monty Python’s foot (Flying Circus opening) or a 16 ton weight, Happypotamus/hippo, beaver (with tree), Catan, time/hourglass, Loriot, pumpkin, ASCII-art Heartbeat cable, 7 Wise Santas, WestPort Socks Pong, staircase, walking shoes, Crossing the Weser with Gjafar, Hanging Lake (waterfall, lake, forest), Monument Valley, Antelope Canyon, chocolate chip cookie (colonial knot), Where’s Waldo Crystal Galaxy Socks, Greenhorn, pooling (how to create that effect on a puff???), leaves, Pisqu, mosaic knitting like Garter Stitch Dishcloth, owl cable, Gush cable, Willowwork, Burgundy Socks, Rhombus, celtic knot puff Daisy stitch, Herringbone Ancient path socks; argyle; Basset hound; biscuits; Blaumann/blue shirt; paws; catan/bricks; daisy chain; DNA cable; dotted; Faramir cable; fleur de lis; frootloops ; guinea pig; hungry caterpillar (across 2 puffs -- embroider when sewing the entire blanket is done); icelandic flag; illusion knitting; julekuler (ball #5, #8 or #9); labyrinth (Chartres, Amiens, Mingolsheim); lace (double layered; maybe a green leaf?); Lord what Fools wrapped stitches; mario/star/bob-omb; Norwegian mittens; owl; pacman; peerie patterns; Romanes; Two Sisters hat; secret pocket (maybe use Edelstein); Selbu; slipped stitches; snowflake; strawberry (red puff with white dots and some green “leaves” on top); Stricken foot panel; swan; texture 1, 2; watermelon Hexipuff count: |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||: 100! |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||: 200! |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||: 300! |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||: 400! |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||: 500! |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||: 600! |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||: 700! |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||: 800! |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| Border: Flaschenpost or Beruhigend half hexis and Patina full hexis When joining align direction of puffs and colours or maybe imitate a swirl like michelle166 in her 4th pic Journal: 12.4.2016: CO and 1st puff done 16.4.2016: Found the right stuffing. Not too thick, not too thin 21.4.2016: Thinking about a different theme. Maybe I won’t use every colour and then some to create a full rainbow but use a more limited range of colours. This means more puffs of every single colour (no problem). But it also means I won’t be able to use some of the 23 puffs I made so far 25.4.2016: I knit two tiny socks (“foot” length 4cm) to be added to the finished blanket 27.4.2016: Finished the 50th puff in my favourite colourway Zimtapfel. They just fly off the needles 30.4.2016: 57 puffs completed in April 3.5.2016: Signý is born. Watching her slows me down but I couldn’t care less. She is a little miracle 19.5.2016: Finished my 100th puff. I’m back on track and even a little ahead of schedule 29.5.2016: I knit more and more patterned puffs and think about how to include as many of my previously knit patterns as possible. This project feels like a summary of my knitting history 31.5.2016: 85 puffs completed in May 6.6.2016: 150 puffs! 14.6.2016: As a personal challenge I try to knit a cardigan during the UEFA European Championship. That really cuts into my puffing time. But I’ll squeeze in one or two puffs if the cardy bores me. 24.6.2106: I frogged the cardigan because it didn’t work out the way I planned it. On one hand I’m sad but on the other hand I’m glad to have more time for my puff addiction 26.6.2016: 200 puffs! 30.6.2016: 63 puffs completed in June 25.7.2016: 250 puffs! 30.7.2016: 53 puffs completed in July 8.8.2016: A busy social life keeps me from knitting as many puffs as planned but I don’t mind 15.8.2016: 300 puffs! I moved into my new flat one year ago and I’m looking forward to seeing the finished blanket in my bedroom 25.8.2016: I love numbers so I counted the stitches in one puff. 934. That means there will be approximately 850.000 stitches in the blanket. Not counting the additional stitches in the cabled puffs 31.8.2016: 62 puffs completed in August 17.9.2016: 350 puffs! 30.9.2016: 65 puffs completed in September 5.10.2016: 400 puffs! 31.10.2016: 64 puffs completed in Oktober 1.11.2016: 450 puffs! 10.11.2016: I missed knitting stranded things so I started a pair of socks (Keisarin Morsian) a few days ago and have knit my first Balls Up ! ball today 13.11.2016: I decided to knit a single coloured row of puffs as a border. That means a lot of Patina puffs… 27.11.2016: 500 puffs! 30.11.2016: 61 puffs completed in November 31.12.2016: 28 puffs completed in December; 538 puffs completed in 2016 1.1.2017: New year’s resolution: Finish knitting in 2017. Finish sewing in 2018. 31.1.2017: 33 puffs completed in January 14.2.2017: 600 puffs! 28.2.2017: 64 puffs completed in February 6.3.2017: 650 puffs! 26.3.2017: I laid out all the puffs I have knit so far on my living room floor and calculated how many more I will need: 201. I’m looking forward to lying under the finished blanket! 31.3.2017: 46 puffs completed in March 12.4.2017: One year since I started the blanket. So many things have happened during this year. I changed a lot and I’m much happier with my life than I was twelve months ago 14.4.2017: 700 puffs! 30.4.2017: 32 puffs completed in April 31.5.2017: 15 puffs completed in May 10.6.2017: I realized there are “only” about 150 puffs left to knit. So now I feel like making every puff special (i.e. patterned or embroidered). That really slows me down but I’m okay with that 29.6.2017: 750 puffs! 30.6.2017: 22 puffs completed in June 31.7.2017: 23 puffs completed in July 31.8.2017: 9 puffs completed in August 4.9.2017: I’m back from vacation. I had an awesome time. Didn’t get much knitting done. 26.9.2017: 800 puffs! 30.9.2017: 21 puffs completed in September 6.10.2017: I finished 114 unpatterned Patina puffs. Enough for a single coloured border 31.10.20117: 21 puffs completed in October 20.11.2017: 832 puffs!!! I have knit enough puffs for a queen size quilt. But… I won’t stop. I have some puffs I’d like to replace. So I’m adding about 20 more and then I’ll start joining the puffs 30.11.2017: 9 puffs completed in November 16.12.2017: 850 puffs 18.12.2017: Do-over of puff #700 (sheep). Once again I used the colonial knot. Inspired by CassyD’s Catan Tiles. I think knitting a Catan game is an awesome idea! 30.12.2017: One of my new year’s resolutions for 2017 was to finish knitting. Today I decided that I’ll stop knitting more puffs. I have enough for a queen size quilt and I’ll start joining the puffs in 2018 14.1.2018: I laid out all the puffs on my living room floor to decide which puff goes where in the finished blanket and discovered that I don’t have enough puffs. Some of the earlier puffs don’t match my colour palette so I decided to replace them. Unfortunately I miscounted the number of replacements. Now I need nine more puffs. 20.1.2018: Sewing… 6.2.2018: I have joined 416 puffs. Three of the nine missing puffs left to knit If I’m able to sow one row (22 or 23 puffs) per day I will finish the blanket by the end of the Ravellenic Games. So I entered it in the WIPs Dancing. Good motivation. 24.2.2018: I finished the blanket last night. I’m so glad this huge WIP is finally done. YAY!