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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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Stitch Your Favorite Fruit on a Sweater

The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.” 

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them. 

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits. 

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves. 

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit. 

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy. 

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]