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Giveaway: Yarn to Knit a Cowl from the Yarnspirations Lookbook

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Win the yarn to knit your own Strand-Tastic Cowl from Yarnspirations!

Congratulations to Frank George!

When Yarnspirations contacted me about featuring their fall lookbook (which I was totally going to do anyway, because I love it) I threw out the suggestion that we could do a giveaway with the yarn from one of the patterns.

Because I’m a big fan of gifting what you would like to receive, I picked the Strand-Tastic Cowl, a cute and easy cowl worked with stranded colorwork where the strands are actually on the outside of the work as you wear it.

I like the look of a project like this but have never actually done it myself. Maybe thinking about this project will finally inspire me to try it on my own.

The giveaway this week, then is four balls of Classic Wool Roving, one each in natural, yellow, aran and low tide. It won’t hurt my feelings if you knit something else with them, but I think they’re lovely in this cowl.

If you want a chance to win these, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, November 2. (What is it doing being almost November already?)

Why don’t you tell me what you would knit with this yarn if you weren’t going to make the cowl, or who you would make it for if you were. (I would keep it for myself.)

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

{Photo via Yarnspirations.}

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  3. I have been into making cowls for gifts of late.
    It gets awful cold where I am and these come in handy so I would probably knit the cowl.
    Thank you for the chance.

  6. I would be willing to try this stranded cowl. I could always regift it it doesnt work for me. 🙂

  10. I’ve been knitting lots of chemo caps I think this would make a really cute chemo cap and make someone very happy!!????

  11. The cowl looks interesting – and the yarn looks soft and warm – so I would probably make that as a gift

  14. I’d either try the cowl pattern, or do a different cowl, maybe leaving out the yellow which isn’t a very good color for me. The yellow on it’s own could probably make a fun stuffed pumpkin or star.

  15. I would make a different cowl as I have tons in my Ravelry queue, and keep it all to myself!

  18. Lovely cowl. I usually make everything for everyone else, I should be selfish for a change and make it for myself.

  19. I would probably make a cowl. Maybe that one or maybe a different one, depending on what the pattern is like. I’m a new knitter. I would make it with the intention of giving it as a gift but probably end up keeping it for myself.

  21. I would knit a felted handbag! I live in Florida so I really don’t need a cowl. But the wool roving looks awesome!

  22. i would make the cowl – and probably wear it a few times before giving it away to someone who would love & need it (: but if not the cowl then possibly mittens!

  24. Love the cowl. And since it’s been predicted that we’re having a rough winter, I’d give it my daughter. Commuting and walking in blustery in NYC, this is a perfect gift for her.

  30. Ohhhh, that Lookbook has lots of cute things to make. And I love the cowl and would absolutely make it.

  31. I would gift the yarn and pattern to my daughter since I cannot work with wool. She loves wool items and is learning to knit.

  32. I have a friend who’s been after me for a knit cowl lol. She’d be getting this for Christmas ????

  33. I love the look of this cowl and I have neverd done this type of strand work. Looks neat. It would probably be for me 🙂

  35. Knitting has become my new obsession!! This cowl is amazing and would look great with my new winter coat.

  39. actually, i would love to try this cowl. i am new to crochet and still learning, but i have finally completed several types of afghans, two different scarves, a hat, rugs and baskets using tshirt yarn, and a lot of little projects. trying a cowl is at the top of my “to learn” list.

  41. I would love a chance to win this yarn and I think I would make the cowl with it. Probably give it to my wonderfully pregnant daughter as a Christmas gift.

  49. It is a beautiful cowl. Love the colors. Since yesterday was my birthday I would make it for the winter.. for me.

  50. If I made the cowl, I would give it to my best friend. She moved across the country and it would serve as a hug from me. 🙂
    If I made something else? It would be hats…I’ve been designing my own and this yarn would be perfect for one of my new designs!

Have you read?

Textured Hat Knitting Patterns

There are all sorts of knitting techniques you can use on hats, but some of my favorites are textured stitch patterns or cabled hats worked in a single color. Check out these great textured hat knitting patterns and find your next fall favorite. 

The K?pekapeka hat from The Practice of Fibre was the one that got me started thinking about textured hat knitting patterns. This one has a simple zig-zag pattern worked with purls. This hat uses centered double decreases for shaping to help keep the pattern going as you finish the top of the hat. It uses worked weight yarn. 

Little Totz Designs has this simple knit hat that uses worsted weight yarn and an allover knit-purl stitch pattern that’s easy to memorize. This one would be a great first hat in the round pattern if that’s something you haven’t tried before. 

The Fia Beanie from Honey and Grace Fiber Co is another simple stitch pattern that’s full of texture. It calls for bulky yarn so it should stitch up in no time in this great textured diamond design. 

Kalurah Hudson’s Cindersmoke hat is an interesting stitch design that uses double moss stitch and bands of slipped stitches throughout the pattern, which is where the decreases are worked, keeping the rest of the pattern as established. It uses bulky yarn and is sized for adults, and you can find it on Ravelry.

Benjamin Matthews has such pretty designs that often turn out to be simpler to knit than they look. The Snow Carved Beanie (find it on Ravelry) for example only uses knits, purls and slipped stitches, but it has a design that looks almost like cables. The pattern uses worsted weight yarn and has a foldover brim for extra warmth. 

While I wanted to keep the focus in this roundup on simple stitch patterns, basic cables are not that much more difficult than regular knitting, and the lattice pattern on this CrissCross Hat form the Purling Princess is so charming I couldn’t resist sharing. This hat comes in three sizes (baby, child and adult) and uses worsted weight yarn. It would be a great gift to knit if you’re thinking about that.