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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 love cowls and I love the color combinations in this one–I’d have to try out the technique to see how I feel about the stranded colorwork being on the outside!

  3. I would definitely try to make this cowl! My sister bought me a book on stranded knitting for my birthday and this would be a great way to begin.

  4. I would knit the cowl for the lovely wife/mother who lives next door. she has shared her lovely children since the day they were born, which are now 6 & 9..They call me Miss Elaine and come over to do crafts together and many other things…what a great thank you it would be for Miss Angela

  5. I would make the cowl. I downloaded the pattern. I checked out the other colors of roving available, and I would probably choose other colors for a second shot at the cowl, something with more contrast between them than the yellow and low tide. I’d make the first one for my sister-in-law, who helps her husband (he works as a farrier) and works on their mini-farm. Those colors would suit her beautifully. I’d keep the second one for myself. Thanks for suggesting this giveaway. I really hope I win!

  6. I was just searching for something to make for my college freshman Granddaughter for Christmas; this is PERFECT!! Love the pattern!!

  10. Beautiful yarn! With the cooler weather, I have started knitting again and would love to use this yarn.

  11. i d love to try this pattern!! I ve already pin it in my boards as something i would like to try, so i got really excited with the giveaway! Maybe this is the perfect timing! plus i love these colors! ?

  12. I would make a hat. There would be enough yarn to be able to do 2. That way, I would be able to give both my granddaughters a little something to keep them warm this winter.

  14. This looks great! I would still make a cowl out of this yarn, as Friday already features a lovely rain/snow mix up in Chicago, and I can never have too many cowls! (Clearly I’d keep it for myself as well.)

  15. If I won, I would probably make the cowl and gift it to my friend Kristen or my sister in law.

  17. I have been on a cowl knitting frenzy to donate to a mitten tree for charity,think I would have to keep that one for myself, it looks fabulous.

  20. I would knit this lovely cowl for my sister. She needs something special in her life right now and this would be a very special gift to brighten up her day and keep her warm at the same time.

  28. I would definitely knit this cowl. I love the colors and am interested in seeing if I have the ability to do the stranded color work. I would like to say I would knit this for my sister, but if it turns out really nice I’d probably keep it for myself.

  29. I would knit this for my sister who lost her husband very recently. If she would prefer I would knit a hat. Thank you for the giveaway

  32. I have seen this reverse stranding trend many times through the years, and never cared much for it, but this is a little different. Mostly I’ve seen sweaters, with complete yokes, large designs across the chest, or even all-over designs, and usually in no heavier than worsted weight. This cowl with it’s limited use of the technique as an accent, and in such a bulky yarn, is more attractive. Thanks for the giveaway, KittenWhiplash on Rav.

  33. This roving yarn look interesting. I’ve only knit one other cowl which is for charity, so I would knit this one for myself.

  40. I would like to make the cowl for me. However, I am a beginner and this looks to be more involved. If this one becomes too much, I would try an easier cowl.

  41. I am not someone who does colorwork. But I know exactly the bkff (best knitting friend forever) I would gift it to for Christmas. She loves coals and colorwork.

  43. I love finding new patterns and construction for cowls. Unique is my middle name! I would love making this cowl! Would make this for one of my daughters.

Have you read?

Stitch a Scarf with Dreamy Waves

As I write this, it’s probably time to start thinking about winter knitting if you haven’t already. And it’s definitely time to think about gift knitting if you have any of that you plan to do for the holidays.

The Dreamy Waves Scarf from Knit Picks, designed by Stacey Winklepleck, would be a great project to go in either category.

It uses two different multicolored yarns and a simple repeating wave pattern to make a project that looks a lot more complicated and dramatic than it is. The gradient look happens naturally just by switching which yarn you’re knitting with.

This pattern uses worsted weight yarn so it’s a pretty quick project even though a scarf is large and this one is pretty wide. It measures 8.5 inches (21.5 cm) wide and 63 inches or 120 cm long. Of course you can make it longer or shorter as you like. As written it takes one ball of each color so it’s a pretty economical project, too.

It’s rated for intermediate knitters but if you know how to do various increases and decreases you’ll be all set. The pattern uses knit 2 together, make 1 left and right, centered double decrease and slip slip knit. All of the stitches are explained in a glossary in the pattern so even if you haven’t done all of them it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out.

The pattern also includes tons of options for different colorways in yarn that Knit Picks sells,  so you can see how different combinations knit up before you buy the yarn. That’s such a great idea!

Of course if you already have two multicolored yarns with long color runs on hand, you can absolutely use them, too. It might also be fun, but would give you a totally different look, to use a solid color and a bunch of scraps or one multicolored yarn to see how the different colors play together. So many options!

You can grab this free pattern and check out all the color options at Knit Picks.

[Photo: Knit Picks]

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