I’ve started a new knitting project and I am looking to the blogosphere to help me choose my yarn. The pattern is the Purl Soho stitch block cowl. It’s a gorgeous cowl with three blocks of knitting: one neutral section; one neutral and solid section; and one neutral, solid and variegated section. the below image is from Purl Soho’s site. Isn’t it beautiful? The knitting is filled with techniques I’ve never used and amazing color, so there is so much fun to be had; I love this project.
The neutral block is on the needles, and that color is a done deal, but I’m torn about the solid (equivalent of the yellow in the Purl Soho picture) and the variegated (the equivalent of the gold/maize in the Purl Soho picture). I’ve got three choices and would love to hear your thoughts about the relative beauty or not-beauty of each one. I love them all, but they are so different, and I really don’t want to make three cowls (because I’d have to buy six more skeins of the neutral color and that would be a lot of money and time and cowls.)
Option 1 – The Hobbit Cowl – Earthy and dark, reminiscent of little underground homes.
Color 1: Purl Soho’s Worsted9832 Twist in Sea Salt
Color 2: Madelinetosh Tosh Merino in Shire
Color 3: Purl Soho’s Worsted Twist in Moody Green
Option 2 – The Sunset Cowl – White puffy clouds set afire by the setting sun
Color 1: Purl Soho’s Worsted Twist in Sea Salt
Color 2: Madelinetosh Tosh Merino in Spicewood
Color 3: Purl Soho’s Worsted Twist in Clementine Orange
Option 3: The Scottish Cowl – The variety of Highland greens enjoyed with a cup of tea.
Color 1: Purl Soho’s Worsted Twist in Sea Salt
Color 2: Madelinetosh Tosh Vintage in Earl Grey
Color 3: Purl Soho’s Worsted Twist in Cardamom Green
Which option calls to you, my blogging friends? Leave your thoughts in the comments. I’ve probably got a week until I need the other solid, so vote soon, and vote often. Thanks for your help!
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I like the option 2, colorwork project must be more beautiful and eye-catching with bright color as well
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Oh! The first vote goes to option 2. It is so bright and warm. I love it, but of course, I love them all! Thanks for voting!
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Can’t wait to see your final shawl!
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i like the first colour combination the best (but i cannot resist blue and green)
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I haven’t made anything blue and green in years, and am so in love with this option (when I don’t get all excited by the other two!) Thanks for voting!
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Hobbit cowl!!!!
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Yeah, that theme is so hard to resist. I picked “the shire” both because of the name and color! Two votes for this option so far…
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#3 The Scottish Cowl. I haven’t looked at any of the other voter’s choices but will do so now… Hmmmm? Yes I do love the hobbit cowl, but I feel like the colors in the Scottish cowl will blend together more softly. But what do I know? I don’t knit!
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You don’t have to knit! This is a pure, “What colors speak to you” experiment. I love all the options and wouldn’t reach out for other’s thoughts if I didn’t really want them. My husband and I were married in Scotland too, so all things Scottish have a special place in my heart – except scotch and haggis: yuck. One vote tallied for Scotland!
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Oh, you would really love the yarn from my darling alpacas at Shadow Pines Farm – Charlie and Buzz. It is almost shearing time and I have to learn to post a video as I’ll be there taking more photos. It is quite a process.
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#1 Hobbit – Most wearable with most stuff
#2 Sunset – Most awesome!
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Erica and mom say option 1
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Erica and mom have very important opinions.
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I love #2. Orange is the new black, you know.
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I love orange too! Ooh, this is a close contest, but so much fun!
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