Lilac Wine is a super simple, super elegant cowl, perfect for fall, winter, and spring!
Mineville Merino DK: 2 skeins
Mineville Angora Wool: 1 skein ON SALE!
Cascade 220 Superwash Sport: 3 skeins
MadelineTosh Tosh Merino DK: 2 skeins
Photos: Amy Christoffers
A simple colourwork cowl is perfect for fall, winter, and straight into spring. This free pattern offers instructions for three different weights of yarn, and is a great introduction in stranded colour (fairisle) knitting. Plus it’s super giftable … the holidays are right around the corner.
It’s Back! Emily from The Mineville Wool Project somehow got her hands on more of the Merino DK base, and we immediately jumped on it! The first shipment just came in (yes, I double indulged) and is live in our online store and on the shelves in person. The price is a bit higher, but it’s still rediculously reasonable for a luscious, beautifully hand-dyed merino yarn (it’s about the same price as the Cascade 220 Superwash Sport). By the way, the older colours for our first batch were on sale, so we’ve left them that way.
Mineville Wool Project Merino DK (3103) is soft, machine washable, easy to work with, easy to wear, and subs easily for other DK weight yarns (Debbie Bliss Rialto, Madeline Tosh DK, etc). It comes in a generous 100g/200m skein, which is enough to make an adult hat or pair of mitts (you’ll need two for a scarf or Honey Cowl, and about 6 for a women’s size medium sweater – check your pattern for full yardage requirements). The hand-painted colours are vivd, saturated and GORGEOUS.
Mineville Wool Project is a new “off-brand” brand from the sisters at Fleece Artist and Handmaiden. The prices are excellent because we purchase the yarn in one-time only lots. This means that once it’s gone, it’s GONE, so be sure to order enough for your project.
Noro Silk Garden is a perennial favourite – it’s a self-striping, long colourway with subtle colour gradations that always keep you interested. The texture is also equally enchanting – it’s a single ply with a little bit of halo. I think colours 437 & 436 would make a gorgeous Noro Striped Scarf!
Photos: Elisabeth Brassard
Photos: siruveru
Finally, a finished project! You aren’t alone, we occasionally hit road-blocks and ruts too.
The thing about spring is you still need outerwear, but you can’t bear to look at your winter duds another minute. Something fresh is in order for the season of renewal, and we thought something light, airy, and colourful was in order. Only one skein of Mineville Angora Wool was needed to make this voluminous cowl, we added an extra pattern round, and we still had 20g of yarn left! The pattern uses a special Mobius Cast-On, it isn’t hard and you can use a free video tutorial to learn it (see below). The pattern is free, and very simple (I apply the K.I.S.S. principle to stuff like this).
Finally finished AND photographed – our Cable Cowl made with Rowan Cocoon and it worked out beautifully! The yarn has a lot of air in it and spreads out beautifully on the larger needles. Plus, the finished product has a light, plush halo effect. Definitely giftable.
We used two skeins and followed the pattern, but I think it would work out nicely if it was 5 inches longer (you’ll need an extra skein, we used all of the yarn). It would also be cool if it was wider! If you plan to seam or graft the ends together you probably won’t need an extra skein.
The pattern does not include instructions for making button holes, but I’m not really a fan of them anyway (they always get stretched out). We sewed on some snaps and then sewed the buttons on on top.
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Bulky Mobius Cowl |
Malabrigo Rasta always surprises me. The colourways always knits up lighter, brighter, and prettier than they look in the skein.
Good old Malabrigo Chunky, you get the job done every time! Is there anything you can’t do?
