What to knit, what to knit.

A few nights ago, I had the house to myself and I happily spent some quality time bonding with this special one of a kind yarn!






As I hand-wound this Hand Maiden Sea Silk into a knit-ready ball...it came alive, the colors melding and mixing together. Colorful skeins like this always seem to take on a new look once they are wound into a ball.



I began thinking of what I could make with these 440 yds of fingering silk and cellulose.



A lacy triangular scarf? No, I've made several of those already.


Socks? I don't think I'd want to walk on them.



Some sort of cowl seemed a likely candidate.






I had recently come across this project on Ravelry which I really like!







But this Blue Sky Alpaca pattern called Button Up Cowl is not available online nor at my local yarn shop. Yesterday, I had decided to try my hand at copying this pattern; but after further consideration, I've decided that the Sea Silk probably does not have enough body for this Button Up Cowl design. I had even calculated how I could turn this pattern into a similar cowl, and have made this much progress:

I still may search for some little buttons that would go with this. If I button up the two edges to form the cowl shape, it could still be worn like the Bird's Nest Smoke Ring, or the Flared Lace Smoke Ring, which I think would work the best for this yarn.



However....I just remembered this beautiful and different and challenging item! I believe I may just have to frog what I've started and make this Victorian Neck Cozy! Is it me?