Friday, May 8, 2020, Issue 147: It is Mother's Day Weekend!

• Posted on 8 May 2020
• By Susan Wong-Tsang
• Posted in May 2020, Mother's Day, spring knitting, summer knitting
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Mother's Day is this weekend, that special day when moms are honoured with brunch, breakfast in bed, flowers and anything to show our love! Well for us yarn lovers, forget the flowers because your Mom wants yarn or something related to passion for making! Of course, we also have Gift Cards!

Derecho, a simple and flattering tee in Berroco Remix Light is the newest DropShip Project of the Week from Berroco in the USA. Unfortunately, their program where you can order kits from your LYS and have it shipped to you from them is not available here in Canada. However, this is one kit I would be able to fullfill because I carry the yarn!!

Bust—34 (37-40-43-46-49-52-55-58)"
Berroco Remix Light (100 g): 2(3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4) balls #6993 Pepper

Kit will include balls of Remix Light and the printed pattern. Choose any colour in stock and I will put together your kit.

This seamless tee begins at the neck and is worked topdown. Easy eyelet stitches shape the yoke and add decoration to the neckline at the same time. It is shown above in size 37".

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

• Bust - 34(37-40-43-46-49-52-55-58)"
• Back Length - 23(24-24.5-25-25.5-25.75-26-26.25-26.5)"

Note: The garment was designed with approximately 1-4" of ease. Please take this into consideration when selecting your size.

I love Espace Tricot’s patterns and this one doesn’t disappoint! This one is Luna, a simple top-down sweater featuring just enough subtle twisted-rib texture to elevate the soft and pretty stockinette stitch background to sophisticated heights. The gentle cascade of a loose turtleneck and generous proportions of the body and sleeves make Luna an easy to wear sweater that will have you looking both pulled together and completely at ease in any setting.

Luna is designed to be knit holding two yarns together, a strand of fingering and a strand of mohair/silk. Please note that the two yarns are held together throughout. Also, while the length of this sweater is easily customizable, be aware that adding length may affect yardage requirements. This does not mean that you can't knit it using a single strand of yarn. Angela is planning to knit this using Ancient Arts Reinvent in French Bordeaux which has just enough mohair in it to give it a subtle halo!

Veer Cowl by Lisa Mutch of Northbound Knitting is free today until May 10, 2020. This cowl and shawl below are both simple 3 colour designs using DK weight yarn.

Veer by Lisa Mutch is a triangular shawl featuring dropped stitch mesh, garter stitches and a centre spine.

WIP's and FO's

When I took these photos I hadn’t blocked yet but I am happy with my finished Antonia by Cocoknits knit using Berroco Elba.

To finish my cardigan, I used Line Buttons by Katrinkles. You can find my notes for my project here.

This is the progress on my City Limits by Tanis Lavallee yesterday morning. This morning I was working on the i-cord bind off of the one sleeve. I am wearing it with the stockinette side out here mainly because all of the yarn waiting to be woven in are on the other side! I must admit that I am still undecided as to which side I like best.

KNIT GROUP AND GALLERY

The current Knit-Alongs are the Any Sweater / Shawl KAL and the Knit Your Project: the everlasting knit-along to encourage and support you to knit is running from April 1 to June 30, 2020. Don't forget to post your finished projects so that you will be included in our quarterly draw! We will also add the option of posting your finished project to Instagram using the #sue2knitskal so that I can find them!

Bev’s Love Note by tincanknits looks great on her! She knit it using Kelbourne Woolens Andorra.

This is Nancy’s second Covid-19 sweater she has finished! Not sure what pattern but a wonderful fade!

Heidi’s first knit top! Pattern is Lily Leaf top by Lene Tosti!

Sweet pullover that Lise (Mattedcat) knit her granddaughter! Pattern is Hot Chocolate by Dani Sunshine. Yarn is Bergere de France Chinaillon.

Jen’s mom, Judy knit this Herb Garden Shawl, a free Ravelry download pattern by Nettie DiLorenzo. Soft and squishy!

Christina taught herself to crochet so she could make this classic granny square blanket for her youngest!

Pannouschka knit herself this lacy cardigan! Love the sleeves! Pattern is Laurina by Christelle Nihoul.

Another lovely Super Simple Summer Sweater by Joji Locatelli! This one is knit and modelled by Connie (knitnut246).

Connie (knitnut246) also finished a pair of Erica Lueder’s Hermione’s Everyday Socks - a free Ravelry download.

Sandi’s socks she knit her daughter - Pattern is Keväthuuma by Tina Kuu, a free Ravelry download pattern.

Victoria knit the sweetest bonnet for Sylvie! Pattern is Beloved by tincanknits. Yarn is one skein of Koigu Kersti and the i-cords are knit with stash yarn.

Ann’s lovely Albuquerque Sunset by Casapinka. Such a pretty shawl!

Nadine finished Andrea Mowry’s Briochealicious, her first brioche project knit using Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in the colours of each her family’s birthstones!

My sister knit, her friend crocheted and my niece sewed on the colourful buttons on all of the face mask straps they were making to donate!

VIRTUAL SOCIAL KNITTING

Virtual social knitting using the Zoom app! It is a great way to knit together through social distancing! Join in with us either Tuesday afternoon from 2 - 4 pm or Thursday nights from 7 - 9 pm. We will continue each week until we can meet again in person.

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

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