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April 5, 2013

From Sally — The Da Vinci Cowl

Filed under: Updates — surly @ 1:32 pm

I periodically receive emails from Knit Purl in Portland, Oregon. I made the mistake of stopping there when I dropped my son off at Reed College a few years ago. Their emails can best be classified as “yarn porn” — lots of enticing yarns that are beautifully photographed. I often succumb to temptation, which is probably why they keep sending me emails.

A few weeks ago, they featured some Sanguine Gryphon Eidos in a custom color (unique to Knit Purl) called “Da Vinci,” a mix of earthy reds and browns (inspired by the Mona Lisa). It was right up my alley and before I knew what hit me I had ordered several skeins. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with it, but I liked a cowl I saw on Knit Purl’s website and decided to go for it.

The cowl is Brooklet, designed by Cecily Glowik MacDonald. It’s a reversible cowl with stockinette on one side and a simple lace pattern on the other. I did the stockinette in the Da Vinci. For the lace pattern, I found several skeins of Koigu in my stash; the color exactly matched one of the colors in the Da Vinci. That never happens!

Ignore the golden retriever fur in some of the photos. It’s everywhere. Le sigh.

13 Comments »

  1. Ooooh! That is luscious! I can completely understand how you would fall for that color. Lovely. thanks for sharing that.

    Comment by Barb — April 5, 2013 @ 2:12 pm

  2. I get yarn porn emails, but this is pattern porn you have posted! I am going right to Ravelry and buying it!

    Comment by Mary Jo — April 5, 2013 @ 3:46 pm

  3. You mean there are knitters who DON’T have dog fuzz in their work???? And the cowl is lovely. Not my colors, but I bet they’re great on you.

    Comment by Suzan — April 5, 2013 @ 4:08 pm

  4. Lovely combination — I really like how the two yarns work together in this cowl. Wow!

    Comment by Pam — April 5, 2013 @ 4:15 pm

  5. Lovely. Really lovely.

    Comment by Pat — April 5, 2013 @ 5:25 pm

  6. Oh what a perfect match; the Da Vinci colours are just luscious!

    Comment by Carie — April 6, 2013 @ 9:22 am

  7. Hubba hubba, what knitting porn, that marriage of yarns, colors and pattern. I’m salivating.

    Comment by Linda — April 6, 2013 @ 11:30 am

  8. Those yarns and that pattern are a beautiful combination. And hey, golden retriever fur is a perfect color-match too!

    Comment by stashdragon — April 6, 2013 @ 11:55 am

  9. Woo, pretty! I love the two colors–what a wonderful project to have finished!

    Comment by Lisle — April 9, 2013 @ 8:39 pm

  10. Is this what you were working on in Vail?? Very pretty!

    Comment by Fangirl — April 10, 2013 @ 11:43 am

  11. Oh, I almost succumbed to that email myself. Your cowl is beautiful!

    Comment by Lee — April 10, 2013 @ 3:58 pm

  12. And the golden retriever color way is?? How many skeins of GR fur does it take to knit this gorgeous creation?? Thank you for the smiles and beautiful pictures. Lovely!

    Comment by Holly — April 13, 2013 @ 11:06 pm

  13. That is LOVELY. What a unique, absolutely wear-able cowl!

    Comment by Kym — April 16, 2013 @ 7:01 am

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