After years of declaring that I couldn’t tolerate mohair, I decided to take the plunge earlier this year and knit an As If Tee and Love Note sweater. I convinced myself that they were quick knits — the As If took me only one week, and the Love Note took me two — so if they were too itchy to wear, I wouldn’t have lost so much time. And do you know what? Those sweaters are some of the softest, and least itchy, sweaters I’ve knit!
So, when Kate of McMullin Fiber Co. showed me the inspiration photo for her installment of Knitting Our National Parks, I decided the yarn needed to have a complementary colorway in mohair/silk. Then when I saw the resulting colorways — the speckled Rialto Beach and a complementary mohair called Green Anemone — I knew just the pattern for it.
Sorrel from Wool & Pine — a design collaboration between Selena of Dank Fiber and Abbye of Abbye Knits, who are coincidentally from the Pacific Northwest — was already in my favorites on Ravelry, and I think it would be perfect for this color combination (the sample shown above includes a fade of colors, but it would look perfect in one speckled colorway). If you’re not a sweater knitter, Wool & Pine’s Calliope Nest Cowl would also be a great match.
As a bonus, Rialto Beach is available in both sock and DK, which increases the pattern possibilities!
Here are some more pattern suggestions for using the two colorways together.
Cowls
Speckled Snow by Lucinda Iglesias
Hats
Everyday Slouchy Beanie by Dragon Hoard Designs
úlfur hat by ash alberg
Kobuk by Caitlin Hunter (for DK)
Shawls
Ambara by Paula Pereira
More Sweaters
Diaphanous Raglan by Jessie Maed Designs
Susurrus by Joji Locatelli
Stardust Sweater by Dragon Hoard Designs
Gabrielle, a soon-to-be-published pattern from Geraldine Yang, for use with DK
See all the suggestions on Ravelry.
Lisa
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It will be my hobby during the cold evenings:-D