Wednesday, April 17, 2024, Issue 343: Happy Wednesday!!

• Posted on 17 April 2024
• By Susan Wong-Tsang
• Posted in April 2024, knitting inspiration, LYS Day 2024, spring knit, summer tee
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It has been looking like spring outside and while not consistently warm the past few days, trees are budding, grass has turned green and spring flowers are growing taller before they bloom. Are you knitting or doing yard work before it gets cold and wet again?

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 27, 2024 for this year’s Local Yarn Store Day! Local Yarn Store Day is a celebration of local shops around the world!

Double the Stitches Design is thrilled to offer this Trust Fall Shawl pattern free with the purchase of yarn. Sign up for her Trust Fall Shawl Knit Along.

When you purchase yarn to knit your own Trust Fall Shawl by Double the Stitches, you will receive a Ravelry Coupon Code to download your pattern from Ravelry.

The Trust Fall Shawl uses approximately 750 yards (686 meters) of DK weight yarn.

Suggested Yarn: Kelbourne Woolens Scout, Noro Sonata

You'll also need ...

• US 7/4.5 mm 32"/80 cm circular needle (or size needed to obtain gauge)
• 3 Locking Stitch Markers - for garter tab
• 2 Regular Stitch Markers - for border sts

Celebrate LYS Day 2024 with Malabrigo.

Malabrigo has selected these three projects from their Ravelry store with a Free Ravelry Download Coupon code with your Malabrigo purchase.

The Recharge Sweater by Clare Mountain-Manipon pattern is free with the purchase of any Fibre Co. yarn.

Suggested Yarn: Arranmore Light

Casapinka’s LYS Day pattern for this year is the Fidget Cowl, named for the texture and how it can work sort of like a fidget spinner. It requires 2 skeins of fingering weight yard and is simple.

SUGGESTED YARN: Koigu Collector Colours (KPPPM), Manos Alegria

Tori Yu’s Skyline Tee is a cropped tee ready to become your new wardrobe essential.

The Skyline Tee is a top-down saddle shoulder construction with ribbing detail that starts at the neckline and flows seamlessly down the sleeves to the cuffs. Inspired by alluring city skylines; this cropped tee is ready to become your new wardrobe essential. The Skyline Pullover is also available!

SIZES
1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9)
Finished Bust Circumference:
34”, 38”, 42” (46”, 50”, 54”) (58”, 62”, 66”) /
86.5, 96.5, 106.5 (117, 127, 137) (147.5, 157.5, 167.5) cm
#SizeInclusive

Recommended Ease: 4 - 6” / 10 - 15 cm of positive ease around the bust.
Sample shown is size 2 on a 34” / 86 cm bust with 4” / 10 cm of positive ease.

YARN
fingering weight yarn in the following yardage / meterage:
813, 872, 993 (1079, 1189, 1277) (1365, 1453, 1541) yds /
743, 797, 908 (986, 1087, 1167) (1248, 1328, 1409) m

SUGGESTED NEEDLES & NOTIONS
Main: 3.25mmn (US 3) – 32” / 80 cm or longer circular needles for body and preferred needles for small circumference knitting for sleeves.
Ribbing: 2.75mm (Us 2) – 16” / 40 cm circular needles for collar, 32” / 80 cm or longer circular needles for hem, and preferred needles for small circumference knitting for cuffs.
Waste yarn, stitch markers, tapestry needle, and scissors.

GAUGE
25 sts x 33 rounds = 4” / 10 cm, on main needles in stockinette in the round after blocking.

SUGGESTED YARN: Ancient Arts Passion 8 or Socknado, SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock

FOs and WIPs

Last Friday l finished knitting the chart on my Renaissance Sweater by Elenor Mortensen.

I used the the ladderback jacquard method for the first time on my Renaissance Sweater to manage the long floats. The video made by Alexis Winslow below is what I followed.

Video Content: Intro 00:00 Step 1: Twist over 00:33 Step 2: Twist under 01:19 Stagger your catches 02:41 Ladder Back Jacquard 02:55 Thank you 03:29

I am steadily crocheting the granny squares for my Ariana by Amy Christoffers. I now have 30 squares done. For the smaller size I need to make 46 squares, 14 half squares and 2 quarter squares,

While I understand this part of the pattern, I am confused about the assembly part of the pattern where you work the 6th round as you join it.

KNIT GROUP AND GALLERY

My sister Mary (maryc1981) knit her Ninilchik Swoncho by Caitlin Hunter using The Fibre Co Arranmore Light.

Rita (ritz) finished her Sunday Love Sweater by Veera Valimaki modified to short sleeves.

Claudia (@cgriffs01) finished her Big Chain Tank by Hinterm Stein using Noro Sonata.

Teri has a few finished and blocked projects. This one is the Striped Tee by Claudia Quintanilla combined with Nice by Ann Ventzel for the striped pattern. Yarn is Schoppel Wolle El Linio held double with Malabrigo Silkpaca for the light and WYS Exquisite Lace for the dark.

Teri finished her Waterrock Vest by Jennifer Kelley knit using Berroco Remix Light.

Teri is wearing her second Soldotna Crop by Caitlin Hunter.

Elaine (emayea) finished her Pretzel by Annie Baker Designs using Cascade Heritage Silk Peruvian Tones.

Kathy (chantrykatby) is wearing her Boxy by Joji Locatelli knit using Koigu mini skeins and her Hipster also by Joji.

SHOP UPDATE

New in the shop are a few colourways of Noro Uchiwa.

• 50% Cotton, 30% Viscose, 20% Silk 
• Aran
• 547 yards (500 meters) in 200 grams (7.05 ounces) 
• 16 to 20 sts = 4 inches using 4.5 - 5.5 mm (US 7 - 9) needles
•  Single crochet 11-14 stitches per 10cm using HOOK 7 to 9 (I) crochet hook
• Hand Wash, Dry Flat

The above are a few patterns designed to be knit with Noro Uchiwa: Abra by Sandi Prosser, Anisie by Katherine Mehls, and Sakura by the Noro Design Team.

Also new to the shop is Noro Kompeito.

• 35% Cotton, 35% Silk, 30% Polyamide
• DK
• 492 yards (450 meters) in 150 grams (5.29 ounces)
• 21 to 24 sts = 4 inches using 3.75 - 4.5mm (US 5 - 7) needles
• 12-17 stitches per 10cm using F5 - 7 hook size
• Do not machine wash; Dry flat in the shade; do not tumble dry.

Here are 2 patterns designed to knit using Noro Kompeito: Cortlandt by Deborah Newton and Nansei by the Noro Design Team.

Limited to these three new colours in the shop of Juniper Moon Zooey.