What started as a kind of random photo on my Facebook Page, developed into a lively conversation. I’ve knit one Camden Cowl and find it so useful I was thinking of knitting another since I’ve got such pretty colors of Swan’s Island Organic Washable DK. So I put it out there. What colors should I choose next? The results were surprising to me – one clear winner, a sort of odd one, 5 votes for orange and ice blue. Odd but pretty. The rest were mixed bag – all across the board – almost every variation – including several people who wanted to use more than just two. I think that’s a brilliant idea!
I am especially thankful this year for all my wonderful, supportive friends. When I was feeling low, my friends were there with a kind word, or a simple gesture that kept me from sinking lower. Sweet words in my Ravelry group, eager students in my Craftsy class, “likes” on my Instagram pictures, teaching event attendees who came up to talk to me and share a story, all together kept me afloat this year. Wherever I went all over the world, new friends invited me into their shops, on hiking adventures and even into their homes with open hearts. I thank you my friends, I thank you so very much!
Three lucky winners take their pick of two colors from the group above. Just leave a comment with your favorite two. Maybe tell us what grabbed you about the colors and anything else you’d like to share. I’ll randomly choose 3 winners. Now of course, I only have one skein of each color, so, the first draw will eliminate 2 colors. If the second draw includes either of those two colors I’ll draw again until I get a duo that can be pulled the remaining colors…the third winner will be randomly drawn from those who chose the final two as their first choice.
The giveaway is open through Wednesday November 26 until midnight Pacific Standard Time.
I’ll announce the winners on Thanksgiving (Thursday the 27th), and I’ll throw in a free Camden Cowl pattern too!
Camden Cowl uses 1 skein each of two colors of
Swan’s Island Washable Wool 50g/140 yds(128m)
The colors above are left to right:
Eucalyptus, Wedgewood, Cayenne, Sienna, Pumpkin and Snowy Owl
The originals are Aubergine and Pesto.
Needles: US5(3.75mm) & US6(4.0mm) 16″(40cm) circular.
The Comments are closed. Thanks Everyone! Happy Thanksgiving!
Laura says
I love the pumpkin and snowy owl. They’re my school colors, so it’s an easy choice for me!
Amy C says
Oh so beautiful! Pumpkin and Eucalyptus!
Tracey says
Light blue with either green or cream!
Erin Richards says
i would love to make the Camden Cowl. Any color with the cream, or light blue and brown,or red and green. Would be excited to try this yarn. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Dee says
i would love to see the red and grey together – because i’m “like that.” lol
Kathleen Cravens says
I just love the russet and orange.The colors are so rich it is hard toto pat two,,,The cowl is awesome,
Mary says
I love the red and white together. It is a classic combination.
Sally B says
I would pick Cayenne & Sienna! Thanks! 😀
Ruth says
All of the colours are beautiful. I would be grateful for any of them.
Susan aka paintermom says
I would love to use Eucalyptus and Snowy Owl. There are so many beautiful colors here. I love the high contrast between the deep green and the white.
Love your designs, Mary Jane. Thanks for the giveaway!
Bridie says
in australia so it has to be Eucalyptus and then snowy owl
Marjorie says
I would select Eucalyptus and Snowy Owl — colors that remind me of summer and winter in Camden!
Pat says
If I have to choose, then the blue and white, but, honestly, I’d be happy with any combination. Thanks MJ!
Danielle says
Oh how lovely and sweet you Mary Jane. What this vibrant community has shown me is how supportive other knitters are of each other. Seriously how can you go wrong. By y picks would be cayenne and pumpkin!
Danielle
Cindy says
I would choose cayenne and pumpkin. It would make a great fall look. Oh ! I want to try this yarn so much!! Good luck everyone and thank you MJ
Jo-ann says
Cayenne and Snowy owl. Christmas colors. Comments form cyber knitting froends have been known to make my day too!
Cherie Martin says
Pumpkin and Wedgewood are my favorites!
mary beth says
For my own cowl, I would choose eucalyptus and sienna. love them together.
Maria says
Cayenne and Snowy Owl! Seasonally appropriate but also have a plaid vibe.
Annette says
I like Eucslyptus and Wedgewood together, or either with the brown. Thanks for the giveaway!
Meghan says
I have to say that the Grey and orange are really nice together 🙂
Sabine says
Aubergine and Pesto is a perfect team! They match so many of my clothes! Lovely!
Victoria says
Eucalyptus and Sienna
Marianne says
Hi Mary-Jane, I am so glad that I had a chance to meet you in Shetland and Amsterdam !
You are so sweet ! Just saw this as a way to let you know…….
I really love all colors and would be grateful for any of them but you want us to choose, so it’s Eucalyptus and Cayenne then 🙂
Jill says
What a nice idea, thank you! Eucalyptus and Snowy Owl is the perfect colour combination for me since it reminds me of snowy trees and Christmassy feelings!
Heidiinthehills says
Not my usual colour selection but I think cayenne and pumpkin would have warm rich feel about them…..Love the cowl….
Athena says
Hello from Athens and thank you for the opportunity of winning these beauties! I like most Eucalyptus and Pumpkin. Have a nice day!
Millie says
Cayenne and Snowy Owl !
Kathy says
Cayenne and sienna! I love the richness of these colors, especially as winter gets grayer.
vicki says
Cayenne and sienna. Love the combination
Jacqueline says
i like Eucalyptus and Wedgewood. The combination of these two colors is a new favorite of mine!
Maureen says
I love pumpkin! I’d probably combine it with Snowy Owl and hope it wasn’t too much contrast! Today is my bday, just sayin’ …;)
Karma says
I’d love to see Sienna and pumpkin together.
shannon says
i like the light blue and white.
diana says
This cowl looks so cozy and love the pattern! I’d choose pumpkin and sienna….how lovely!! Thanks for the giveaway! Congrats on the beautiful pattern.
Linda says
Eucalyptus and Cayenne…very Christmasy!! Thanks for the contest…
Shelly says
I love wedgwood with sienna or cayenne. I actually love all the yarn!
Melissa says
Oh, Pumpkin and Wedgewood would be amazing together.
Thank you for the giveaway!
Virginia Smith says
Sienna and Snowy Owl are my favs!
helen summers says
I really like the combination of cayenne and pumpkin hope I did this right
lauren skinner says
Eucalyptus and wedgewood– the subtlety is soothing to the soul (and neck).
Anja says
Wedgewood and Snowy Owl pleeeease
Ruth says
Oh I would do the Cayenne and Sienna for sure. So nice. I’m a sucker for tonal.
Dawn K says
Love all the colors but that pumpkin jumped out at me first and then the sienna. Thank you Mary Jane and Happy Thanksgiving!
Lynn says
I think the Wedgewood and Cayenne would be a fun twist on your classic christmas colors!
Liz says
Oh! What a wonderful giveaway. Eucalyptus and Wedgewood are my favorite two. Happy Thanksgiving, Mary Jane!
Henilaags says
Wedgewood and Snowy iwl, I’m a blue girl at heart and Inthink the combination would be lovely and cool to look at and warm to wear!
Sue says
I love this cowl pattern! I would knit it in Eucalyptus as the MC and Snowy Owl as the CC so it would look like our stretch of the Yellowstone River today–deep greenish grey with chunks of ice floating in it! I guess that doesn’t sound very warm! 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win!
Sally says
Wedgewood and Cayenne would be so bright against the winter landscape. Happy Thanksgiving! And thanks, always, for inspiration!
kristy says
I think it would great in wedgewood and sienna
Margie says
I love the wedgewood and sienna together! Thanks for the giveaway!
Maxine says
Sienna and Pumpkin is my first preference, but I think Wedgewood and Sienna would be beautiful, too.
Kim Hardy says
Well, now I’m the dunce for not following instructions: I like the red and green to do a Christmas Cowl…better late than never Mary Jane! Happy Holidays!
Kim Hardy says
That would be the Cayenne and Eucalyptus…FAIL!!
Frankie says
Snowy owl and eucalyptus!
mary mcmahon says
eucalyptus and snowy owl…I must be feeling kinda basic. Mary in Cincinnati
Melanie says
I would definitely choose the orange and the baby blue. I think it would make a very fun modern looking cowl.
Kat says
I’d go for Pumpkin and Snowy Owl. The white is classic, while the orange gives it a bit of an unexpected twist.
Joanne says
Hello, my obvious choice would be the green and blue, since they remind me of the colours of the hills and the sea on the island in Scotland where I come from. Living far from home it’s always nice to have a wee reminder, especially a warm one!
Melanie Hayes says
I think the wedgewood and snowy owl would look classic and sophisticated together. Just love Swan Island Yarns and this pattern.
Karin says
I think Sienna and Pumpkin would make a wonderfully subtle combination.
Chris M says
I adore your original combination! It is perfect! I would love to make a spicy owl cowl with cayenne and snowy owl. Thanks and happy Thanksgiving!
Cathy Noble says
When I need cheering up, I go to your group full of pictures showing beautiful colours, used in so many beautiful patterns. Thank You! I would love the Wedgewood Blue and Snowy Owl…wintery colours.
Anne V. says
For me, it would be Eucalyptus and Sienna ! Thank you!
DebbieDau says
I think I would like Eucalyptus and Snowy Owl but I would be grateful for what I get. Beautiful yarns… Thanks for the great giveaway!
Carmen Greenlee says
Thanks for all the beautiful inspiration you bring to your fans all year. Love your photo styling.
Snowy and Wedgewood worn with winter white!
lisa says
I am drawn to the pumpkin and aubergine (I can’t explain why — maybe it makes me feel warm!) I loved your story about how you even wear this cowl in summer with a T — it made perfect sense to me. Thanks for the opportunity — Happy Thanksgiving!!
Anne says
I really think Cayenne and Sienna would be lovely – happy Thanksgiving and so many thanks for your beautiful designs.
Tien says
Thanks for the fun giveaway! I adore spicy autumn colors, so would love to make a Camden Cowl in sienna and pumpkin.
YarnMoll says
I love Cayenne and Snowy Owl. Beautiful pattern.
susan says
I would love to see the cayenne and the snowy owl knitted up together!
Spinner girl says
Wedgwood and Sienna would be my pick for a cold winter cowl. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Zolli says
A traditional look in Wedgwood and Snowy Owl. Love knitting and wearing Swans Island yarn!
Susan says
I have close ties to Holland and I have always loved orange, so I would love to see a Pumpkin and Snowy Owl cowl.
Eileen says
The Wedgwood and Eucalyptus look like they would be fun!
Neza says
Snowy owl sleeping in the eucalyptus tree… thank you for the giveaway!
Ellen says
I think either Wedgewood or Eucalyptus with Snowy Owl would look really nice. I love the cowl pattern. Thanks for the chance to win!
Ann says
How nice of you to be so kind 🙂
Doesn’t surprise me really as I just “met” you over on Ravelry and you’ve been so helpful with getting me in the right direction for trying to learn fair isle.
So if I had to pick, I think I’d choose Eucalyptus and Wedgewood. Such cozy colors together.
As always, thanks for your kindness and generosity.
lori says
i’m so glad you had a year filled with love and friends and you felt supported, you are the loveliest of lovely’s, it’s true. i hope the new year brings even more, 10 times more!!
eek! just in the nick of time! i like everything (so you can feel free to draw my name last. wink wink). thank you mj.
Lilly says
i would choose the cayenne and sienna. I would also like to say Mary Jane has known me since I was little, and at one time taught me knitting at school. This year, I stumbled upon a pin of Mary Jane’s work on Pinterest and I was so excited I shouted out loud; my fiancée had a hard time understanding what I was so excited about. I am thankful to see you flourishing and sharing your talents. Have a lovely turkey day!
Sarah PundersonSarah says
I like Eucalyptus and Snowy Owl. I was drawn to the green right away and I think the Snowy Owl is the best contrast.
Mary Nora says
Eucalyptus and Pumpkin for me. Thanks for this! Lovely idea for this holiday.