Shawna's Dickie

When one of my new coworkers learned that I knit, she said that there was something she'd love for me to knit for her.  She has a motorcycle that she rides regularly (during the nicer part of the year), but her neck and top of her shoulders/chest/back keep getting cold, even though she has layers on.  She was wondering if I could knit some sort of dickie for her.

Fortunately, I was able to find a free pattern on Ravelry that was exactly what she was looking for - Basic Neckwarmer by Anna Hromova.  It's pretty simple except for when it calls for a 3-in-1 stitch, which I'd never heard of before.  Apparently it's also called a kyok (kint-yarn over-knit) and I was able to find a short video on YouTube that showed and explained how to do it.  Once I got that down, it moved along pretty quickly.

I bought a couple skeins of Madelinetosh Tosh Vintage in Thunderstorm colorway, although I only used a little bit of the second skein.  I probably wouldn't have needed it at all except that I knew I would need more than what the pattern called for since I would need the bottom part to be a little bigger.  Shawna insisted on paying for the yarn, so I only asked her to cover the first skein, since I still have most of the second skein to use on something else.

I was happy with how it turned out and Shawna was thrilled when she saw it.  She used it for the first time over Labor Day weekend on a day that was quite chilly, windy, and rainy.  She said it was perfect and kept her completely warm!  Another successful project!