Sparkles, Finished

I finished my Jeweled Cowl project!  I used all but a few inches of one skein of Hedgehog Fibres Kidsilk Lace in the Plump colorway.  The fluffy yarn means you have to pay a bit more attention to the knitting, but I think it's worth it for the finished project.  The cowl is light as a whisper, but the beaded accent section gives it just a little weight.  It's long enough to loop twice if necessary, but looks fine only looped once if it's not too cold.  I began with a Chinese Waitress Cast On and ended with an I-Cord bind off.  The cast on edge is just a little bit tighter than the bind off edge, so if I wear the cast on edge next to my neck, it lays very nicely.  Neither edge is particularly obvious in the fluff, but I wanted a little bit of extra stability along the outer edges.  This is a great pattern for using a single skein of fluff or regular fingering weight yarn.  I steam blocked it to finish it, but it didn't really seem to need it!