Welter (plus giveaway)
If you’re on my mailing list, you should have found a fun little surprise in your inbox. I sent everyone an email with instructions for how to download Welter.
If you weren’t already on the list, and you want the pattern, go ahead and sign up now. Shortly after you confirm your subscription, you’ll get an email with download instructions (just remember to hit the button in the confirmation email to complete your subscription or it won’t work).
And if you thought you were on the mailing list, but didn’t get an email from me, start by checking your spam filter. It’s probably there. If that doesn’t work, try signing up again. If you were already on the list, it will confirm that and send you the email with the download instructions. And if you weren’t on the list, it will get you signed up.
I am a big fan of cowls. They’re faster to knit and easier to wear than shawls. They come in every size from ‘adorable light accessory’ to ‘so, how about this blizzard.’ They’re a perfect thing to knit as gifts. And, with the right pattern and yarn, you can bang one out in a weekend.
This lovely bit of magic is made with SpaceCadet’s Capella (a super soft, single ply, worsted weight yarn) in the color Molten Cool. The combination of a thicker yarn and a quick pattern (it’s all knit stitches, with just a few cables thrown in every now and then to keep you motivated) means you’ll cruise through it in record time.
Everybody should have (or be able to grab) the pattern, but the good folks at SpaceCadet want to give someone some lovely yarn too. They’re going to send someone a skein of Capella in their favorite color so they can make a cowl of their own. If you want the yarn to come live with you, leave a comment telling me what you look for in cowls or which of SpaceCadet’s beautiful colors you’d pick.
Comments left between now and the end of the day (eastern time) Friday, August 5, 2016 will be entered to win. I’ll pick a winner, contact them to get their addresses, and arrange to send yarn their way. Be sure to use a real email address so I can contact you if you’ve won (I won’t do anything with those email addresses besides notify the winner). If I do email you, I need to hear back from you within 72 hours or I will pick a new winner and contact them.
Vortex or Molten Cool. I love purples and teals – a great combo in Vortex.
Cowls are just “candy” knits, easy to do and you can try out different stitches for fun. Love them (plus they keep your neck warm and can’t fall off).
Drizzle or light stones. All the neutrals.
Hunter, the cowl is gorgeous! How lovely to open my email and find it. I like knitting in the round, so a cowl is bread and butter to me. Additionally, I think I was probably the inspiration for: “If her head weren’t attached to her neck, she would lose it.” A personal reason I love cowls is they hide the scar from my neck surgery which left a pretty long scar to replace and do a fusion for 3 disks.
I love Breathless in the Space Cadet yarn as well as Breeze.
Thank you for the free pattern. It was a lovely surprise!
I prefer cowls that are on the smaller side as anything too large just overwhelms me.
SpaceCadet has some lovely colors, but Fathoms Down is especially calling my name.
I’d probably go for Tantrum, or really any of the variegated ones.
As a newbie knitter cowls are short and quick for a successful project. My fav color is green but realize now my fav knitting color is grey. I love the Capella Time Traveler color which is a mix of green and grey, Dark skies, and Fizz.
Fathoms Down would be my choice – blue of course!
I agree cowls are less of a challenge to wear.
Wow – what gorgeous colorways! I think I’d have to start with Gobsmack 🙂 I like a cowl that looks soft and drapey – Welter definitely fits the bill!
I love cowls that I can wrap twice around my neck for a little extra warmth.
Color-wise, I would have to go with Plume. I love the soft variations in color
Fathoms Down is also my favorite although I also like Silver and Drizzle. What I look for in a cowl is a garment that isn’t too too bulky, not overpowering, and fits a bit inside my coat.
Beautiful pattern! Cannot wait to cast on. Thrive is lovely…add that to my bag for the big win!
What a great giveaway! Thank you.
I don’t wear a lot of cowls, but I like a simple, lacy design with plenty of room – good and wide.
SpaceCadet – whoof! Too many lovely colorways to choose. If forced, well, both Troublemaker and Gobsmacked are incredible, IMO. What gorgeousness!
I don’t often wear cowls, but I’d like one with a nice drape. And I like tapered cowls so that they stay close to your neck. Space Cadet colorways Plume and Gobsmack are calling out to me at the moment 🙂
I startled my husband with me squeeing when I saw your email. I fell for this cowl when you posted (what I consider) the teaser photo. I thought I had another year or longer to wait until I could get me greedy hands on it. Thanks for the pleasant publishing surprise and double thanks for the giveaway.
I’m torn between molten cool and nine stones. Which is funny as they are very different. I like my cowls to have texture. Most of my tops are a solid and/or neutral, so a cowl is a great way to add some interest and a splash.
I would pick Flow for the cowl. Enough blue to be pretty, enough other colors for sparkle.
I like a nice warm, cozy cowl. I’m not really into wearing things just for fashion’s sake, so it has to have a purpose.
I like semi-neutrals, so I’m really digging Nine Stones and Plume. I love SpaceCadet; the colors are just gorgeous! 🙂
I’m not particular about what I look for in a cowl, just needs to be a FUN knit!As for a color, I’d love Fathoms Down. So gorgeous!!! Reminds me of waters in Hawaii!
I look forward to knitting my first cowl out of this pattern . It would be great to make it out of the same yarn.
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I like the grey colorways.
I’m not too particular about what I look for in a cowl. Just needs to be a FUN knit. As for yarn color, Oh my! Love the Fathoms Down. Reminds me of waters in Hawaii!
Wow, what a lovely cowl pattern…thank you, Hunter! I like cowls because they don’t come unwrapped at the wrong time and fall in your lunch (usually spaghetti). As for the colors, oh my…Thrive is really up my alley for color spectrum. Molten Cool I would have been afraid of just in the skein, but it is absolutely beautiful in your FO…sometimes you gotta live a little!
I’ve never made a cowl before but love this one. I would go with the color way of nine stones or Molten Cool.
I was looking at the colors, and I thought Molten Cool sure is pretty. When I looked back at your post, I realized your cowl is in Molten Cool…duh! I like the colors all knitted up too, so Molten Cool it is! I like cowls because our office is cold year round, but sometimes sweaters are a bit much (hot flashes and all). 🙂
Hi!
I think I would choose either Plume or Nine Stones.
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Cowls need to be lightweight here in the south to be wearable all day. Or lay flat and not be all bunchy.