It’s made with one ball each of two colors in Uptown Bulky Amplify, a super soft anti-pilling acrylic with lots of bounce.
Knit it up on size 13 (9mm) needles, alternating balls to create the colorful striping. It’s super-easy. Just work straight garter stitch, then sew the ends together. You can wrap this baby up to four times around your neck. Just decide how much “squoosh” you want.
We hope you enjoy this thick and quick simple project in one of our most squishable yarns.
Did you enjoy Thanksgiving? Ready to snuggle up under a warm blanket? We’ve got you covered (no pun intended).
The Lilypad Afghan is composed of strips of join-as-you-go hexagons in four colors of big, beautiful Major (328yds/200g). On a US Size J/10 (6 mm) hook, it zips along fairly quickly.
The pattern is written, charted, and contains a schematic showing just how it all comes together. A satisfying and cozy project!
We hope you’re having a great holiday, and that you remember to show your LYS some love on Small Business Saturday.
Have you seen the New Bern Cowl and wondered how I created that faux cable look? Today, I’ll show you how, step by step!
It is a very simple technique, but brace yourself knitters…it does involve a crochet hook! Don’t worry though, if you can do a simple chain, you can do this.
Pretty easy, right? I can’t wait for you to try it out on your very own New Bern Cowl!
The Trade Street Hat and Cowls feature an applied crochet stripe. No carrying colors on the back side! The pattern comes with both long and short versions of the cowl.
Designer Tori Gurbisz suggests trying a contrasting color of solid Uptown Bulky for the stripe.
Wrap it around or wear it long. It’s your choice.
So easy! The New Bern Cowl calls for just two balls of Big Time and a US Size 15 (10mm) needle.
The vertical stitch in the New Burn Cowl is simple. Drop the stitch and pull it back up the column with a crochet hook.
The rib stitch is so stretchy and comfy that no buttonholes are required. The buttons nest neatly through the stitches.
You’ll want to keep the Kings Drive Shawl by the door so you can always have it handy when you go out. So pretty!
A central spine of shells provides a focal point for the Kings Drive Shawl.
Designer Amy Gunderson gave this shawl an light crescent shape so that it sits easily on the shoulders.
Wear the Kings Drive Shawl however you like – it always looks great.
Is there anything more perfect for entrelac than self-shading yarn?
Work the Euclid Scarf in one piece from end to end on US Size 15 (10mm) needles.
After finishing the body, add edging and decorative i-cord loops for the perfect final touch.
Stripes and lace? The mix works together beautifully in Tori Gurbisz’s Camden Wrap.
Knit the 70″ Camden Wrap in one long piece with bias shaping.
Wear the Camden Wrap long, toss it over a shoulder, or wrap up. Very versatile!
The Caldwell Poncho is worked in four identical strips that are joined with a crochet slip-stitch seam.
Wear this piece buttoned as a poncho or loose as a wrap. Your choice!
How Autumn-y are these colors? We’ve featured a lot of designs for our popular bulky yarn Major (328yds/200g) using pastels and bluish tones (the Pineapple Peacock Shawl is a favorite) but these more southwestern, earthy tones of color 113 Santa Fe fit the Double Cable Poncho well.
The poncho is made as two rectangles which are them sewn together, long end to short end. A twisted fringe is added to finish it off.
If you haven’t tried twisted fringe before, it’s really easy. Amy Gunderson’s got a short video to show you just how to do it.
It’s actually rather meditative, which is always a great quality in a crafting project.
We hope you have an excellent weekend. Happy knitting!
In Little Women, Meg called November “the most disagreeable month in the whole year.” I’m inclined to disagree, though I will grant that the invention of electric heat makes it a lot easier these days. In fact, let’s add modern appliances like the washer and dryer, which make it a lot easier to do laundry without risking frostbite.
All of which brings us to today’s pattern. The Checked Hat and Scarf are an easy four-row repeat, worked flat for the scarf and in the round for the hat. We used Uptown Worsted and Uptown Worsted Mist (180yds/100g), both of which are machine washable and stand up well to wear, as well as being the softest acrylic I personally have used.
On frosty mornings, it’s a pleasure to wrap up warm in a hand-knitted set. It’s a luxury to return home, red-nosed, and shed layers, tossing them to the side without worrying about having to handwash them later.
We hope you enjoy what November has to offer – and then warm up again with more crafting in a cozy room.
A few days ago, a friend of mine in New York State worried that he might not appreciate his upcoming trip to the Florida Keys because it was still so warm where he was. Today, it’s snowing there. I think it’s safe to say that sweater weather has settled in.
Today we present the Ambling Cardigan. Ambling, because this would be the perfect thing for a relaxed stroll just after the frost has burned off in the morning. Deluxe Worsted Tweed Superwash gives it a rustic look in keeping with that feeling of outdoors in Autumn.
For the record, we have swatched this yarn here in the office, thrown it in the washing machine and dryer, and had it come out just fine with its tweedy bits intact.
This cardigan is sized from XS to 3X. The body is worked in one piece from the bottom up, and is then separated for raglan shaping. Sleeves are worked flat.
We hope you find time to crunch through some leaves this weekend.
I’m a sucker for blues and greens. The beauty of multi-colored yarns is that I don’t have to pick between one or the other. They’re both there, as in color 911 Stranded of Classic Shades Frenzy. It reminds me of the rushing aquamarine waters of the Soča river that runs through Slovenia and Italy.
Photo: Andreas Resch – Everyone grab a WIP and let’s go.
The Swift Current Scarf uses crochet shells and open spaces – along with some aggressive blocking – to create an airy texture. For symmetry, the scarf is worked from the middle out in two halves. It’s a two-ball project- make one half with one ball, then go back to the first row to start the second half in the other direction.
We hope you have a glorious weekend, dreaming of beautiful places and making beautiful things. As they say in Slovenian, se vidimo kasneje!
If you’re a good little crafter, you’re already busy making your holiday gifts. Or you could be more like me and have the best intentions, but then somehow it’s the last minute and you’ve knocked out an emergency pair of Felted Scuffles and are frantically drying them with a hair dryer.
Somehow it seems that every year, one thing is true: in all the confusion, I never wind up knitting for myself.
Not this year.
Ever since this gorgeous book of Kristin Hansen knitted lace for Garden Metallic came out, I’ve had my eye on… well, on all of the patterns. I had the pleasure of helping prepare the garments for this photo shoot. Touching each delicate masterpiece was enough to make me fall in love. The one that sets my pulse racing, though, is the Midnight Sun Shawl, perhaps because it shares a name with one of my favorite songs.
https://youtu.be/pr5x7ivORUU?t=2m50s
Fetch my wrap, dear. The night is young and so are we.
The printed book is now also an e-book, as well as individual patterns. So this year, I’m going to myself something beautiful. I’m telling myself there’s still time this season, although realistically, I know myself and it will probably be next year before this sees the light of day. And I have nowhere to wear something this glamorous – but I have faith that if I make it, then the opportunity will present itself. Or perhaps I’ll be more likely to make my own opportunity.
If you’d like a lovely length of lace to call your own, don’t wait until everything else is done. It never will be. Do it now, just for you.
Kristin Hansen’s Garden Metallic Lacy Knits
Peacock Feather Shawl – 4 balls Garden Metallic color 702-24
Peacock Feather Shawl
Moonlight Shawl – 4 balls Garden Metallic color 702-27
Moonlight Shawl
Moonlight Shawl
Midnight Sun – 4 balls Garden Metallic color 702-36
Midnight Sun (my favorite!)
Midnight Sun – Fetch my wrap, dear. The night is young and so are we.
Falling Leaves Cardigan – 4-6 balls Garden Metallic color 702-21
Falling Leaves Cardigan – sized Small through 3X
Falling Leaves Cardigan
English Garden Wrap
English Garden Wrap – Ravelry favorite
English Garden Wrap
Aurora Wrap – 4 balls Garden Metallic color 702-28
…but our week of Major is drawing to a close. Don’t worry, though – we’ve already got more designs in the works. There’s a poncho that I’m just dying to try out, plus – well, you’ll see. But for today, we share this sweet little 1-2 ball hooded baby cardi.
Work the fronts and the hood in one piece side to side. Then work the sleeves and attach, make the lower hem, and add a crochet edge and three little loops to accommodate your cutest buttons. There’s an included schematic to show you how the whole thing folds together. It’s a quick and cute pattern without a lot of frills. Let the yarn do the work while you take the praise.
We’d love to hear – what kind of things would you like to see in this self-striping bulky yarn? We’ve got some ideas in the works, but there’s always room for more!
It’s made with one ball each of two colors in Uptown Bulky Amplify, a super soft anti-pilling acrylic with lots of bounce.
All of which brings us to today’s pattern. The Checked Hat and Scarf are an easy four-row repeat, worked flat for the scarf and in the round for the hat. We used 
