Stashbusting

This is the Sea Glass Cowl from Wool & Pine. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Unleash your yarn stash on Sea Glass Cowl, a playful exploration of color and fiber. This easy pattern is delightfully flexible, designed to accommodate 5 different gauges so you can mix and match yarns to your heart’s content. Whether you choose DK yarn as your main color with fingering yarn held double for contrast, or throw in all your fingering weight scraps for a truly eclectic look, each combination will blend uniquely, transforming your collection of yarn scraps into a striking, one-of-a-kind textile. Embrace the unexpected and let your creativity flow! 

Knit in the Round with a Seamless Finish

Start with a provisional cast-on and begin knitting the 1x1 colorwork that forms the body of Sea Glass Cowl. In this technique, you knit one stitch with one color, then switch to another color for the next stitch, continuing to alternate colors like this throughout the round. On the next round, change one or both colors. This creates a dynamic, multi-colored effect. Our method ensures that yarn ends are cleverly concealed within the fabric of the cowl, leaving a clean, invisible finish. When it’s time to close Sea Glass Cowl, the Kitchener stitch provides a seamless join that beautifully complements the pattern’s continuous flow. 

A Gauge for Every Stash

With stitch counts adjusted for five different gauges, Sea Glass Cowl is a perfect project for using up various yarns from your collection. We’ve included a range of techniques to manage yarn ends, ensuring they’re tucked away neatly before you seam everything together—no ends in sight! 

When knitting with different fiber scraps for Sea Glass Cowl, first swatch the yarns to check they knit well together and choose the stitch count that matches your gauge. Different fibers like wool, cotton, and silk behave differently, so swatching helps you adjust your needle size accordingly to achieve the desired fabric. Don’t skip wet blocking your cowl, this helps the fibers settle together, ensuring your cowl has a great texture and drape. 

Video Tutorials for Every Step

Included video tutorials guide you through each step, highlighting the joys of using up even the smallest scraps of yarn. With tips on selecting colors and combining different yarn weights, these tutorials help you navigate through your stash with confidence. Create a color palette that truly reflects your style and knit Sea Glass Cowl into a unique wearable piece of art that celebrates your creative vision.

What a great way to use up some of your ends that are hanging around. This would be a fun project if you have lots of mini skeins or an Advent kit. Choose a main colour for the background and then knit your minis for the contrast. I’m on the phone on hold while I’m writing and thought of another idea. You could use a solid colour for the main and a self-striping yarn for the contrast. You won’t have as many yarn changes but lots of colour change. Crazy Zauberball would be a great option. Or Freia Minikins.

We received new colours of Dyed in the Wool before LYS Day and I just got them on the website. I’d like to introduce Inkling (above) and Silver Lining (below). 

This is Strawflower Dream State.

Next week we will have a few more new colours of Dream State

Opia

Holy Toledo

Dark Side Dyed in the Wool. Yes I will be taking 3 skeins home for a Traveler Cowl. 

Beth is off to see dad and I’m dog sitting. Right now they are being nice and quiet for me. This will last about 1/2 hour and then Fred will become a terror. It happens every evening for a few hours and then he becomes an angel again.