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Entries in modish cowl (2)

Monday
Mar072011

Malabrigo March Modish Cowl

My Malabrigo March Madness knitting is off to a great start. By March 2nd, I'd already finished my first project - a Modish Cowl, which is a lovely color block stitch cowl design from Stephen West.

My version is knit in Malabrigo Twist - colors Pearl Ten and Manzanilla Olive. I just love the contrast from the pops of acid green.

I made a few slight modifications:

  • shortened the final MC section by about half
  • completed 8 ridges in CC edging
  • switched MC & CC for opposite edging and completed 8 ridges
  • seamed with a quick single crochet edge to match the rest of the seams

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Monday
Feb282011

Malabrigo March Madness 2011

Are you aware of Malabrigo March???? If not, you should visit the Malabrigo Junkies group on Ravelry. Each March, there are KALs & CALs, contests, prizes, giveaways, sales, and more - it's just an exciting month all around!

My knitting of late has been super secret and I haven't been able to share it with anyone - which is exciting, but in a super secret way!

I have a lot of selfish knitting planned for March, and here are a few of the things I plan on casting on this week:

A Modish Cowl by Westknits. I'm planning on knitting this using a few colors of Malabrigo Twist, which is a new-ish yarn that I just adore.

Image by Westknits

A Summer Flies Shawl by Donna Griffin of Holly and Ella Knits. Isn't this just lovely? I have some smoke gray Malabrigo Silky Merino in my stash that would make this a little more modern and less feminine, which is more my style.

Image by Ella-BA Nautilina shawl by Melinda VerMeer. How cool is the spiral increase shaping? Very cool. Simple and pretty.

Image by gldelxA Hawthorne shawl by Susanna IC. I'm on a shawl kick, huh? I just can't get enough. Each time I see someone's Hawthorne project my heart skips a beat, so I have to knit one for myself!

Image (C) Jane HellerA Foggy Hat by Olga Buraya-Kefelian. Adorable! Need I say more?

Image by olgajazzyA Habitat Hat by Jared Flood of Brooklyn Tweed. I've already knit one of these using Jared's Shelter yarn but I think it would look lovely in Malabrigo Merino Worsted. Josh gets another hat!

Image (C) Jared Flood/Brooklyn TweedAnd I have a few new prototypes that I'll be working on - a textured scarf and cowl combo.

What are your plans for Malabrigo March Madness?!!