Sally shared her cute sweater and now I’ll share what I started at the Knit with Company Retreat. I fell in love with Olga Buraya-Kefelian’s Suke-Suke Cowl for its striking textural stitch. I chose a multifaceted colorway in Malabrigo Rios. It is a rich mix of greens, eggplant purple and browns called Canbombe.
It was actually pretty boring to knit, which is why it took me so long to finish! The tuck rows took an hour each! My cowl did not block well at all. The edges ripple and it seems to accordion and look a little floppy. All that said, it really looks nice on and I received a lot of compliments. Rios is worsted weight, so if you have a couple of skeins of hand dyed worsted yarn (~400 yards’ worth) in a stunning color, this may really showcase it!!
Even the inside looks interesting!
All in all I am very pleased!
As a sidebar, I did a speaking gig at the Minnesota Knitters Guild titled Anatomy of a Project: Taking Your Project from Start to Finish on Tuesday evening. It was really an honor to be asked, especially considering the caliber of knitters in the guild. Thank you, everyone, for such a warm reception!!
This is really striking, and were it not for you, I’d never have looked twice! Sorry I missed hearing you speak. Topic?
Comment by Susan — November 21, 2015 @ 1:30 am
And the REAL beauty of this project was how fabulous it looked with your EXACT green-colored jumper that you wore this cowl with on Thursday! You really have a gift (er….GIFTS, that is….). You have a wonderful eye for color and you have such talent to pick such fabulous projects (and have the perseverance to complete them!) I admire you and your work immensely. Happy Turkey Day! Love, Cathy
Comment by Cathy Rootness — November 21, 2015 @ 11:21 am
I can only ditto exactly what Cathy said! I happen to have two skeins of that yarn and, if I ever finish any of my projects, I will do this for sure!
Comment by Kathy W. — November 21, 2015 @ 2:58 pm
Thank you for speaking. I really enjoyed your presentation!
Comment by Cheryl — November 22, 2015 @ 4:56 pm
Beautiful cowl! And now I’m sorry I missed the Guild meeting. I would have liked to hear you talk, everything you (and your sister) knit is gorgeous.
Comment by Cathy L — November 22, 2015 @ 10:39 pm
Gorgeous cowl – I love both sides! The yarn and colorway are absolutely the right thing for this pattern. Love it! Sorry to have missed you speak at the Guild, I had every intention of attending and then life got in the way.
Comment by Amy — November 23, 2015 @ 7:59 pm
Lovely cowl and gorgeous colorway!
Comment by Joan — November 24, 2015 @ 1:43 pm
I love the inside of that! How cool!
Comment by Lisle — December 12, 2015 @ 8:04 pm