Pattern: Ice Queen, from the Winter 2007 issue of Knitty
Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Suri Laceweight, in the Gypsy Rose colourway. This was really nice yarn to work with, and is warm and soft to wear.
Needles: 3.75mm
Notes: I wanted more of a neckwarmer than a cowl, so I cast off after 9 inches. I also wanted the edgings to be simpler than specified in the pattern, so I begun and ended the cowl with 6 rows of garter stitch.
Here’s the ‘sensible’ picture of me wearing the cowl (albeit as a lacy bandit):
Here are the rest…

love it!
Ooh very pretty, love all the “mad” photos too!
So pretty! LOVE the colours. And your photos, what fun!
Girl, you make me laugh. Love the Lacy Bandit look. And the cowl looks beautiful
It’s beautiful! The beads add just enough glitz. That pattern is on my list, just because I want the bead experience. Someday.
Very pretty! Great pictures!!
hehe i love the googly eyes one. cute š
Ah blog photo shoots they do add another dimension to the knitting don’t they? Love the cowl in the size you’ve done it and the colourway is fabulous on you.
It’s really beautiful- love the colours… been admiring the pattern right since i joined ravelry! glad to see somone do it.
i can’t believe what you said about entrelac- its really really easy, i found this great patternlink even a newby like me could manage it- the knitting aristocarty should breeze through it š
oh and i luv your photoshoot
it’s lovely – the beads look great!
Beautiful – the colours suit you perfectly. I love the “lacy bandit” look!
Funny! Funny faces. I laughed and wondered how long you held those cross eyes!
lovely cowl on you!
Oh so cute! It’s beautiful. Love the bead work – and funny photos!
Fun photos
It’s a beautiful cowl – love those colours and beads together.
This is gorgeous. The beads really finish it off beautifully!
You are a bit crazy with that new camera aren’t you! š
Beautiful color! Love the photos. It looks very cozy.
These photos made me smile so much! You are so adorable (and funny!!) – and that cowl is lovely!
Ohhh, so pretty. That’s been in my queue since it came out but I don’t need one and everybody else has an aversion to things touching their necks! Maybe I do need one. Can we vote for the picture we like best?
hahaha, love the pictures. The cowl really does look very soft and comfy.
You are silly! Wonderful silly! The cowl is beautiful
Oh wow, that turned out lovely. I’ve been thinking of making that for ages…maybe i will after all.
i love it! very pretty
Love your photos!
Wow – gorgeous! It turned out so well – and great pictures too!
Now, those are the kind of FO photos I like! Too cute. The cowl looks scrumptious–beautiful colorings in that yarn and at least from here, it looks soft as a feather!
Gorgeously goofy!
it kind of reminds me of cousin it from the adams family (don’t know if you had that in the u.k., so not sure this will mean anything……very cute.
Very nice!
LOVE the modeled shots
The Ice Queen is one of those patterns I don’t consider until I see it knit up in a fabulous way like you’ve done. Beautiful!
gorgeous. Colours work well with that pattern, better than all the pastel versions I’ve seen.