Wednesday, October 23, 2013

bergen cowl














 i made a sweet cowl, to go with my new grey sweater from suss design knitwear. suss cousins is an expert knitter and designer originally from sweden, now living in los angeles. oh if i can dream, how i'd love to wear all suss all the time, everything looks so soft, simple, comfy and pretty. i love the designs of carrie bostick hoge also, she's the creator of this lovely cowl. one day last week, while faithfully knitting away on my one and only project (monogamous knitting is difficult these days!), an irresistible impulse came to make something quick and simple, yet interesting. the bergen cowl! tuesday night i placed an order with quince & co., friday the wool arrived, saturday i cast on and sunday, done! so very satisfying and now a cozy warm cowl is here for our turning cool weather. thank you again carrie (one of my favorite sweaters ever was designed by c.b.h. also).

pattern ::  bergen cowl
designer :: madder ~ carrie bostick hoge
wool ::  quince & co. lark
colorways ::  carrie's yellow, egret
ravelry notes ::  here


i found a book of poetry. a beautiful treasure of a book, a first edition written in nineteen seventy two. hand bound in leather, by the author. it's hand written too, in the authors own calligraphy. the inside covers are silk screened, i keep rubbing my fingers over the raised painted page, over the hand inked words. there are one hundred numbered copies, this book is number eighty eight. thank you book fairies for leading me to this one!

and the embroidery i shared last week, it's now a bag! i wore it out on saturday, even though it still needs some kind of closure. the bag is kind of too big, really need to pay more attention to measuring!
very happy to be joining with ginny, hi yarn alongers!

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx lori

55 comments:

  1. The book is amazing! What a lucky find! The cowl is pretty amazing too :)

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  2. I love the cowl, book and bag. Oh your sweater looks dreamy to wear.

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  3. Love seeing your new cowl and your bag, just beautiful Lori. I have been wanting to pick my embroidery back up and you have really inspired me to do it. And you book, what a great find; enjoy all those beautiful words.

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  4. It is a beautiful cowl!
    Thank you for the linkmto Suss, her things are beautiful and very inspirational!
    Your handwritten book, what a treasure! And the bag how pretty, the embroidery is so sweet!
    Take care!

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  5. Love it all, and your still life photos are , as always, wonderful. I've also been seized by the urge to knit some geometric colorwork but I hadn't seen this pattern.

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  6. hi lori~
    i love your cowl and sweet embroidered bag~ i've been thinking about starting a embroidery project! i too just placed a order with quince...i wait for the mail lady to pull up to the box then run down the lane in hopes that new yarn is waiting for me~ (actually i walk...lol but in my mind i'm running!) the dress you are pictured in is adorable as well~ wishing you a wonderful week~

    xo

    katie

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  7. Lori, I LOVE everything! And I love Beatrice too! (How can you not?) I have said it before, but will say it again, you are beautiful. xoxo

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  8. i LOVE everything about this post!!♡
    thank you dearest Lori for sharing such loveliness
    with us,

    xxo

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  9. that bag looks wonderful and what a sweet cowl! blessings to you.

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  10. I wonder where Richard Sterling Sawyer is now? Thank you for sharing this beautiful book
    I'm trying to place the bar you are standing in.....Carpenteria? Looks so peaceful in there.
    I like the idea of a cowl with just warmth for the neck and not all that hanging of long knitted strands that always are falling over my shoulders!
    xx
    julie

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    1. it was ojai julie, i'll be sharing in a post soon. :)

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  11. Another lovely post as usual. There's always so much to like here Lori. That cowl is so lovely it looks gorgeous with your hair colour...I'm very tempted to have a go. That book is amazing it truly was a lucky find and your sweater gorgeous too, thanks for introducing us to your favourite shop.

    I'm wondering who the lovely grey haired lady in the last image is...she looks very wise and kind.

    Bye for now
    debx

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    1. thank you debby, i think you'll love making the cowl, i hope you do give it a try! the lovely woman is beatrice wood, i am going to share more about her soon. i visited her studio recently. :)

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  12. You make me sigh with delight, sweet Lori. You are so beautiful in your new cowl/sweater/bag. I love Carrie's designs too (having lots of fun doing some sample knitting for her at the moment). She's a very sweet person to boot.

    btw, I owe you a reply from your last lovely Ravelry message, and wonder if you could email me your address, I'd like to snail-mail my answer...

    :)

    xoxo Nicole

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  13. what a beautiful book! thanks for sharing pictures of it!!!

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  14. Dearest Lori,

    You have done it again! Another post which has made me feel lighthearted, happy and inspired!

    I agree with you: one of the things I like the most about Quince & Co. is the simplicity with which one can purchase their yarns. It could be dangerous!

    Hugs,

    Stephanie

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  15. Oh my goodness, that cowl is gorgeous!! And I love your bag, beautiful!

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  16. Such a pretty cowl and the embroidered bag is beautiful. You are a gorgeous model for both!

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  17. Beautiful projects once again, and lovely photos of you! I have been wanting to make that cowl for a few years now, but haven't gotten around to it.

    That bag looks the perfect size...just think of how much knitting you can carry around in it!! ;-)

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  18. A cowl that goes with another knit, you have such great ideas :) today I wore a woolen shawl and socks and they were kind of matching. I love the book, I'm always looking for vintage books and they are always better with a bit of scribble from the owner form ages past.

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  19. Wonderful bag and cowl. I am so happy fall has arrived. The crisp air and I was at Rhinebeck for the fiber fest. and oh my the colors and leaves, not to mention the fiber !

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  20. What an awesome looking cowl Lori, I love it !

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  21. Love the cowl, and the bag is amazing.
    What kind book fairies leading you to such a treasure!

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  22. Yummy colours, egret and carrie's yellow together! What a wonderful impulse you had there.
    So creamy and of course, gorgeously teamed with the light grey.
    I love your bag!! Congratulations!

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  23. beautiful cowl, bag and book!!!!!
    xxxxxxx Ale

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  24. What a beatiful cowl! I love the geometrical pattern. You look stunning in it!
    And big nor not - the bag is really sweet :-)

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  25. What a delightful post. I particularly like the cowl, that yellow is truly the colour of the promise of summer. Combined with the poetry it speaks of the endless pleasures of the handmade, in the making and the using. I spied a bit of solace looking right at home at your place.

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  26. That book
    The cowl
    Your photos
    Your words
    All beautiful
    :)
    Thanks Lori

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  27. That glorious cowl - it's yellow bunting blowing in the breeze. No, it's white bunting blowing in the breeze. Either way, or both ways, I LOVE it. And the handwritten book is charming. And so much love for your embroidered bag (and the dress you're wearing)! Ahh, so much lovely here to look at.

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  28. Love your cowl! The colors you chose are perfect :-)

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  29. Hi Lori,

    Your cowl looks so comfy! Wonderful project for the cold weather. It's fun to think about people in the past and the books that they cherished. I think the book found you, rather than you finding the book.

    Wish you the best!

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  30. that cowl has been on my wish list since it was published!!!.....love it (love Carrie, too!!!)....it's perfect with the new sweater! That book! What a lucky find...the calligraphy is beautiful.

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  31. You're the best kind of knitter ... a thought passes across your mind to knit something sweet & special just for yourself and bam, it's now a beautiful addition to your wardrobe. lovely!

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  32. Lori ann, you're projects always make me go out and buy more yarn:-D This would be great for my daughter and sister for Christmas...just hope I have enough time, XOXO

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  33. the cowl is amazing. <3 you kick some major booty!

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  34. Hi Lori, I happily came to discover your blog through Stephanie's. :) You look beautiful in your cowl. I made 2 for myself earlier this year and I can't wait to be cold enough to wear them!
    Jess x x

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  35. The book of poetry is such a work of art..what a wonderful find!! Your cowl is so lovely too :)

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  36. Gorgeous knit Lori! And I now have the most incredible book envy ... what a find!

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  37. Hi Lori!
    I love your new cowl and what a treasure find in that book, is sounds just wonderful, your bag is lovely too:)
    Hope you are well dear friend.
    xo
    Linda

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  38. Your Bergen Cowl is lovely - så are the colors. I would love to try yarn from Quince & co. some day.

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  39. So many treasures in this post!
    WONDERFUL!

    ♥ Franka
    (discovered your blog via Talulaah)

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  40. What a sweet surprise to see you have made Bergen cowl! It looks so lovely. And, that book. That book, what a find! The poem is wonderful. And your bag is the best...the embroidered bird is darling. So many good treats in this post!
    xx
    c

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  41. dear lori
    what a fine, fine post
    i love the first images
    of you(!!) and the cowl
    you look beautiful

    wish you a fine weekend
    x

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  42. With each passing knit you create, I always think...this one if my favorite. So, this one is my favorite. :)
    The embroidered bag is exquisite. Now, that book is just the most wonderful find. I would sit and stare at it for hours!

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  43. Wonderful photographs and a great knit, I went to Bergen while on holiday a few years ago it's a wonderful place and that book is so beautiful a real treasure you have found. As for the bag, it's just my cup of tea, I need one on my life. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
    Clare
    http://summerhousebythesea.blogspot.co.uk/

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  44. Hello Lori! Really neat stuff you create! *me like*
    Greetings from a (right now) rainy Sweden
    ;)

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  45. That book is fantastic! What a find! And the cowl is lovely. Hugs, Tammy

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  46. I just love everything in this post. Xoxo

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  47. You are a real beauty! And all the things you make are too... It seems to me it all shines and radiates...

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xoxo lori