09/08/2016

Finished with third strip. Only one more to go.

Taking my time with this to work on other projects.

10/04/2016

Finished up the final strip and joined all four together. Initially, joining the strips was tedious, but after a bit I kind of enjoyed it. Ended up reconnecting all strips because I kept dropping loops. Originally used an N hook, but switched to a P hook and found it much easier to keep track of all those loops.

Didn’t have a long enough tail to whip stitch the cowl together so I wove in all the ends and connected the ends with SC.

Update
Wait, was I only supposed to do three strips? Somehow got it in my head to do four.

Notes for Next Time

• Definitely should have gone with 230 per strip. I can just barely loop it around my head.
• Remember to leave long enough tails at top and bottom of strips.
• Definitely use spare yarn to keep the loops together. Not necessary but definitely helps prevent strips from twisting.
• I’ve found that braiding the edge of the outer strips before attaching helps with keeping the strip stable when joining.
• Line up all four strips before joining to make the most aesthetically pleasing design. I had a couple of places where the same color lined up together.