Since this baby seems set on keeping put, I need a fibery distraction. How about new yarn and a contest? Madelinetosh sent a batch of goodies, which not only includes restocks of Merino Light, but new-to-us Tosh DK! This is a wonderful 4-ply dk weight (or light worsted) superwash merino that is super squishy, soft and dyed beautifully.
Totally wearable colors that are perfect for fall garments or accessories. The pattern that immediately caught my eye is one that I think would be a nice, relaxing and rewarding knit during my last few days of pregnancy and perhaps into my baby vacation- Susan's Scrunchy Scarves.
I like scarf patterns that have texture to them, and I like how designer-Molly's design shows of the gorgeous colors of Mansfield's Garden Party (below) and Envy (above) in Tosh DK. I think Tart would be a color that would make a nice statement too.
Are you interested in knitting this pattern (the pattern gives directions for two slightly different versions)? Queue it up on Ravelry. Molly is even gifting two lucky SSYC knitters with a free coupon code for the pattern. Just answer this question by 4pm EST Tuesday (June 26) in the comments below. If you knit this scarf, what color would you choose of either Madelinetosh Tosh DK or Tanis Fiber Arts Yellow Label DK? I think either of these (you'd need two skeins of one color) would make a super soft and beautiful scarf. I'll annouce the winners in a few days, and if you happen to not check the blog, no worries, I'll e-mail the coupon code to you. You do need a Ravelry account to download the pattern.
I would choose either Mansfield Park or Mourning Dove. I think both are great colors!
Posted by: Lisa Viviano | June 25, 2012 at 02:36 PM
I'd love to knit that beautiful scarf in Tosh DK Ophelia.
Posted by: Martha | June 25, 2012 at 02:37 PM
As I looked through the colors, I kept trying to go outside my usual color box. How can I do that when TFA Yellow Label DK Deep Sea is so beautiful? The blues and greens are so saturated and gorgeous. Hope you continue to feel well!
Posted by: Bonnie | June 25, 2012 at 02:37 PM
I'm moving into a red mood (along with the mercury on the thermometer) - so Tart in Tosh DK or Poppy in TFA Yellow Label.
Posted by: Judy | June 25, 2012 at 02:42 PM
I'd knit the scarf in MadTosh DK Flashdance to match a hat I just knit in the same color!
Posted by: Kathy S | June 25, 2012 at 02:42 PM
I'm addicted to Madelintosh and Firewood totally captured me.
Posted by: Rebecca | June 25, 2012 at 02:43 PM
I'm thinking that Tanis' Brick colorway would be lovely.
Posted by: Joyce | June 25, 2012 at 02:45 PM
I just love the TFA Teal or Brick for a scarf. Actually, I love all the TFA colors as you know. Try to stay cool this week!
Posted by: Debby | June 25, 2012 at 02:49 PM
I really love so many of those colors, but my first reaction was Tosh DK in Cathedral.
Posted by: Jenn | June 25, 2012 at 02:49 PM
Mine would have to be in Madelintosh Cousteau....the colors of the mountains and waters where I live.
Posted by: Sheila | June 25, 2012 at 02:49 PM
I think Plaid Blanket would be a good choice for this scarf, and Mourning
Dove!
Posted by: Debra | June 25, 2012 at 02:50 PM
Tosh DK Mansfield Garden. What gorgeous colors!! :) Thanks.
Posted by: Carla in Mt | June 25, 2012 at 02:53 PM
Tosh DK Cousteau. Mais oui!
Posted by: Vickie | June 25, 2012 at 03:02 PM
I am torn- I found one of each I like. I would use Plaid blanket from Tosh DK- it looks like a late fall or early winter scarf. THen in Tanis DK , I like the Sunset colorway- looks like a crips fall morning. This sounds a great knit. THanks for sharing it.
Posted by: Jan | June 25, 2012 at 03:02 PM
I would choose DK in Cathedral or Volga! Tosh is so beautiful!
Posted by: Janet Laub | June 25, 2012 at 03:16 PM
Tanis Tidal would make me very happy!
Posted by: Susie | June 25, 2012 at 03:17 PM
I'd do it up in MadTosh Mansfield Garden or Alizarin. Both are beautiful!
Posted by: Ruth | June 25, 2012 at 03:17 PM
Very interesting scarf pattern. I love Madelinetosh yarns and would use Tosh DK in Magnolia Leaf.
Posted by: Sharon | June 25, 2012 at 03:17 PM
I thought it would be easy, but it's HARD to choose! I'd go for Yellow Label Sunset. What a gorgeous, warm color.
Posted by: Meg C | June 25, 2012 at 03:18 PM
I'd have to say Tosh DK in Mansfield Garden Party. It's always been one of my favorites!
Posted by: Kelly M | June 25, 2012 at 03:18 PM
Please enter me to win the free scarf pattern.
Thank you
Posted by: Mary Anne Tucker | June 25, 2012 at 03:20 PM
I would use Mansfield's Garden Party. Love the colors!!
Posted by: Diana | June 25, 2012 at 03:21 PM
All of the MT colors are gorgeous as always, but I can't keep my eyes off of Mansfield's Garden Party. I would LOVE to use it to make the Scrunchy Scarf!
Posted by: Candi | June 25, 2012 at 03:22 PM
I'd go with Mad's Plaid Blanket
Posted by: Bette Lacaille | June 25, 2012 at 03:22 PM
I'm drooling over Cousteau.
Posted by: Terri | June 25, 2012 at 03:23 PM
I would use Madelinetosh DK in Tart. I am so in love with all Madelinetosh yarns and especially tart. That red with the hint of black . . LOVE IT!!
Posted by: Judy Laquidara | June 25, 2012 at 03:24 PM
I would have to go with the mansfield's garden--it's just so pretty
Posted by: Jean Yuryan | June 25, 2012 at 03:24 PM
Definitely MadTosh Plaid Blanket. Used that in Pashmina for a long Honey Cowl/Infinity scarf last fall for a gift. Absolutely stunning! Wish I still had it for me! So, I'd be happy to work a new scarf to keep.
Posted by: Julie | June 25, 2012 at 03:24 PM
I would knit it up in Madelinetosh Tosh's Dk - Ophelia. I just helped my 5 yr. old grandson tye dye a t-shirt in black and purple so we would match.
Posted by: Diana Follett | June 25, 2012 at 03:25 PM
I would use TFA Poppy. It's a beautiful colorway!
Posted by: Angela Medina | June 25, 2012 at 03:25 PM
I think either TFA Yellow Label DK Velvet or TFA Yellow Label DK Deep Sea would be very nice colorways to use.
Posted by: Lila B | June 25, 2012 at 03:26 PM
Oh, Tosh DK's Plaid Blanket reminds me of the wool plaid skirts I wore in high school in Wisconsin! So warm looking.
Posted by: Barbara | June 25, 2012 at 03:26 PM
MadToah Ophelia, definitely. Or Envy. but then there is Tart......! How am I to ever decide!
Posted by: Anne | June 25, 2012 at 03:26 PM
I'd use mourning dove.
Posted by: Liisa | June 25, 2012 at 03:27 PM
They're all beautiful, not to mention the scarf. Looks like fun to knit.
Posted by: Jackie | June 25, 2012 at 03:28 PM
I also think Tart in Tosh DK would be the way to go! looks like a great pattern too!
Posted by: Sheila | June 25, 2012 at 03:29 PM
I would choose the colors in the pic, that looks AWESOME! Only issue, my daughter will claim it before I am done. :)
Posted by: Leslie | June 25, 2012 at 03:29 PM
Another hard choice! I think I'd go with MT Tosh DK Mourning Dove, but TFA Yellow Label DK Deep Sea is beautiful, too!
Thanks for the contest.
Posted by: Jan | June 25, 2012 at 03:29 PM
So many colors.... Tosh's Firewood spoke to me :)
Posted by: stacey | June 25, 2012 at 03:29 PM
Oxblood, or Cousteau--those jump out first, but there are close seconds.
Posted by: Judith | June 25, 2012 at 03:29 PM
I LOVE the Madelinetosh tosh DK. IT would go with almost anything.
Posted by: Ann Glenn | June 25, 2012 at 03:30 PM
I love the Tosh DK, hard to pick a fave but I thinks Cathedral is the best!
Posted by: Rise St. Arno | June 25, 2012 at 03:30 PM
I absolutely love the MadelineTosh Dk Plaid Blanket!! So many great colors - very hard to choose just one
Posted by: Heather | June 25, 2012 at 03:31 PM
I love all the colours but I'd start with Mourning Dove!
Posted by: pj | June 25, 2012 at 03:32 PM
I would make the scarf in Tosh DK Flashdance.
Posted by: Barbara | June 25, 2012 at 03:32 PM
I would use Tosh DK in Cousteau. Beautiful. Thanks much for the giveaway.
Posted by: Savannagal | June 25, 2012 at 03:32 PM
I thought for sure I would go for Tosh because of the depth of color but looking at the pattern, I think TFA teal is a perfect match for because the lighter, brighter parts will really pop in the scrunchies.
Posted by: Aleen Caplan Yamasaki | June 25, 2012 at 03:33 PM
Difficult to choose from such a great selection, but my first choices would be Tosh Flashdance or TFA Poppy. I might need several scarves!!
Posted by: Jean Mathews | June 25, 2012 at 03:34 PM
I would have fun knitting the scarf in Tosh DK Plaid Blanket - it has just the right plaid colors!
Posted by: Leslie | June 25, 2012 at 03:34 PM
Hi Allison! Cool scarf pattern! I think I will need to add it to my Revelry library. For Madeline, I liked the flashdance or Ophelia. Thought those colors would work well in the pattern. For Tania, I like the Velvet color. Hope you stay well these last days! Won't be long now!!!
Posted by: Lisa Soderman | June 25, 2012 at 03:34 PM
I would go with Madeline Tosh DK in the Envy colorway.
Posted by: Nancy | June 25, 2012 at 03:37 PM
I would definitely choose the Madeline Tosh DL in Tart. It is a beautiful red.
Posted by: Angela | June 25, 2012 at 03:37 PM
I would love to make this scarf for a very Dear Friend of mine and the Madelinetosh Tosh DK would be Perfect,these are her favorite colors!!!
Posted by: Paula Zent | June 25, 2012 at 03:37 PM
I would like to do one in TFA brick or tosh garden (fun colors!)
Posted by: Patricia | June 25, 2012 at 03:37 PM
MT Tosh DK Mansfield Garden
But I have to tell you that I love ALL the colors!!!!
Kathy
Posted by: Kathy | June 25, 2012 at 03:37 PM
Allison, This is a great scarf that could be quickly done for Christmas Gifts. I think my favorite color way is Madtosh DK Ophelia.
Posted by: Jean | June 25, 2012 at 03:38 PM
I would use the Madtosh DK Plaid Blanket
Posted by: kate s | June 25, 2012 at 03:39 PM
Lots of pretty choices, but I would use MT Tosh Mourning Dove.
Posted by: Susan | June 25, 2012 at 03:40 PM
Such a fun and funky pattern that I would choose Tosh in Nutmeg - perfect to coordinate with my favorite jeans.
Posted by: Connie | June 25, 2012 at 03:40 PM
Oh I like this style very much and will do it in Tosh DK, Ophelia!
Posted by: Debbie | June 25, 2012 at 03:44 PM
I love the pink in Mansfield Garden Party
Posted by: Christine | June 25, 2012 at 03:45 PM
Separate beauty from beauty? Tough choices! But if I HAD to I'd pick MT Tosh DK Cathedral--it would be great to pull on that first chilly day of fall (up here in the midwest that can sneak up on ya).
Posted by: Carol | June 25, 2012 at 03:46 PM
What a tough choice! If I had to choose today, I would go for Tosh DK in Firewood.
Posted by: Joyce | June 25, 2012 at 03:46 PM
All the colors are gorgeous, but the Tosh DK in Cathedral caught my eye most of all. So pretty!
Posted by: Melissa | June 25, 2012 at 03:46 PM
Tough decision. I guess that my first choice would be Mansfield's Garden Party - I already have it in fingering weight, and it is beautiful. That said, there's a tie for a close second place between Plaid Blanket and Cathedral. Tart is great, but I've been overdosing on that color lately.
Good luck with your new baby.
Posted by: Judy | June 25, 2012 at 03:49 PM
Either Tanis Brick or Olive -- both would go with just about everything I own.
Posted by: Merna | June 25, 2012 at 03:49 PM
My choice of yarn from MT DK colorway is Magnolia Leaf. Thanks for the offer of a free pattern.
Posted by: Deb | June 25, 2012 at 03:49 PM
Cathedral would be my first choice!
Posted by: Ruth in N.J. | June 25, 2012 at 03:49 PM
I would use Cathedral, Ophelia or Flashdance.
Posted by: Robin | June 25, 2012 at 03:50 PM
Mansfield's Garden Party knitted up so pretty - but it was hard to decide! It would feel so nice on a cold, windy day in Wyoming!
Posted by: Terri | June 25, 2012 at 03:51 PM
Cousteau...I'm in a teal phase.
MA
Posted by: Maria | June 25, 2012 at 03:51 PM
Mmmmmmmm, Tosh DK in Cousteau.
Posted by: Michelle N. McCrillis | June 25, 2012 at 03:53 PM
Madeline Tosh DK in Cousteau. Or Tanis in Teal.
Posted by: Judith | June 25, 2012 at 03:54 PM
What a good color selection! It's difficult to choose. Its either Tosh Cousteau or TFA Poppy or may both... Why not, I worth it!
Posted by: Carmelle | June 25, 2012 at 03:55 PM
Magnolia leaf would be my choice.
Posted by: Celestine | June 25, 2012 at 03:56 PM
I would chose the Mansfield Garden. What a fun scarf.
Posted by: RuthAnn Cromwell | June 25, 2012 at 03:56 PM
My first choice would be Flashdance..so pretty!
Posted by: Marjorie | June 25, 2012 at 03:57 PM
i want them all! i do love magnolia leaf though. enter me please. thank you
Posted by: jean | June 25, 2012 at 03:57 PM
I have a weakness for the colors in MT DK's "Magnolia Leaf". That's my choice for the scarf.
Thanks, and God bless you and your growing family.
Posted by: Linda | June 25, 2012 at 03:59 PM
There are so many pretty colors but I think today I'd pick Vintage Sari. Tomorrow, it might be Malachite or Cobalt.
Posted by: Debra D | June 25, 2012 at 03:59 PM
It's hard to choose, but Tosh's Mansfield Garden looks lovely in this pattern.
Posted by: Laura Jones | June 25, 2012 at 04:00 PM
I have used this yarn before and it is wonderful! I would use the MT in Cove.
Posted by: Linda Buntin | June 25, 2012 at 04:05 PM
I would choose Tosh DK Mansfield Garden.. what great lovely happy colors!
Posted by: Deb G | June 25, 2012 at 04:05 PM
I'd pick envy. Love the look of it
Posted by: Jeanett Craddock | June 25, 2012 at 04:05 PM
MT Tosh DK Mourning Dove is my fave. Love the name too!
Posted by: Brenda | June 25, 2012 at 04:07 PM
I seem to be drawn to plums & purples in the Tanis Fiber Arts Ylo Label DK. I would choose Velvet. Best of luck with your baby!
Posted by: Donna | June 25, 2012 at 04:07 PM
A tough choice! I think I'd go with Tosh in Ophelia.
Posted by: Maya (MayaMoonie) | June 25, 2012 at 04:08 PM
I can't decide! Tart, flashdance, no tart, no....
Posted by: Nicole | June 25, 2012 at 04:08 PM
I think Tart or Poppy! The reds are beautiful!
Posted by: Sue | June 25, 2012 at 04:12 PM
It would definitely be Tanis Velvet as those are my sisters' favorite colors. Then I'd have a head start on her February birthday present!! That doesn't happen too often! Thanks for the giveaway.
Posted by: Linda B | June 25, 2012 at 04:12 PM
I love blues and greens, so Envy would be my choice. It is tough, though. All the colors are gorgeous.
Posted by: PJB | June 25, 2012 at 04:14 PM
I would make this scarf in the Madeline Tosh DK Envy.
Posted by: Sheila D. | June 25, 2012 at 04:15 PM
I love all these Colours, but I have to go with tart
Posted by: Wendy | June 25, 2012 at 04:15 PM
I would love Tosh Flashdance! All things purple!
Posted by: Jamie brewer | June 25, 2012 at 04:16 PM
Envy!
Posted by: Miriam H. | June 25, 2012 at 04:16 PM
Tosh DK Firewood would be my first choice, but a close second is Tosh DK Tart
Posted by: Karen | June 25, 2012 at 04:17 PM
Madeline Tosh DK for sure - her yarn is one of my favorites. I've queued the scarf in Grenadine on Ravelry because this would be a perfect Bday gift for my DIL and that color is perfect for her, but the Cathedral would be my personal choice. Then again, I'd love the Alizarin too... :)
Posted by: Jan Walsworth | June 25, 2012 at 04:19 PM
Ooooh, either Mourning Dove or Envy, both gorgeous! Actually, they're all beautiful, but having to choose, those would be my favorites. Thanks for the opportunity to enter your giveaway.
Posted by: Marsha | June 25, 2012 at 04:20 PM
I think it would be great in Tosh DK Morningdove. I wear jeans a lot and think it would go perfect with them as my accessory!
Posted by: Lony Kerschbaum | June 25, 2012 at 04:21 PM
I'd have to go with the Tanis in Sunset. It makes my heart go pitty-pat!
Posted by: Denise H. | June 25, 2012 at 04:22 PM