Whispy Winter White Cowl

Sunday it was snowing and the cowl Vent d'Est Vent d'Ouest got finished right in time. I bound off with the last bit of the Wolle Rödel Mohair, adding a seed bead every five stitches. It drapes nicely, is as soft and light as a feather.
Seed beads are great in adding sparkle to a garment. With this cowl I added the beads one by one with a very thin crochet hook just where I needed them. There are several ways of adding beads. One can use the method of adding pre-strung beads (tutorial). The method of adding beads which have not been pre-strung is easy as well. Slip the bead right into the stitch you are making while it is on the left needle. If you wish the bead to really pop out, knit the stitch into the back of the loop. Here is a great tutorial for this technique in SpinStar's blog

Vent d'est - Vent d'ouest - Whispy Winter White

I should find an excuse for yet another in-between project, but this one is so lovely it cannot be passed by: a Ravelry Group COWL KAL. The lovely lace cowl by Marie Adeline Boyer, using a fine mohair and seed beads.
The lace pattern is easy to memorize, no need for stitch markers. Those in the picture I used for that final stitch count before removing them and starting the actual lace pattern, Round 1 of Chart A. The CO is a slightly modified version of the Larisa's CO, on Ravelry.

This picture taken by Valerie will get you into a winter-white mood: