A Good Yarn is a sweet fiber arts store in Sarasota, Florida. Last year, they launched an easy-to-use online shop, where you can browse all of their products, from yarns to notions, kits, and my favorite…exclusive colorways!
When I was contacted to review one of the exclusive colorways, I was pretty thrilled. I chose the “Butterfly” colorway, which is one from their Purl Diver Collection. It is inspired by a beautiful photo of a Pyramid Butterfly Fish that was taken in the Soloman Islands. The gold, grays, and black were striking and caught my eye immediately.
The base yarn is Lorna’s Laces Sportmate. A very squishy sport-weight yarn made of 70% merino and 30% viscose.
Unfortunately, I received this right before that extremely busy time of year that holds holidays, sickness, and more holidays, so it stayed untouched for a while. After most of that excitement of November and December died down, I wound the skein into a ball and went on a Ravelry hunt for the perfect pattern.
I wanted a pattern that would showcase color above all else. I loved the way all the colors looked together! I found the Downtown Cowl and cast on December 30. [US 6 29″ circular needle]
I needed a project for to knit while I sat in a waiting room at the hospital. December 31, my mom had to have a stent placed in her carotid artery, so I anxiously knit the time away. I needed something to keep my mind off what was going on behind closed doors; something to control when I felt so out of control. This was perfect.
Obviously, it knit up beautifully! The colors all mixed into each other in the best possible ways. The length is perfect for wrapping twice around my neck, or three times if it’s a particularly chilly day. The yarn was dyed spectacularly, too. There was hardly any runoff when I rinsed it before blocking. By the way, how in the world do YOU block circle scarves? This one was hard! Thank goodness lace is so forgiving.
The color perfectly coordinates with my gray coat. The golds and white really pop against the black/gray. Check out A Good Yarn and give these beautiful colorways a try!
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That yarn is gorgeous! And your cowl is too :) I’m in the process of learning how to knit a second shot.
Thanks!
YOU GOT THIS! I think I tried three times before it clicked. Hold your yarn and needles the same way you do in crochet! Except, instead of holding a piece of crochet fabric, you hold a needle with stitches in it. I swear, I feel like my knit stitch is as fast as my crochet. Purling is a whole other story, though! Good luck!!
Here’s a couple options, I find the first one works better for longer looping cowls and the second one is great for smaller cowls,
http://theknittingbuzz.typepad.com/the-knitting-buzz/2011/02/cowl-blocking-techniques.html
http://gingerbreadsnowflakes.com/node/489
Those are so awesome. Thank you! That first one is kinda genius! I have another cowl I might re-block. Cowls forever!
omg that colorway is soo beautiful! Anything inspired by the ocean makes this FL girl go crazy :) I may just need to take a trip over to Sarasota.
oops spelled my own name wrong. Sydney***
I am in love with this color. It’s actually hard to find a good gold/ yellow yarn! I did make one pair of fingerless gloves in a sunny yellow that I’ve posted on my little blog. http://www.mamainastitch.com. Thanks for sharing your lovely pictures and knitting beauties!
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That’s a good idea!
Your attention to detail is impressive.