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Play with Color with the Hawi Honey Cowl Knitting Pattern

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I love a good colorwork project, and this one looks like it would be a lot of fun. The Hawi Honey Cowl from Shiny Superhero is basically two cowls, and two patterns, in one, because it’s knit in a long tube in the round, then folded in half and seamed together on the open side using a three-needle bind off.

This makes it a double thick cowl and make it reversible, with different patterns on each side.

This would be a super fun stash busting project because you can use different colors on the inside and the outside. You’ll need to be careful with gauge because of all the colorwork. It looks like the colorwork design on what’s shown here as the outside isn’t totally predictable, so this might not be the best first colorwork project, but it definitely looks like a lot of fun.

The project includes three different sizes and is worked in fingering weight yarn. The pattern is available in English and Danish, and you can grab a copy on Ravelry.

I find it incredibly hard to believe that I’ve never done a roundup of cowl knitting patterns, but I didn’t find one in a quick search so I guess I’m going to have to change that soon!

If you’re looking for more colorful cowl knitting patterns, check out the following designs:

That should keep you going until I get a collection of cowl knitting patterns together! Oh, also! I released a cowl knitting pattern last year, the easy mosaic cowl, which is all of those things. I used a color-changing yarn for mine but it would be a fun stash buster too!

[Photo: Shiny Superhero]

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Knit and Felt Some Tabi Style Slippers

The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical. 

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique. 

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead. 

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit. 

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern. 

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like. 

[Photo: Maymade Knits]