Malabrigo Quickies: Three Cowls for September Mornings
There's a morning in September when you step outside and reach for something to wrap around your neck for the first time in months. This month's Quickies are made for that moment.
Three cowls, three moods, and three very different kinds of weather: a gentle breeze, a soft bloom, and a storm rolling in.
Lace Lovers
Lace keep it light and soft, like the sky just before the rain, when everything goes quiet and moody.
Thunderstorm Cowl by Ellen Edwards Drechsler
Ellen Edwards pairs Arroyo and Mohair in a cowl that looks stormy and feels like a hug. The mohair section is worked in stockinette. The lace section repeats over four rows, and only two of them are actual lace rows. This version pairs Arroyo in Plomo with Mohair in Under the Sea.
There's a stash bonus too: the pattern notes that one skein of Arroyo and one skein of Mohair can make two cowls. Knit one now and give the other away, or try a second color pairing.
Lace Lover
Thunderstorm Cowl
by @ellen1090_slipsister3
Yarn: Arroyo and Mohair
Colors: Plomo and Under the Sea
Yardage: 2 skeins
Ravelry: Thunderstorm Cowl
Maxi Mood
This is the chilly morning when the garden is still in bloom and you are glad to have something thick and warm around your neck. Big stitches, big warmth, and a little floral texture to keep it pretty.
Marguerite Snood by Julia Prada
Julia Pradas's crochet snood works up in bulky Mecha with a 6 mm hook. It's made flat and joined at the end, and the Marguerite Stitch gives the fabric a delicate floral texture. It comes in child and adult sizes, so it's easy to make one for yourself and one for a small person you love. The sample is in Mecha Hanna, where the softly shifting color adds even more to the stitch.
Maxi Mood
Color Crush
Think of a breeze moving through a willow. Nothing is rushed, and one beautiful color is all it take sto make the movement worth watching.
Waving Willow by Susan Ashcroft
Susan Ashcroft's Waving Willow lets a variegated colorway move the way it wants to. The wave is made with yarnovers and decreases, and it alternates with simple ribbing, so the pattern is easy to remember and never dull. It's worked in one skein of Rios in Pisces, and it's a good reason to cast on that special colorway now instead of saving it.
Color Crush
Looking Ahead
A breeze, a bloom or a storm. Whichever forecasts suits you, you´ll have a cowl finished before the first really cold morning.
And more Quickies are already on the way! Stay tuned!