Friday, January 14, 2022, Issue 231: Happy Friday!

• Posted on 13 January 2022
• By Susan Wong-Tsang
• Posted in January 2022, KAL, knit-along, make-along, sweater weather, winter knitting
• 0

While we are living in the middle of these uncertain times, I am grateful for keeping my hands and my mind busy!
Isn't it wonderful that we can sit back, relax and enjoy ourselves doing something that we love whether you are knitting, crocheting, spinning or weaving!

It is sweater weather, what is on your needles?

Yarrow designed by Marie-Amélie Madignier is a slightly oversized, circular yoke pullover worked seamlessly from the top-down. Inspired by the classic Scandinavian style, Yarrow is a great project with which to perfect your stranded colourwork.

The photo shows the original design in The Fibre Co Cumbria Worsted shade Catbells as the main colour and St. Bees Beach and White Heather as the contrast colours.

Sizes:

The given sizes are called Sizes 1-9

Finished measurements
Chest circumference of: 76-81 [86-91: 97-102: 107-112: 117-122: 127-132: 137-142: 147-152: 157-162] cm (30-32 [34-36: 38-40: 42-44: 46-48: 50-52: 54-56: 58-60: 62-64] in)

Designed with 6 – 15 cm (2.5 – 6 in) of positive ease at chest circumference.

Gauge
20 sts and 29 rounds to 10 cm (4 in) measured over single colour st
st after blocking using 4mm (US 6) needles.
22 sts and 29 rounds to 10 cm (4 in) measured over colourwork st
st after blocking using 4mm (US 6) needles.

You will also need:

• 4mm (US 6) 80 cm (32 in) circular needle (or size to obtain gauge)
• 3.75mm (US 5) 80 cm (32 in) circular needle (or size to obtain gauge)
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders or waste yarn
• Darning needle

Sea Glass Sweater by Wool & Pine is their newest pattern that is available by pre-order. January 19, 2022 is the release date.

Sea Glass Sweater is an epic stashbuster worked seamlessly, top-down in the round featuring long sleeves and an easy to wear, relaxed silhouette with ease in all the right places. A super fun 1x1 colourwork pattern offers endless opportunities to use up all your scraps, minis and stash yarn.

What’s 1x1 colorwork you ask?! It’s easy!

For your stashbusting Sea Glass Sweater, just grab 2 colors and knit 1 stitch with C1 and the next stitch with C2, keep alternating colors all the way around then change one or both colors at the BOR, et voilà.

Of course, video tutorials are included with Sea Glass Sweater sharing our favorite techniques such as: Magic Knot aka NO ENDS to weave in, Tips for Stashbusting Scrappy “matching” Sleeves, Color Palette Tips & Inspo, How to customize for a perfect fit and much more!

Sizing:

Full Sizing Info, Schematic and “Custom Fit” Video tutorial included with Preorder.

Strongly Recommended Ease: Choose a size with 5”- 8” positive ease measured at fullest part of the bust. Yoke depth should be measured to mid-bust and is easily customizable, simply try on your yoke before splitting for sleeves. See “Knitting the Perfect Size” video on our site for lots of tips!

Bust: 33 (37, 40, 42, 46, 49, 52, 55, 58, 62, 65, 68)“ - 84 (94, 102, 107, 117, 124, 132, 140, 147, 157, 165, 173)cm

Sweater length: customizable - 15” - 38cm

Sleeve length: customizable - 15” - 38cm 

Yarn:

As this is a stashbusting project, yarn requirements are listed in grams so you can weigh your leftovers and use up as much as possible.

420 (465, 520, 540, 590, 650, 695, 750, 785, 845, 905, 955) grams

Sea Glass sweater was designed to bust your DK Weight Scraps, Leftovers, Mini’s and Stash but all yarn weights play nice in this pattern, we used a multitude of weights in our stashy sample!

Little Dream Sweater by EweKnit Toronto is a top down yoke sweater for babies and young children with a gorgeous colourwork motif.

Sizes:
0-3 mo (3-6 mo, 6-12 mo, 12-18 mo, Child 2, Child 4). To be worn with approx. To be worn with 2-4” / 5 -10 cm positive ease.
See finished measurements below.

Finished Measurements:
Chest Circumference: 19¾ (21, 22½, 23½, 25, 27)” / 50 (53.5, 57, 60, 63, 68) cm
Body Length to Underarm (front): 6½ (7, 7½, 8½, 9, 10½)” / 16.5 (18, 19, 21.5, 23, 26.5) cm
Sleeve length to Underarm: 6 (6½, 7½, 8, 9, 10)” / 15 (16.5, 19, 20, 23, 25.5) cm
Upper Arm: 6¾ (7¼, 8¼, 9, 10¼)” / 17 (18.5, 21, 23, 25, 26) cm
Yoke Depth (front): 4¼ (4½, 4½, 4¾, 4¾, 5)” / 10.5 (11, 11, 12.5, 12.5, 13) cm

Yarn:
Sport weight

MC - 420 (420, 420, 630, 630, 630) yards
CC - 210 yards

Suggested yarn: Garnstudio Drops Baby Merino

Needles:
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle, 16” / 40 cm, and 24” / 60 cm, and a set of Double Pointed Needles (DPNs) or needle in your preferred style for working small circumferences in the round
or needles required to obtain correct gauge

Notions:
5 stitch markers (1 being different for BOR), stitch holders or waste yarn, tapestry needle, button (baby sizes only)

Gauge:
25 sts & 36 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette / Stocking stitch in the round on 3.5 mm (US 4) needles, after blocking

Puff by Lisa Mutch (@nbknitting) is available as a FREE Ravelry download until Sunday, January 16, 2022. Puff is a simple, garter stitch, fingering weight designs, with mohair short row inserts to keep things interesting. Perfect for spring, they both use one skein of fingering weight yarn and less than one skein of kid mohair silk/lace, and that mohair texture is so dreamy!

Materials:
Fingering weightt:
Colour A - 400 yds
Mohair/Silk Lace:
Colour B - 273 yds

Needles:
US 8 - 5.0 mm

Gauge:
5 sts= 1” in stockinette stitch

Finished Measurements:
(Post Blocking)
Length (At center point)= 21”
Width= 80”

WIPs and FOs

My Magnolia Bloom Tunic has been growing slowly but surely!

It is now 39cm from the underarms. The pattern says the body length is 58cm before the hem which will be too long for my 5 foot height.

I have tried it on a few times already and it has less ease than I want, however, based on my swatch it will grow. My fingers are crossed that my swatch did not lie!

KNIT GROUP AND GALLERY

The newest Knit-Alongs are the Any Sweater / Shawl KAL and the Knit Any Project: our everlasting knit-along to encourage and support you to knit which is running from January 1 to April 30, 2022. I will get a thread started soon!

Remember to post photos to the finished object (FO) thread when you finish a project during the Knit-Along so that you will be included in the next draw! We will also add the option of posting your finished project to Instagram using the #sue2knitskal so that I can find them!

Bev (the photo at the top) finished her Night Blooms by Espace Tricot. Main colour yarn is Berroco Cambria in 7942 Oak.

Kathy (chantrykathy) finished her Diggory Venn by Isabell Kraemer! Yarn is The Fibre Co Arranmore Light.

Anna (@kollar.annie) knit 4 pairs of socks in December! From the top left, clockwise): Plain Sight by Lisa K Ross, Curious by Lisa K Ross, 3x1 rib socks from a personal pattern, and Rumplestiltskin by verybusymonkey.

Beverley knit this pair of socks using Timber Yarns Twin Socks Eh? to give her daughter for her birthday.

Connie (knitnut246) likes to always have socks on her needles! Here’s a pair knit with her favourite Plain Vanilla Socks by K McKiernan.

Connie (knitnut246) finished and blocked her Love Note by tincanknits knit with 3 yarns held together! I can’t wait to see her wearing it!

Susanna (@susannaquietlysays) finished this Twistmas by Espace Tricot using Berroco Ultra Alpaca and Garnstudio Drops Kid Silk! Perfect!

Rosemary (@coolknitsbyrose) finished this lovely Twistmas by Espace Tricot! Yarn is The Fibre Co Cumbria held double with Garnstudio Drops Kid Silk.

Sandi (sandima) finished her first project of the year - a Never Not Gnoming by Sarah Schira!

Debbie (debsnubs) finished this gorgeous mosaic shawl, Vela Shawl by Shara Made!

Don’t you love where Debbie (debsnubs) keeps her shawls? Such a beautiful display to choose from!

IN-STORE SHOPPING

We are still open for in-store shopping, limiting store capacity to under 10. I am not comfortable with more than that even if we can. We are still not able to teach classes so they are once again being put on the back burner. Our Tuesday Knit Afternoon and Thursday Knit Nights have still been running but we have dropped the numbers down to 5. Please call to reserve your spot.

MASKS

Customers must be FULLY masked at ALL TIMES. That means no letting your mask drop below your nose!

ONLINE AND CURBSIDE PICKUP

Remember that everything is available online so if you need yarn, needles, books or anything else, you can shop online and we can carry it out to your car for you. Keep in mind that if there is a Ravelry pattern you want that isn't listed online, it can be added and printed for you, just let us know.

Happy Friday, Happy Knitting, Crocheting and Crafting! Keep calm and keep on knitting and making!