Crochet: Winter Cowls

Last day of winter! Already?..
It's also the last appropriate day to show off scarves that I recently made. Who needs a post about winter scarves when the spring has come?!
Both scarves are meant to be gifts for my good friends. (When will I make at least one for myself?)
Both are long cowls and can be worn in many different ways.

 FYI: here's pattern for blue/teal cowl (to achieve ombre effect, I used 2 threads of yarn put together: 2 blue, then 1 blue 1 teal, then 2 teal) and tutorial for Solomon Knot stitch, which was used for the beige cowl.