What to make with variegated yarn
As a sweater knitter, I tend to gravitate toward more semi-solid colors. There are so many amazing variegated skeins from indie dyers, though I’ve often found it hard to figure out what to make with them — you don’t want lace and cables to get lost, but you do want something that breaks up the colors a bit.
Here’s a list of patterns, including some from Indie Untangled designers,…
What to stash this week: Series finale
Yes, there are still a few more episodes of Outlander left, but Bijou Basin Ranch’s series of Outlander-inspired project kits just had its finale. And this one’s for sweater knitters: the Celtic Forest Pullover by Therese Chynoweth is a top-down sweater with a classic yoke design and figure-flattering details. The kit comes with the soft and cool Lhasa Wilderness yak/bamboo yarn. (BBR will also be at the Maryland Sheep &…
What to stash this week: Drape yourself in yarn & patterns
Toby Roxane Barna popped up on my radar a few years ago, when the first of her London Underground-themed shawls came out. I’m sure you’ll also be smitten with Toby’s latest design, the Odalie shawl, pictured above, which is inspired by the 1920s flapper era. All of Toby’s designs, including several sweaters, are perfect for hand-dyed yarns.
June Pryce Fiber Arts has also introduced a new base: Seaside Singles is a single-ply 100% superwash Merino that feels silky soft,…
» Read more about: What to stash this week: Drape yourself in yarn & patterns »
What to stash this week: Spring gifts
Indie Untangled newcomer Nancy Whitman is giving us quite the welcome gift: 25% off all her patterns through March 23 with the code MM2015 on Ravelry. Nancy’s accessory designs include Bocce, above, which reinterprets a weaving pattern, with slip stitches for the warp threads and stripes for the weft threads.
Simone is also being very generous and giving away this skein of luscious handspun Merino/silk to one lucky blog reader….
What to stash this week: Resolve to knit more and buy more yarn
All patterns from Sand and Sky Creations are Buy One Get One Free on Ravelry through today, Jan. 3. Simply add any two patterns to your shopping cart and use coupon code “bogo” to get the discount.
Designer M K Nance often partners with indie dyers on her accessories, which incorporate colorwork, cables and lace. Coloring, the blue scarf shown shown here,…
» Read more about: What to stash this week: Resolve to knit more and buy more yarn »
A Rhinebeck recap
I’ve definitely had a lot to digest over the last week and a half since coming back to Life After Rhinebeck. The weekend of the New York Sheep & Wool Festival has always been this happy exhaustion, where I stay up way too late with friends I haven’t seen in a year, or have just met for the first time off Ravelry, and then spend my days pretending I’m not going to shop,…
Knitting indie: The perfect sweater with Custom Fit
When I first started knitting sweaters a few years ago, I thought, Finally, here’s a way I can make clothes that fit me perfectly. Like pretty much every woman who has ever stood, frustrated, in a dressing room, I don’t always have an easy time buying things off the rack. I’m just barely 4’9”, with narrow shoulders and curves, and while I’ve found LOFT and Banana Republic to offer a decent range of petite styles that fit pretty well,…
» Read more about: Knitting indie: The perfect sweater with Custom Fit »
A sweater expert’s advice on alternating skeins
Ed.’s note: When I knit a garment with hand-dyed yarn, I often waste a lot of time hemming and hawing before ultimately deciding to alternate. The one time I didn’t, with my Urban, it turned out beautifully, but I did consult with Expert Sweater Knitter Yelena Dasher before making that decision. So, I decided to again turn to Yelena, this time asking her to share some advice on when to alternate….
» Read more about: A sweater expert’s advice on alternating skeins »
Tag, I’m it!
I was planning to introduce you all to Yelena Malcolm’s fabulous knitting/style blog when I ran her next guest blog post, but she kindly tagged me in the Creative Blog Hop last Friday, so I’ll give you a bit of a head start. Yelena’s not only a talented and prolific sweater knitter, but she has impeccable style. And while I don’t know if I could ever master trekking across NYC in high heels,…
What to stash this week: Summer knitting
I don’t know about you, but I am definitely in a Knit All the Sweaters mood this week (it may have something to do with the Waterlily currently sitting on my blocking board!!). I’m in the middle of compiling a list of summer sweater patterns for an upcoming blog post and Hanna Maciejewska’s Endearment will definitely be on that list.
The pattern will initially be offered exclusively as part of a kit sold on The Uncommon Thread’s website starting Monday,…
» Read more about: What to stash this week: Summer knitting »