Welcome to the Cosmo in Bloom Cowl Knit Along (KAL)!

We are thrilled to be working with local designer, Megan Gonzalez of Nurture Knitwear, to host this KAL as we head into Summer! The Cosmo in Bloom Cowl is a small shawlette style cowl full of garter, stripes and easy lace that make a bold statement! Love the look and want something a bit bigger? There is a second larger size written into the pattern as well!

This is a great project for advanced beginners, but no one should be deterred! It is a wonderful travel project size and opportunity to play with color and shaping. Of course, we have tutorials and instructors standing by if you need a bit of guidance!

Schedule

What better way to kick things off than with Local Yarn Store Day?! We will have a limited number of exclusive kits for the Cosmo in Bloom KAL available in-store and online starting Saturday, April 26th as part of our LYS Day celebration! These kits will include enough yarn to complete the larger shawlette size project in addition to special MFY touches!

The knit along itself will start on Thursday, May 8th and run through May 31st.

Pattern

You can find the Cosmo in Bloom pattern available for purchase on Ravelry and Etsy. The pattern includes the smaller cowl size as well as the larger shawlette option.

Materials

Megan designed this cowl using beautiful Koigu KPM and KPPPM. Approximate yardage for the main color and contrast color are shown below for each size.

MC: 385 (500) yards
CC: 60 (110) yards

Our limited edition kits will included enough yarn for the larger size. If you'd prefer to select your own colors, you can come by and shop our magnificent Koigu wall! While also available online, these are hand-dyed yarns and colorways may vary from what appears on your device's screen.

In addition to your yarn, you will need a US 3 (3.25mm) circular needle with 32" cable or US 3 (3.25mm) straight needles, stitch markers and a tapestry needle.

Community

Join in or follow all the activity on Instagram and Facebook! We will chat in our private MFY Make Along Facebook group along with check in posts and sharing your progress photos. Additionally, you are always welcome to come knit with us at Community Night on Thursdays from 6-8pm!

Assistance

If you find yourself in need of assistance or haven't tried a picot bind off before, we are here to help! Our BYOP Knitting sessions are perfect for working through a tricky spot or learning a new technique. Not local or prefer to learn from home? We can schedule a Virtual Stitch Session to help you out via screen!

Tutorials

We also have video tutorials available with tips and tricks to help you work through your project. Below are some we think will be particularly helpful for this pattern!

🌸  Long tail cast on 
🌸  Garter Stitch
🌸  Weaving in yarn tails

Designer

The Cosmo in Bloom cowl was designed by Megan Gonzalez of Nurture Knitwear. Megan is a local designer, and we are proud that she calls Michigan Fine Yarns her LYS! You can learn more about Megan in the maker feature we did about her, as well as on her website!

Megan's patterns are available on Ravelry and Etsy, and you can connect with Megan and Nurture Knitwear on Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook!