For my next MAKE&GIVE30 project, I am using yarn again! This is actually the first project I created but the excitement over the first four go in the way. I'm realizing though that I've got to get these knit projects out of the way quick while we are still technically in winter. 😉
I was excited to use up some beautiful yarn that I've had stashed for almost a year! I bought it while I was up in Oregon and originally used it to crochet the world's ugliest cowl. It only made sense that I would give it another life as a knit cowl.
I decided to knit with two strands at once and I am in love with the tight and thick knit that it resulted in, not to mention the pretty way the colors blended. This is just knit stitch over and over. I cast on just 62 stitches and then knit in the round for 60 rows. I used size 10 circular needles that were 18 inches long.
The result is a very small (tight) and cozy knit cowl. It's so soft and warm! I hope it goes to someone in a chilly climate who will get a ton of use out of it…hopefully NEXT winter because spring is coming, right?!
And now! The giveaway! Since this cowl is all about that color mix, tell me your favorite color combination in the comments section. I'll draw a random winner Saturday and I'll ship anywhere.
Winner is #4, Erin who said : My favorite combination lately is gold and light pink! I've been gold and pinking it up like crazy in my little girls room! Can't stop won't stop 😉 (email me Erin!)
See more MAKE&GIVE30 projects here and more yarn projects here!
enJOY it 
168 responses to “PROJECT 5/30 : KNIT COWL”
Any colour combination with an earth colour thrown in: khaki green, burnt orange or a natural tan. And always topped off with a bit of black! Thanks for the give away!
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I have loved chambray and mustard this winter!
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I’m loving sky blue and bright pink.
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This is lovely! Love love love all blues and gray. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Your cowls inspired me to start knitting and I am loving it. My favorite color combination is anything contrasting a dark color with a more soft one. Nowadays I am a fan of dark blue or navy with pink, yeallow, green…
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My favorite color combination right now is anything in the blue family with some gray. I live in Ohio so yes definitely a warm cowl will be welcomed!
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gorgeous! I love your suggestion of combining yarns for a great marled look, this is really pretty. I love white and grey with just about any other colours, myself. 🙂
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Current favorite that I can’t get out of my head is… Turquoise, navy blue, mustard and salmon… Love this cowl!
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In Santiago, Chile it is super hot and we can´t wait for winter to come. Loving purple and teal so much right now that my hair will me dyed those colors. (I’m 23 and just taking advantage of the fact I don’t have to work on a serious enviroment just yet). Love your blog and you inspire me
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I’m a redhead so my go to colors are always rust/ reds, oranges/ ambers. And then I try to throw a little shock factor in like turquoise, or deep slate gray. Lovely cowl, and love to double yarn idea!
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I adore navy and peach – the contrast of dark and light, bold and soft.
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Ive been digging orange and pink, but only because I just gave birth to the prettiest baby girl and Im knee deep in all things pink atm 😉
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I love anything with grey/silver or really deep chocolate brown, as my wardrobe will attest. This is a lovely cowl and I can’t tell for sure by my screen, but I think that color combination will be perfect for Denver 🙂
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green and brown — pick me!! pick me!!;)
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blues and greens!
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great cowl…you do such nice work.
My favorite color combo is white, grey and purple.
I see a lot of orange listed above….orange is so happy!.
Juile
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I love green and grey combos lately. Snowiest winter ever here and snowing again today, so I can definitely use this!
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I love hot pink and aqua.
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