Friday, July 14, 2023, Issue 305: Happy Friday! What's on your needles?

• Posted on 14 July 2023
• By Susan Wong-Tsang
• Posted in July, July 2023, KAL, knit-along, summer knit, summer tee
• 0

It has been either too hot or wet outside! We really shouldn't complain though because it could be hotter, there could be no air conditioning or severe weather! I am truly thankful that most of us have the luxury of being able to stay inside and cool.

Meadow is The Fibre Co.'s July Yarn of the Month! Meadow is a heavy lace-weight yarn spun with The Fibre Co.’s trademark blend of luxury fibres with a rustic appearance, combining baby llama and fine Merino wool for softness, silk for its sheen and linen for the crisp hand and stitch definition of linen.

• 40% merino, 25% baby llama, 20% silk, 15% linen
• 498 m / 545 yds/100 gram skein
• 32-36 sts = 4" (10 cm)
• 2.25 - 3.25 mm (US 1-3) needle
• Hand Wash, Dry Flat

The Moon Beam Top in The Almanac Series II by Clare Mountain-Manipon is a sweet sleeveless top with intriguing subtle details. If you are looking for a project full of elegant details that will enchant you, look no further. Knit seamlessly from the top down this minimalist top features a beautiful neckband of eyelets flowing into a triangular motif, shaped shoulder edging, an interesting armhole trim, garter stitch underarm detailing, and a mini split hem at the centre back. It is knitted in Meadow, which has the perfect drape and stitch definition for this gorgeous project.

Sizes
1 (2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9)
The given sizes are called Sizes 1-9 and are recommended to fit a 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)

Recommend Ease
Designed with 14.5-18 cm (6.25-8 in) of positive ease at chest circumference.
Photographs show the garment knit in Size 3 on a model with a chest circumference of 86 cm (34 in).

Yarn
The Fibre Co. Meadow (40% Merino wool, 25% baby llama, 20% silk, 15% linen, 498 m (545 yd) per 100 g hank) in shade Cherry Blossom - 2 2: 2: 2: 3: 3: 3: 3: 3 hanks.

Irish Sea by Susanna Winter is a super-wearable triangular shawl with beautiful drape and fluidity. The crisp stitch definition from Meadow emphasises the rhythmic garter stitch and delicate lace as it travels down the edge of the shawl. The size can be adjusted, according to your taste, by knitting more or less repeats.

Sizes
S (L)

Garment Measurements
160 (203) cm (63 (80) in) wingspan along top edge and 46 (63) cm (18 (25) in) depth

Yarn
The Fibre Co. Meadow (40% merino wool, 25% baby llama, 20% silk, 15% linen, 498 m (545 yd) per 100 g hank) shown in Ladyslipper – 1: 2 hanks.

Needles
3.5mm (US 4) 80 cm (32 in) circular needle (or size to obtain gauge)

Gauge
20 sts and 54 rows to 10 cm (4 in) measured over garter stitch before blocking and 20 sts and 35 rows after blocking using 3.5mm (US 4) needles.

Summer Meadow by Janina Kallio is a relaxing knit with a contemporary look. Big and floaty, this shawl is an absolute beauty with delicate details.

Summer Meadow combines garter stitch with a beautifully textured eyelet pattern. Small eyelets are sprinkled along the stockinette stitch and framed with petite garter ridges for textural interest.

The slightly asymmetric triangle shape is created by working diagonally from one tip to the opposite edge, resulting in a large but lightweight wrap with a beautiful drape.

Yarn
Two skeins of The Fibre Co. Meadow (40% merino, 25% llama, 20% silk, 15% linen; 498 m / 545 yds per 100 g). Shown in colour Cornflower.

Or approximately 879 m / 961 yds of similar light fingering weight yarn.

Needles
4 mm (US 6) circular needle. Adjust needle size to obtain pattern gauge. Gauge affects the finished size and the amount of yarn needed.

This shawl is worked flat, but I recommend using an 80-100 cm / 32-40 inch circular needle to accommodate the growing number of stitches.

Finished Size After blocking
221 cm / 87 in (wingspan) x 102 cm / 40 in (depth)

This is Rosemary (@coolknitsbyrose)'s Summer Meadow by Janina Kallio that she knit using The Fibre Co. Meadow.

If you haven't knit a Ranunculus by Midori Hirose yet, you really should! you might not understand the hype but check out the over 19k Ranunculus projects that have been posted to Ravelry.

Ranunculus is a top-down round yoke pullover with lace and textured stitches. I have designed yoke pattern to look like wearing layers of necklace. I have knitted short rows between neck ribbing and yoke pattern not only on back bit also on front, so that neckline has a bit boat neck shape and yoke pattern has necklace look. The round yoke has ample depth and finished pullover has cropped length so that you can lay it over dresses or high-waisted skirts and pants. If crops aren’t your style, please adjust body to your favorite length.

You can choose from smaller or wider neckline,
and short sleeves or long puff sleeves with/without diagonal cuff line.

Knit yourself a Ranunculus out of The Fibre Co. Meadow held double with Garnstudio Drops Kid Silk! Find Ranunculus Kits HERE. Ask us to put together your kit with the colour of your choice and a coordinating Kid Silk. Sample shown by @loopyarn.

Thee Kid Silk and Meadow's merino/llama/silk/linen blend gives you a sweater that is ethereally light and soft.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7)(8, 9, 10, 11)

Finished bust circumference: 117 (123, 129, 134) (140, 146, 151)(157, 166, 174, 180) cm / 46 (48.5, 50.75, 52.75)(55, 57.5, 59.5)(61.75, 65.25, 68.5, 70.75)”

Yarn
You can use lace, light fingering to worsted weight yarn.

long sleeve: 520 (530, 560, 600)(620, 680, 710)(780, 820, 850, 860) m / 569 (580, 612, 656)(678, 744, 776)(853, 897, 930, 941) yds.

Short sleeve: 370(390, 400, 440)(470, 510, 540)(590, 620, 650, 660) m / 405(427, 437, 481)(514, 558, 591)(645, 678, 711, 722) yds.

Needles
6 mm US 10 circular needle as main needle. 5 mm US 8 needle for hem ribbing and finishing sleeve. Adjust needle size if necessary to get gauge.

Gauge
14 sts x 20 rows = 10 cm 4“, with main needle in stockinette stitch after wet blocking.

WIPs and FOs

I finally took a photo of my Aallokko sweater by Tiina Huhtaniemi for Tukuwool test knit while wearing it. I used the requested Tukuwool DK.

I finished another chevron stripe. The body is 8 inches from the underarm with 2.25 inches to go before the hem ribbing.

I am still on sleeve island of my Serkinet by Kate Davies.

I have about 3/4 of the first sleeve finished. I used Tukuwool DK for this one as well.

Last week, I cast on my second Sunshine Coast by Heidi Kirrmaier. We are knitting it for our Top Down Pullover class. I am about half done the yoke of my Sunshine Coast that I cast on using Juniper Moon Zooey.

KNIT GROUP AND GALLERY

Sue’s granddaughter will look so cute in the Gramps by tincanknits that she knit in our First Cardigan Class using Berroco Vintage.

Rita (ritz) finished another (her 4th) Barred Wrap by Heidi May. This one she knit using Berroco Summer Sesame in colour 5238 and Berroco Remix Light in Pepper.

Linda (lmcnorton) modified her Horse in a Dress by Julie Williams to make it a Unicorn.

This is Linda (lmcnorton)’s finished Weaving a Dream by Pauline Mulrooney for our Rigid Heddle Workshop 2 Class. There are 2 spots left for our next class on Sunday, July 30th. For hers, she used one skein of Berroco Ultra Alpaca and one skein of Berroco Vintage.

There is a maximum of 4 per class but here are the four totally different colour combinations chosen for the Weaving a Dream scarf for the Rigid Heddle Workshop 2 Class on July 9th.

Nicole (mamaboj) spun and plied 265 yards/135g of this 50% Alpaca, 30% Mohair, 20% Wool blend.

Arlette (@arlumizu) asked Karen to take this photo of our Tuesday Knit Afternoons group for her.

KITS

Here are some of the newer kits that I have put together! There will be kits for Andrea Mowry's Tessellated Pullover and Tessellated Vest coming soon! Check out all KITS!

I have put together 4 different Kits for the Buggiflooer Beanie by Allison Rendall for Shetland Wool Week 2023.

The Bonnie Isle Hat by Linda Shearer Kit for Shetland Wool Week 2022 is available again.

Beautyberry by Jamie Hoffman Kits are available.

Love Note by tincanknits Kits are available in The Fibre Co. Cirro.

Happy Friday, Happy Knitting, Crocheting and Crafting!