Friday, March 25, 2022, Issue 241: Happy Friday!

• Posted on 24 March 2022
• By Susan Wong-Tsang
• Posted in KAL, knit-along, March 2022, spring knitting, sweater weather
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The first day of spring was a few days ago but it doesn't feel like it yet with it being grey and chilly out! It is still sweater weather out there but I do admit to wanting to start warm weather knits!

Pictured above is Laurel (Jumper)) by Along Avec Anna, a sweater with a pretty colourwork motif all over the body and the sleeves. It uses a variegated yarn, but will also work if you want to use gradient mini skeins or yarn leftovers for the contrasting colours.

Instead of a light main colour, Lucinda Iglesias of Monttricot used a dark base! Wonderful!

Connie (knitnut246) has a Laurel on her needles!

The construction is top-down: the neckline is cast-on and knitted with 2x2 ribbing, then short rows are made to raise the back of the sweater compared to the front. The yoke is then knitted with the colorwork motif. The sleeves are put on hold in order to knit the body which is planned to be crop length; once the body is done, the stitches for the sleeves are put back on the needle and they are then knitted one by one.

Sizes: Finished measurements: 83, 87 (97, 104, 111) 120, 130, 138 147, 152, 161 cm of bust circumference

Recommended ease: about 5cm of positive ease

Gauge: 26 sts x 34 rows = 10 cm in stockinette in the round in 3.75mm/US 5 (or another size depending on your gauge)

Yarn(s): Sport/fingering weight:

MC: 800, 850 (900, 950, 1050) 1200, 1300, 1400 1500, 1600, 1700 meters
CC: 280, 300 (320, 340, 360) 400, 430, 450 480, 500, 520 meters

Suggested yarn: Kelbourne Woolens Andorra for the MC and Schoppel Wolle Edition 3, Starke 6 or Berroco Summer Sesame for the CC.

Hello From My Colours Crop by Jessie Maed Designs is another cute colourwork sweater with short, easy to memorize and quickly shifting motifs separated by stripes of solid stockinette make this crop a fun & fast knit perfect for early fall. The sweater has two length options, guidelines for choosing colors, general instructions for modifying for longer sleeves, and blank charts at the end for experimentation with your own colors and motifs.

SIZES:
All of my designs are #sizeinclusive through a 62”/158cm chest.

(XS, S, M)(L, 1X, 2X)(3X, 4X, 5X) to fit chest measurement of:
(28, 32, 36)(40, 44, 48)(52, 56, 60)“
(71, 81.5, 91.5)(101.5, 112, 122)(132, 142, 152.5)cm

Actual measurement of finished garment at full chest:
(34, 38, 43)(47, 50, 54)(59, 63, 66)“
(86.5, 96.5, 109)(119.5, 127, 137)(150, 160, 167.5)cm

Choose a 4 – 7” / 10 – 18 cm larger than your full chest measurement. For a fitted crop, work one size down from the recommended ease.

Materials:
stitch markers, scrap yarn or stitch holders, darning needle

Gauge:
24 sts & 30 rows per 4x4 square in stockinette & stranded in the round, blocked

Suggested Needles:
US 4 (3.5mm) – neckline, hem ribbing, & small circumference knitting
US 5 (3.75mm) circular needles (optional) - stockinette portions of yoke & body
US 6 (4.00mm) circular needles – stranded portions of yoke & body

Yardage:
Yardages provided are for the cropped length. Allow for an additional 25-50 yds of MC and 10-25 yds of all CCs for the classic length.

MC (Thaw - cool white):
(350, 375, 400)(425, 450, 500)(550, 625, 675)yd
(320, 343, 366)(388, 411, 457)(503, 571, 617)m

CC1 (Seaglass - mint):
(110, 120, 130)(140, 150, 160)(170, 180, 190)yd
(101, 110, 119)(128, 137, 146)(155, 165, 174)m

CC2 (Marigolds - gold):
(130, 140, 150)(160, 170, 180)(190, 200, 210)yd
(119, 128, 137)(146, 155, 165)(174, 183, 192)m

CC3 (Peony - pale pink):
(130, 140, 150)(160, 170, 180)(190, 200, 210)yd
(119, 128, 137)(146, 155, 165)(174, 183, 192)m

CC4 (Butternut - orange):
(95, 105, 110)(120, 130, 140)(150, 160, 170) yd
(87, 96, 101)(110, 119, 128)(137, 146, 155)m

I haven’t decided yet but this is what I was leaning towards for mine! I already wound the skein of the natural Tough Love Sock. There isn't the yardage in a mini skein but if I change it to use 5 coloours plus a main colour, I should be fine!

Svetlana Gordon has released Ukraine Snood as a free Ravelry download so that we will continue to think about Ukraine. There are a few corrections that can be found on the pattern page.

Yarn:
A: Schoppel Wolle Admiral (col. 4780) - 100g (420m).
B: Lang LINELLO (col. 0050) - 170g (480m).
I did not find a suitable yellow yarn and used this color. But I removed the lilac areas. You can use any other yellow yarn. You will need approximately 450 - 480 meters.

Suggested Yarn: Schoppel Wolle Wool Finest or Urth Yarns Harvest Fingering for MC, Lang Mille Colori Baby, Urth Yarns Uneek Fingering or Schoppel Wolle Zauberball for the CC.

Size: width - 170cm. / height - 60 cm.

Circular knitting needles: 2.5 mm (long - 60cm) or use long double pointed needles.

Gauge: 26sts and 35 rows = 10 cm х 10 cm

Davenport by Anne Jones is an all season wrap that is worked flat, lengthwise following the lace pattern chart. It’s finished dimension is 17.5”x 78”. Davenport is knitted on a right moving bias with lace stitches and cables. It is appropriate for confident lace knitters or newer lace knitters ready for a challenge who can comfortably follow a chart.

Designed specifically for knitting with any Koigu Pencil Box, the Davenport Pencil Box that Anne used is on its way and back orders are allowed. Knitters can substitute the yarn for 870 yds or 250 g of any fingering weight wool yarn in order to complete the wrap.

#17 Departure by Anne Jones (Vogue Knitting, Spring/Summer 2020) was designed to be knit using a Koigu Pencil Box in Romantique.

WIPs and FOs

I tried on my Inovec by Karin Fernandes a few times while working on it. I took this photo last week.

Inovec was a quick knit using the 4.5 mm needles that I used to get gauge instead of the recommended 5.5 mm needles.

I like the high-low hemline and I like the look and feel of the Noro Enka that I chose to use. I followed the pattern but realized after finishing most of the yoke increases that I didn’t do the KB-Inc correctly. I misread the instructions and knit into the right left leg of the next stitch and without slipping the stitch off, I knit this stitch. As long as you use the same method for your increase throughout for consistency, you could easiily use any M1 increase.

KNIT GROUP AND GALLERY

The current 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!

Rosemary (@coolknitsbyrose) finished her Misurina by Caitlin Hunter. Yarn is Manos del Uruguay Fino and Tani’s Fiber Arts Willow.

Debbie (@love.knit.spin.weave) finished her Super Simple Summer Sweater by Joji Locatelli. Yarn is Rowan Cotton Cashmere in Morning Sky and Ecru.

Marie (thecatsmom) knit and felted a pair of Duffers, 19 Row Felted Slippers by Mindie Tallack for a finished foot size of 10".

Catherine (MCatherineL) knit these cute Little Yarn Dolls : Method 1 by Susan Hickson.

Catherine (MCatherineL) is a prolific crocheter of beautiful baby slippers! These are The Snuggly Pug Slippers by Ira Rott but she used the sole pattern from Galilee Slippers by Mamachee.

Karen (kmae64) finished the pair of Summer Flowers by This Handmade Life that she originally cast on last Galentine’s Day!

Liz posted to the group a before and after of the Gramps by tincanknits that she knit using a non-superwash wool for her older grandson that was accidentally thrown in with the regular wash! My daughter did the same thing with the Sock Monkey Gramps that I knit my older grandson!

Happy Friday, Happy Knitting, Crocheting and Crafting!