A simple design that took forever...

It didn't take forever because of the work involved in this project.  Other commitments took over and this sat on the back burner for almost a year. I didn't have a pattern but was inspired my something I came across - a knitted Japanese shawl of some kind. I thought I had enough of the wool when I started and realized that I would surely run out so, I bought something complimentary for the middle.

It's a 4-in-1 project (scarf, long-sleeved cowl, shawl & poncho). 

It's just a long rectangle with 4 buttons with 4 corresponding button holes on each end....but no buttons or button holes in the middle (a width of your shoulders).