cowl

I have started a cowl/neck warmer; a little project hopefully only using a single skein of yarn. I'm using a skein of Blue Sky Alpaca Silk in a very pale sage color. The stitch pattern is from a very old Woman's Day knitting magazine that was used for a baby sweater, It creates kind of a "quilted" look. But now that I've got about 6-8 inches knit, I can't make up my mind if I like the right side or the wrong side better. Please help me decide....

Right side:

Wrong side:

What do you think?

Dear Mom,

With the cold weather snap, I found that I was without a decent cowl. My previous one was always way too loose and slouchy to provide any real neck warming power. Thanks to Ravelry I found this wonderful free pattern: Darkside Cowl. My Malabrigo Worsted in Velvet Grapes was a perfect match for this project and a couple of days later I had a finished object!

It is really wonderful, soft, and a great fit. I cast on fewer stitches to get a snugger cowl and it worked perfectly (full details here). It needs a quick bath, but will be a terrific cold weather accessory. I still have over half a skein left of the yarn, so enough for another small project!