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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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  2. I would make the cowl for myself. It’s beautiful and the colors are too. It would be fun to learn this technique and show that the WS of a work can be just as beautiful as the RS.

  12. I would probably make the cowl..but for someone else. I hardly ever make something for myself. Thanks for the giveaway!

  13. Wow, great pattern and colors! I would love to win and learn how to do this, then show off my new cowl.

  16. I think the cowl looks really great. I make gifts for girls in a transition home for Christmas and I think they would love this.

  24. I would make the cowl for myself or as a gift for my sister. I am interested to see what the WS looks like as well. Could wear it both ways!!!!

  25. I am not sure I would make this cowl – but probably a cowl as a Christmas gift. Love the yarn!

  27. I think its cute I would make it for my mother she loves everything I make and treats it like gold. 🙂

  30. I love the different stitches used in this cowl and the way the colors show on the outside. I would definitely knit this cowl and of course, I would keep it for myself! 🙂

  32. think I would use it to make a mitten and hat set for my daughter. It’s getting cold out and she walks to school.
    But the cowl is made in a technic I’ve never heard of before so it would be something I might try down the road with different yarns maybe.

  33. I’ve been on a cowl kick for a while and am well-stocked for winter. The yarn might be used for mittens for my kids.

  37. Probably the cowl – but if no one was interested in receiving it as a gift – I might make a nice felted pillow for my craft room.

  38. I would make the cowl,looks quick and it would be the perfect gift for my mama!!.Gotta get going on Christmas gifts!!!

  39. While the cowl is interesting, I don’t need any help with keeping my body warm these days so would probably knit slippers. : )
    wahoomerryf on Ravelry

  44. I love this colouway! I would knit this cowl with the original intention of giving it as a gift for Christmas, and then fall in love while I was knitting it and become weakened and wear it myself 🙂

  45. I would love to have the opportunity to knit this cowl to keep my mother warm when she is taken outside in her wheelchair this winter.

  48. If I won this yarn, I would immediately go to my friends house to learn how to knit it for myself

  50. I JUST LOVE THE COLORS AND STITCHES ON THIS COWL…SO BEAUTIFUL ON THE MODEL…AND HOPE IT WILL LOOK HALF AS PRETTY ON ME….THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE! HAPPY FALL!

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Knit a Cozy Sweater with Lots of Options

If you’re looking for a sweater knitting pattern that uses up some of your stash and allows you to make just the sweater you want, the Marlina Rib by Shay Johson might be just the thing.

It’s worked with two strands of fingering weight yarn held together to make a DK weight gauge, so you can use the same two yarns throughout or change one or both regularly for an even more colorful look.

The pattern has options to make it either a crewneck or a henley style with buttons, tapered or relaxed sleeves, and a straight hemline or a split hem with buttons (which sounds so cute if you do the henley with split hem and match the buttons on both parts).

It’s also knit from the top down so you can make the body and the sleeves as long as you want. There are 10 sizes available in the pattern, with a chest circumference ranging from 32 to 68 inches, or 81.5 to 172.5 cm. It’s meant to be worn with 4-6 inches/10-15 cm of positive ease at the chest.

The pattern page on Ravelry includes tons of measurements and yardage estimates so you can make sure you’ll get a good fit for your body before you even buy the pattern. Shay also shows a few variations of the sweater so you can see how different options look before you decide how you want to put them together.

The stitch pattern is 1×2 ribbing, which is really easy to do and gives a look almost like fisherman’s rib that’s relaxed and easy to wear.

This sweater looks like a great option for people who are somewhat new to sweater knitting or those who love to have lots of customization options (because it’s like getting multiple sweater patterns in one!).

Check out all the details and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself at Ravelry.

[Photo: Shay Johnson]

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