Wednesday, July 16, 2025, Issue 403: Happy Wednesday! What is on your needles?

• Posted on 16 July 2025
• By Sue
• Posted in July 2025, knitting inspiration, summer knits, summer sale, summer tee, summer vacation
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It is another wet and humid day out there while I am writing this! I am hoping for a drier and hopefully a little cooler weekend to spend with family.

I’ll be away off and on from July 19 until August 5th while my granddaughter from BC is here. I'll be visiting with my kids and family and babysitting. The shop will be CLOSED for in-store shopping but the ONLINE shop is always OPEN!

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The Terra Tulips Tee by Annie Lupton is a lovely lacy top perfect for layering in spring and summer. The tee features a lace pattern that resembles tulip flowers. The boxy silhouette, no shaping, and easy-to-memorize pattern make for an enjoyable beach knitting project. Knit up in Mallo Cotton Slub yarn, it’s the perfect top to show off on a spring or summer evening!

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This pattern contains charts

Construction: The Terra Tulips Tee is knit in two rectangular panels, flat, which are seamed at the center and sides. The neckline is left open, and the depth of neckline and length of the body are easily adjustable. Sleeve stitches are picked up and worked outward from the body in the round.

Finished Dimensions
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
35.5 (38, 40.5, 43.5, 46) (48.5, 51.5, 54, 56.5, 59.5)” / 90 (96.5, 103, 110.5, 117) (123, 131, 137, 143.5, 151) cm Bust circumference

Yarn
Gist Yarn’s Mallo Cotton Slub in Spice color (fingering weight, 100% cotton, 8 oz / 750 yards per cone)
Approximately 690 (735, 810, 870, 940) (995, 1080, 1135, 1215, 1280) yards / 631 (672, 741, 795, 860) (910, 987, 1038, 1111, 1170) meters OR 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2, 2) cone(s)

Gauge
24 sts and 27 rows over 4” / 10 cm in stockinette st worked flat and blocked

Needles
3.25 mm (US 3) 24-32”/60-80 cm long circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge

The Clay Tee by Ozetta : Hailey Smedley has 10” {25 cm} of positive ease for sizes XXS-L and gradually less positive ease for sizes XL-5XL. Sizes XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL) correspond to a bust circumference of 30 (32) 34 (36) 40 (45) 48 (52) 56 (60)“ {76 (81) 86 (91.5) 101.5 (114) 122 (132) 142 (152.5) cm}. For example: If you measure a 34” {86 cm} bust you will make size (S) with a finished bust circumference of 44” {10 cm}. Sample shown modeled is 5’ 2” {157 cm} tall wearing Size (S) with approx. 10” {25 cm} positive ease.

Finished Bust Circumference
40 (42) 44 (46) 50 (52¾) 54 (58) 60 (64)“ 100 (105) 110 (115) 125 (132) 135 (145) 150 (160) cm

Gauge
20 sts and 38 rows = 4 x 4” {10 x 10 cm} in textured pattern worked flat on 4 mm (US Size 6) needles, blocked. Note: Measure gauge over the textured pattern.

Needles
4.0 mm (US Size 6) 16, 32 and/or 40” {40, 80 and/or 100 cm} circular needles, or the required needles to obtain gauge

Yarn - Fingering weight held double
Tee - 1918 (1918) 2192 (2466) 2466 (2740) 2740 (3014) 3014 (3288) yds
Long Sleeve - 1918 (2192) 2466 (2466) 2740 (2740) 2740 (3014) 3014 (3288) yds
Note: Two strands are held together throughout the project: one strand of fingering weight and one strand of fingering weight yarn, but you may choose to knit this tee using only a single strand of dk weight yarn, as long as you can meet the correct gauge. You need half the yardage if using single strand.

Suggested Yarn
Rowan Cotton Cashmere or Sandnes Garn Line held single

The Confetti Cardigan Mini by Nashwa Sakr is a darling baby and toddler cardigan. It is knit top down, starting with the back yoke which is worked back and forth (while shaping with short rows). After that stitches are picked up across the shoulders to form the front yoke with neckline shaping, then the rest of the body is worked back and forth till it’s finished. Stitches for sleeves are then picked up and worked in the round. Stitches for the front edging are picked up and then worked in double knitting, finally a decorative applied icord is worked over the top inner back of the cardigan.

Cardigan has approx. 13-17 cm / 5.1- 6.7 inches of intended positive ease at the bust area.

Sizes 
3-6m (6-12m, 12-18m, 18-24m, 2-3yrs, 3-4yrs).

Measurements (Blocked) 
Chest Circumference (closed) 
Approximately 58 (62, 66, 70, 72, 76) cm / 22.8 (24.4, 26, 27.5, 28.3, 29.9) inches
Total length from mid back (excluding back neck band) 
Approximately 26 (29, 30, 32, 35, 37) cm / 10.2 (11.4, 11.8, 12.6, 13.7, 14.5) inches
Upper arm circumference 
Approximately 24 (27, 28, 29, 31, 32) cm / 9.4 (10.6, 11, 11.4, 12.2, 12.6) inches

Recommended needles 
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needles.
4 mm (US 6) circular needles.
4 mm (US 6) dpns (for sleeves) or you can use magic loop technique with circular needles.

Yarn:
Garnstudio Drops Fiesta
(Content: 75% Wool, 25% Polyamide. Weight/Length: 50 gm= Approx. 110m)

Any contrast DK or Aran weight yarn

Amount of yarn used:
Drops Fiesta: 200-250 (250, 250-300, 300, 300-350, 350) gms

Few grams of any contrast DK or Aran weight yarn

Extras:
3 buttons (18 mm)

Gauge/Tension (Blocked):
20 sts x 40 rows/rounds in reverse shakers rib pattern with Fiesta on 4 mm / US 6 needles = 10 cm x 10 cm / 4 inches x 4 inches

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FOs and WIPs

I have been working on my Double Time Cardigan by Libby Jonson (Truly Myrtle) which I cast on last Tuesday.

By Friday I was almost ready to separate the sleeves from the body.

The pattern is written for a DK weight yarn with a gauge of 22 stitches but I decided to knit mine with fingering weight yarn. The yarn that I chose to knit mine with is Koigu Collector KPPPM in the Oh Canada and Canada Eh colourways. 

I am knitting the body straight without the body shaping. What do you think? 

KNIT GROUP AND GALLERY

Victoria (mamavictoria) loves her finished Riddari by Védís Jónsdóttir for Ístex that she knit using Istex Lettlopi.

Beautifully knit including the wrong side.

Here is Victoria (mamavictoria) wearing the Monday Sweater by PetiteKnit that I posted last week blocking.

Patty (Travelbravely) finished her Astro Pop by Marie Greene for the Olive Knits 4 Day KAL.

Patty (Travelbravely) also finished her Summer Sorrel by Wool & Pine.

Jane finished her second 1713-01 Blomsterjakke by Sandnes Garn adapted and knit on her knitting machine.

Anna (@kollar.annie) knit these two pairs of socks for two teachers. Crab Tracks by Maddy Moe @moemr01 (left) and Wonderment Socks by Debbie Ford @daisystitches (right).

Arlette (arlumizu) found her vintage dress from 1995 which still fits. To give it a fresh spin, she added machine embroidered flowers from #embroiderylibrary (embroidery.com).

Angie (KnittinGrapeVines) cast this Winter Albina by Caitlin Hunter on for Galentine’s Day. Yarn is Berroco Vintage.

Angie (KnittinGrapeVines) knit this pair of Favorite Socks by Kristin Lehrer for husband. Yarn is Timber Yarns Twin Sock.

Jocelyne (jocblais) finished this pair of Shorty Heel Tab Socks by Larissa Gregorin to use up some yarn stash

Happy Wednesday, Happy Knitting, Crocheting and Crafting!