I have started knitting a cowl in herringbone stitch.  It’s a free pattern from Purl Soho called “Big Herringbone Cowl“.

I am knitting with Malabrigo which is such fun.  It’s such a soft wool, and the colors are always so rich and beautiful.

Herringbone is such a neat stitch, but it feels like one step forward two steps back with each stitch.  It’s not quite that extreme, but each stitch is knit together and then half of the stitch is placed back on the left needle.  This is what creates that great herringbone stitch, but it is hard to get into a smooth knitting rhythm (at least for me!).

It’s going to be such a nice soft warm cowl though!  I can’t wait to see how it turns out.