Friday, October 29, 2021, Issue 221: Happy Friday...what do you have on your needles?

• Posted on 29 October 2021
• By Susan Wong-Tsang
• Posted in Fall Knitting, Gift Knitting, KAL, knit-along, make-along, October 2021, sweater weather
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It is so wet out there! I can't can't think of anything better than to get cozy with your knitting or crocheting and spend some time making. It is 8 weeks until Christmas!

Yes, I would wear a tee under a cardigan!

The Sea Glass Tee by Wool & Pine is an epic stashbuster worked seamlessly, top-down in the round featuring short sleeves and an easy to wear, relaxed silhouette. A super fun 1x1 colorwork pattern offers endless opportunities to use up fingering weight scraps, minis and stash yarn. BONUS there are absolutely NO ENDS TO WEAVE IN (video tutorial included) and your tee is totally REVERSIBLE!

Sea Glass is knit using fingering weight stash yarn, leftovers and mini skeins. Have fun playing with color, build a palette that expresses your personality and embrace the random beauty of your stash! We can’t wait to see the wearable art you create!

Pattern includes 7 video tutorials with tips on how to create your One-of-a-kind Sea Glass Tee, Tips for Stashbusting & Building Color Palettes, Choosing the right size for optimum fit and more! For a preview of the fit video included with the pattern visit our linked website.

The recommended needle sizes are 3.5 mm (US 4) and 3.75 mm (US 5) or as required for a gauge of 28 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches in stranded stockinette stitch with the larger needles.

SIZING:

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

Recommended Ease: 5”- 8” positive ease measured at fullest part of the bust. Yoke depth should be measured to mid-bust. See “Knitting the Perfect Size” video on our site!

Bust: 37 (41, 44, 46.5, 50, 53, 55, 57, 60, 63, 68)“
94 (104, 112, 118, 121, 135, 140, 145, 153, 160, l73)cm

Yoke depth: 8.5 (9, 9, 9.5, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 12, 12.5, 13)“
22 (23, 23, 24, 25.5, 28, 29, 30.5, 30.5, 32, 33)cm

Bicep: 10.25 (10.75, 12, 13.5, 15.5, 16.5, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)“
26 (27, 30.5, 34, 40, 46, 48, 51, 53, 56) cm

Sweater length: customizable - 15” - 38cm

Sleeve length: customizable - 2” - 5cm 

YARN:

Since this is a stashbusting project, yarn requirements are listed in grams so you can weigh your leftovers and use up as many as possible!

Fingering Weight Scraps, Leftovers, Mini’s and Stash! (Get Creative, you can totally hold two strands of lace mohair/fluffy stuff together too!)

240 (260, 280, 310, 340, 375, 410, 445, 460, 485, 510) grams

I love the look of the adult Sea Glass by Wool & Pine but the Sea Glass Mini is just too adorable! Sea Glass Mini is a darling stashbuster worked seamlessly, top-down in the round featuring short sleeves and an easy to wear, relaxed silhouette just like the BIG version!

The recommended needle sizes are 3.25 mm (US 3) and 3.75 mm (US 5) or as required for a gauge of 28 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches in stranded stockinette stitch with the larger needles in the round.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

0-6mth (6-12mth, 1-2yr, 2-4yr, 4-6yr, 6-8yr, 8-10yr, 10-12yr)

Chest: 18.5 (20.5, 21.5, 23.5, 25.5, 28, 29.5, 32.5)“ - 47 (52, 55, 60, 65, 71, 75, 83) cm

YARN:

Since this is a stashbusting project, yarn requirements are listed in grams so you can weigh your leftovers and use up as many as possible!

Fingering Weight Scraps, Leftovers, Mini’s and Stash! (Get Creative, you can totally hold two strands of lace mohair/fluffy stuff together too!)

70 (77, 81, 100, 125, 158, 182, 202)grams

The Crochet Sea Glass Tee by Wool & Pine is the crochet version of the Sea Glass Tee worked seamlessly top-down stash busting tee. Pictured here is moonshineSO's Crochet Sea Glass.

The recommended hook size is 3.75 mm (F) and 5.0 mm (H) for a gauge of 24 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches in Crochet Colorwork (single crochet alternating CC1, CC2, see video tutorial) 

SIZING (recommended 2-6” positive ease)

Bust: 32 (36, 40, 44, 46, 50, 53, 55, 58, 60, 64, 68)“

81 (91, 102, 112, 111, 121, 135, 140, 147, 152, 163, l73)cm

full schematic included with preorder

YARDAGE:

Since this is a stashbusting project, yarn requirements are listed in grams so you can weigh your leftovers and use up as many as possible!

Fingering Weight Scraps, Leftovers, Mini’s and Stash! (Get Creative, you can totally hold two strands of lace mohair/fluffy stuff together too!)

300(320, 350, 370, 400, 430, 460, 480, 520, 580, 620, 690)grams

A Christmas sweater??? Jingle by Isabell Kraemer can certainly be knit with holiday colours but I have seen many of the finished projects where the motif has become just a motif and doesn’t look Christmasy!

Jingle is worked seamlessly from the top down. First some short rows are worked back and forth to create a higher back neck and then the yoke is worked top down, in the round, to sleeve separation. Some last short rows are worked to finish the yoke shaping right before sleeve stitches are placed on hold, then the body is worked in rounds down to the hem. Sleeves are worked top down to the cuffs last. No finishing required.

YARN:

MC:
1116 (1225, 1313, 1400, 1510)(1597, 1685, 1772, 1860, 2008) yds/ 1020 (1120, 1200, 1280, 1380)(1460, 1540, 1620, 1700, 1835) m
CC1:
73 (93, 97, 102, 107)(112, 118, 118, 118, 118) yds/
80 (85, 89, 93, 98)(102, 108, 108, 108, 108) m
CC2:
28 (34, 35, 36, 39)(43, 47, 47, 47, 47) yds/
26 (31, 32, 33, 36)(39, 43, 43, 43, 43) m

Suggested Yarn: Tukuwool Fingering or Kelbourne Woolens Perennial

NEEDLES:

US 3 (3.25 mm) 16” (40 cm) and 32” (80 cm) circular needle and DPNs (or longer circular needle for magic loop) for neck CO, body and sleeve ribbing.
US 4 (3.5 mm) 16” (40 cm) and 32” (80 cm) circular needle and DPNs (or longer circular needle for magic loop) for body and sleeves.

GAUGE:

25 sts x 36 rows = 4” (10 cm) square in Stockinette stitch on larger needle after blocking.

SIZES:

1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
finished bust circumference:
35.25 (38, 42.25, 44.75, 46.75)(50, 52.5, 55.75, 59.5, 63.25)“
88 (95, 105.5, 112, 117)(125, 131, 139, 149, 158.5) cm
Sample is worn with 3.5” (9 cm) positive ease at bust.

My grandson was wearing a hoodie with dragon scales along the hood and back when I saw him last Sunday!

He wants me to make him a Wee Balaclava by mama cerise modified using pfong001 on Ravelry’s mods for the dragon spikes. Pictured are the ones knit by tanisfibrearts for her boys.

The pattern is a free Ravelry download and uses a 100g skein of worsted weight yarn and some smaller amounts for the spikes..

WIPs and FOs

I finished my Gnorwen, the All Work, Gnome Play by Sarah Schira…a week late for the KAL finish date. I decided to use the leftover stash from my other gnomes for this oone instead of my Gnome Kit from Ancient Arts Yarn which I will save for thee next one!

Here are the four gnomes that I have knit so far! Aren't they fun!

Last Saturday afternoon I cast on Stria by Andrea Mowry. I am using Tukuwool Fingeering and Schoppel Wolle Zauberball.

Using the self striping Zauberball means there will be fewer ends to weave in! I am enjoying seeing how each stripe has been unfolding.

This morning, I changed my 30 inch cable to a 50 inch cable so that I could spread my stitches apart. For my size, there are ten stripes before I separate the sleeves from the body.

The Instafriends KAL Cast On Party will be Saturday, October 30th at 3:00 pm EST on Instagram Live (you should be able to join from any of our feeds!) with Andrea.

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 is running from September 1 to December 31, 2021. 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) wore her finished Rock It Tee by Tanis Lavallee (her third one). Knit using Lichen and Lace 80/20 Sock and Marsh Mohair.

Rosemary (@coolknitsbyrose) also finished and blocked her Summer Meadow by Janina Kallio that she knit using The Fibre Co. Meadow. She is wearing both above.

Rosemary (@coolknitsbyrose) also finished this pair of Scribbly Gum Socks by Helen Stewart.

My sister Mary wore her Sandoval by This.Bird.Knits to our late Thanksgiving get together! Yarn is Nua Worsted by Stolen Stitches.

My sister Kim decided that she has to have the Koivua by Caitlin Hunter that my other sister Mary knit using The Fibre Co. Arranmore Light and Schoppel Wolle Starke 6. Mary is going to knit herself another one!

My sister Kim tried on Forest Glass by This.Bird.Knits that Mary knit as well. Yarn is Noro Silk Garden Lite Colour 2131 and The Fibre Co. Arranmore Light.

Anna (@kollar.annie) finished this Creekside Sweater test knit for Erica Sufka (@ejsufka) - coming soon

Bev finished her Super Simple Summer Sweater by Joji Locatelli. Yarn is Rowan Felted Tweed DK held single while the blue is a stash yarn held double.

Debbie had on this fabulous Woodfords by Elizabeth Doherty! Yarn is Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in Tart.

Nancy finished her first pair of Austra’s Wrist Warmers by Inese Iris Liepina using some modified charts. Yarn: Urth Yarns Uneek Fingering and Harvest Fingering.

Debbie (@love.knit.weave.spin) was away last week but managed to finish a pair of socks!

Beautiful socks knit by Chloe (@chloevknits). Second socks coming...

Connie (knitnut246) also finished a fall/Halloween orange socks using Plain Vanilla Socks pattern by K McKiernan.

Connie (knitnut246) finished her second Gratutude (hat) by Josee Paquin.

Sandi (sandima) test knit these cute kitty mittens! Sorry the pattern has not been released yet.

My great niece wearing my Knit Red Inspiration lace cardigan and hat! This won’t fit her much longer, she has grown so much.

Lindsay79 knit my Knit Red Inspiration for Mairyn but it didn’t fit her long!

Lindsay79 swapped out the buttons and it fits baby Clay perfectly!

SHOP UPDATE

A little shipment of Malabrigo arrived today! Some Rasta, Rios and Nube!

Reminder...The Ashford Complete Weaving Kit has returned for the 2021 holiday season to pre-order! This special holiday kit is the perfect present - affordable, easy, fun and is the gift that keeps on giving! Take the hassle out of gift giving for all your crafty friends and family this holiday season. This kit is ideal for those who have an interest in trying out, taking up or just dabbling in weaving.

The Complete Weaving Kit is a seasonal product, and supplies are limited. PRE-ORDER NOW! This Kit is a special PRE-ORDER and we will not be carrying it in the store. The shipment of these kits is due to arrive in November at the distributor.

Note: This item is oversized, thus our regular free shipping policy does not apply.

Don't foget to check out our CLEARANCE and SALE sections!

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