The scarf everyone will ask you about (yes, it’s beginner-friendly!). Transform your knitting experience with the Marled Scarf, a modern, fashion-forward take on the timeless garter stitch. It’s knitted with our soft and durable Deluxe Worsted Superwash yarn, and is full of style, texture, and personality, making it the perfect addition to your next WIP rotation.
What really makes this Marled Scarf pop are the small, intentionally placed holes in the fabric. They give it a slightly edgy, chic look that adds a fresh twist to a classic accessory. With its soft, cozy yarn and subtle texture, it’s a scarf you’ll want to throw on everywhere—whether you’re stepping out on a crisp morning or layering it over your favorite jacket.
Take your next project up a notch with the Marled Scarf, knitted in our soft and durable Deluxe Worsted Superwash yarn in colors 735 Ebony, 750 Charcoal Heather, 749 Smoke Heather, and 728 Pulp, it creates a beautiful marled gradient in newsprint-inspired greys. To celebrate the start of our Black Friday Sale, enjoy 30% off sitewide—the perfect opportunity to start your Marled Scarf and watch simple stitches transform into something truly special.
Say ‘Hello’ to your next favorite sweater! The Stillwater Sweater, designed by Yonca Ozbelli, wraps you in softness while exuding quiet elegance. With its mix of textures, dreamy mock turtleneck, and relaxed shoulders, it’s the ultimate go-to layer for cozy, elevated fall looks.
Add a pop of purple to your autumn wardrobe with the Stillwater Sweater, knit in Fawning—a luxurious DK-weight blend of baby alpaca and merino wool. This irresistibly soft yarn has a gentle halo that highlights textured stitches like cables, ribbing, and colorwork beautifully.
Whether you’re heading out for pumpkin-picking or curling up with a good book, this sweater is your perfect companion for chilly, colorful days.
Make your next sweater a season-long favorite—Fawning is 20% off through Sunday, 10/26, so grab your skeins now and add them to your cart!
This holiday season, we are celebrating makers of all kinds with new kits from Rico Design. If you’re curious about cross-stitch, excited for embroidery, or if you’re experiencing a bit of Macramé mania, then you’re in for a treat! Each kit has various holiday themes, ranging from traditional to yuletide so there is truly something for every maker.
The embroidery kits, as seen above in the Rico Design Christmas Roses Embroidery Kit, all come with pre-drawn fabrics and the materials needed to create the perfect picture. This includes the pre-printed fabric, embroidery thread, frame, embroidery needle, and instructions. This is a wonderful way to dive into a new skill if you haven’t tried embroidery before. Or, if you are already an embroidery enthusiast, this kit is a great option for some quick gift-making for friends or loved-ones.
The counted cross stitch kits have instructions for a decorative motif in various winter designs, like this adorable small house. Each one includes a unique frame, as well as the embroidery thread, needle, counting fabric, and instructions for creating the motif. The one shown here is the Rico Design Small House Cross Stitch Kit, which also comes in medium and large sizes! To create the image, you line up your ‘counting fabric’ in the frame, which will have small perforations in a grid. You will then follow the instructional guide to count over to specific locations in the grid to place your crisscross stitches. If tracking placement and counting isn’t your thing, keep an eye out for the “pre-drawn” note on the listings for the embroidery versions of these cozy Christmas homes (small, medium, large). Embroidery does use different stitches, which will have a final appearance distinct from cross stitch, but the overall image will capture the same holiday cheer.
The macramé kits are all made to explore simple techniques to create ornament or gift tag-sized pieces, like the above Rico Design Fir Trees Macramé Kit, which uses simple knots and angled trimming to create this trendy tree tag. Some other adorable projects to try include a using a wrapping technique in the Candy Canes Macramé Kit, more intricate knots in the Elf Macramé Kit, placing knots around a frame in the Star Macramé Kit, and lastly, combining knots, trimming, and a bead accessory to make the sweet Angels Macramé Kit. Each kit offers ways to learn new skills while making home accents or gifts for friends and family to cherish.
Which kind of crafting kit will be right for you? Let us know in the comments! Happy Making! Ashley Jane
This is part 5 in a 12 part series highlighting designs from our 12 Days of Winter, series 5 Edition
Hello there! I’m so thrilled to bring you our 5th day piece, the Cinnamon Swirl Stole. It’s made with ultra-soft Nymph, and is available in both a crochet version and a knit version , so it feels extra special. Nymph is a blend of Cotton and Polyamide and is genuinely one of the softest yarns I have worked with in a long time! The finished project feels cozy and luxurious – the perfect item to treat yourself. As an extra bonus each of these kits comes with a bonus project bag and stitch marker!
Nymph with bonus kit items – a project bag and stitch marker!
I had the opportunity to design this as a crochet piece first, serving as the inspiration for the knit kit. We will spend some time in this post talking about a special technique involved for crochet – how to join panels as you work.
Cinnamon Swirl, Crochet Version
Before we do that though, can we just take a moment to “Ooh!” and “Ahh!” over the knit companion to this piece!? It’s stunning! this knit version is all worked in one panel using an Intarsia technique for the colorwork, while the crochet version makes one panel at a time, but they attach as you go.
Cinnamon Swirl, Knit Version
To accomplish the crochet join technique, you’ll execute what the pattern calls a “Slip Stitch Sequence” at the end of every other row. This will connect the new panel to the existing one with a practically invisible effect. It lets you achieve the same look as intarsia, while being able to focus on one set of pattern repeats at a time.
Cinnamon Swirl, Crochet Version
The pattern works from the bottom up, and you add new panels on the right hand side of existing ones. To do this, you join the new yarn at the bottom right corner of an existing panel, with the right side facing you, then chain the amount needed for the new one. you’ll turn the row like normal and work back towards the existing panel, then slip stitch to it to finish the row, and slip stitch one row up before turning to start the next row.
Swatch of the Panel Join from our tutorial
To make sure we don’t leave anybody hangin’ on this technique, we have recorded a tutorial for you! To follow along you’ll want to start out with a swatch of 15 sc sts x 16 rows, using an H/8 (5.0 mm) hook and the yarn Nymph. Have the second color handy along with your hook and press play. This will be a wonderful opportunity to try out this sequence before diving into the pattern.
Tutorial of the Panel Join “Slip Stitch Sequence”
I hope that this tutorial has been helpful to you, and I can’t wait to see how your beautiful Cinnamon Swirl Stoles turn out! Remember, these exclusive kits can be purchased at local yarn store retailers near you. Not in stock at your local shop? Ask them about drop shipping – order through them, and we ship to you! Each kit comes with the pattern, the yarn required to make it, a mini Universal Yarn project bag, and stitch marker. Use our store locator to find your nearest Universal Yarn retailer! Warmly, Ashley Jane McIntyre
My friends, winter is showing no signs of letting up, even here in North Carolina. We were blasted with 5-6″ of snow the other day. If you’re from a northern state as I am, that may not seem like much. But in the south it is a significant amount and is cause for much celebration and hot cocoa. And as we all know, any reason to pile on more knitwear is quite welcome.
Our free pattern this week is the Porthole Cowl, knit in a soft wintery shade of self-shading Major.
This cowl is knit in the round, showing off the shading of Major as it works it’s way upward in a bounty of texture and “porthole” lace. The color is quite subtle in color 118 Silver Blush. If you like more in-your-face-color, there are many options to choose from. Some of my favorites are:
Day 2 of Winter brings us the Broken Garter Scarf. The stitch pattern in this scarf will look familiar to anyone who owns or has read a copy of the brilliant Sequence Knitting book by Cecelia Campochiaro. If you don’t own this book yet, run out and buy it!
This book explores the concept of simple knit-purl texture in a variety of thought-provoking ways. There are many chapters in the book, each expounding on previous ideas. It is fascinating! And it’s easy to read through, fall in love with an idea, and just cast on.
The idea of this particular stitch pattern is a concept in the book that is presented in a variety of ways. I cast on several times with different combinations of knit and purl columns until I finally settled on one that felt right. It’s dead simple – it’s a one row repeat!
That is how the Broken Garter Scarf was born. I wanted to create a project easy to knit that was giftable for women and men alike. Just two balls of Deluxe Worsted Superwash and a few evenings of mindless knitting, and this scarf can be yours.
You can find this pattern, from Series 1, Day 2 of our 12 Days of Winter collection here (link).
