Orange-y Goodness

I bought some yarn for the first time in a long time -- it's orange.  How could I resist?  I know I'm late to the party, as this is my first skein of Malabrigo, so I'm wondering what to knit with this orange-y goodness.  I'm thinking perhaps Herbivore from Stephen West.  Any opinion on his patterns?  Looks like his patterns are pretty well received over at Ravelry. 

This yarn is sock weight and I've got about 440 yards, but I don't want to knit socks.  All suggestions welcome!

(I'm kind of excited to cast on -- yeah!)

Comments

[Mary]

Sorry, no suggestions, but had to laugh because my very first skein of Malabrigo was orange (but worsted). At the time I thought I was the last to the party.

[carolyn]

I liked knitting Herbivore. ;)

[Donna]

I am knitting Multnomah now - fairly simple knit (although I seem to mess those up more than the complicated ones). It's a triangular shawlette with feather & fan. I'm knitting it in a tonal yarn & it looks great would also look nice in a solid. There are a lot of shawlette patterns on Ravelry. I like the Milkweed Shawl which calls for about 320 yds of fingering weigh. I also love 198 Yards of Heaven (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/198-yds-of-heaven) - it's written for Cash Iroha but it would be easy to adapt to fingering weight. I also love 28's Cousin 53 (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/28s-cousin-53). If you don't like any of those you could just search "shawlette" in the patterns - there are a ton. You could also knit mitts - I keep being drawn to the patterns but I'm not sure I'd ever wear them.

[Rowena PHilbeck]

Love the color of yarn... I would make a small shawl/summer scarf..very airy type!!

[urban craft]

it's a beautiful color, I see more of an autumn scarf. Too boring?