What was I ever thinking! I love this cowl! It takes a day or two to complete this project. Why did it take me several months? I was going to frog it because I didn’t think it would be flattering but something kept stopping me from ripping it back. I picked it up last night and realized I only had one more leaf to complete to finish it. I was done in 20 minutes. Great project for new lace knitters. Very well written pattern.