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A beautiful handcrafted bangle bracelet with stitch markers!
A Circle Loom Weaving Set to make one of a kind wall hangings!
Stephen West’s new Painting Shawls book!
You can never go wrong with a skein of Spincycle Dyed in the Wool!
A Set of Knit Blockers which make blocking so much easier!
An adorable Sheep wearing a Sweater embroidery kit!
A Set of 4 Elemental Progress Keepers for knitters and crocheters!
Knitting Barber Cords are a must-have for every knitter!
An issue of Taproot Magazine to curl up with!
A pocket-sized decomposition notebook for project notes!
Mystical Stitches is a beautiful book on magical embroidery
A clever Cuts of Lamb storage tin for small notions!
Cute stitch markers, because we all need more markers!
A sweet zipper pouch to keep notions, bits, and bobs!
A Fiber Witch or Knit Witch hand-stamped key ring!
The cutest ghost kitty progress keeper for knitters and crocheters!
Very helpful sew-in labels for their handknits!
A Stitch Magic Tote Bag to carry all their fiber goodies!
Fall is in full swing and a beautiful new pattern by Andrea Mowry just dropped. I’m in love with this cozy, colorful, and super snuggly cardigan! Meet Trinigan!
This is the best kind of project: simple slipped stitches make this cardigan super fun to knit, and with beautiful but easy to knit results. You can throw on Trinigan over any outfit!
Andrea released Trinigan to celebrate Spincycle’s newest yarn, Trine! Trinigan combines Trine with Spincycle’s beloved worsted weight gradient yarn, Dream State. I love this new spin (pun intended) on marls - each of the new Trine colorways has three plies in complimentary shades, coming together to make a unique marled yarn. Check out the colorways here!
I absolutely love Spincycle yarns, but I also recognize the need for more budget-friendly options for Andrea’s designs. So let’s talk about Loop Fiber Studio’s beautiful marled line, Yin & Yang! Loop Fiber Studio is a small, woman-owned fiber company based out of upstate New York, and Yin & Yang yarns are created in small batches at a craft mini spinning mill. There’s so much to love about this yarn! Yin & Yang is a line of marled yarns made in inverted colorways in an absolutely gorgeous array of colors. At 100 grams and 220 yards per skein, they are a beautiful and budget-friendly alternative to Trine, and Yin & Yang pairs absolutely beautifully with Dream State! Here are some color combinations that I’m loving:
Sunset Strip + Kiss
Not Sorry + Nostalgia
Song + The Family Jewels
Ranunculus + Kiss
Afternoon Delight + See
So Forth + Afternoon Delight
Bears, Oh My! + Salty Dog
I’ll Get You My Pretty + Wololo
Make Up + Rosy Maple
What about yardage requirements?
The pattern lists the following:
YARN REQUIREMENTS
These are just approximations. Total yarn usage will depend on the yarn you use (fiber content, ply, etc.), your personal gauge, and any modifications you may make.
100% Worsted Weight Wool in 2 colors
MC - 521 (595, 621, 671, 731)(787, 837, 900, 940) g/1040 (1190, 1240, 1341, 1460)(1574, 1672, 1800, 1880) yds/952 (1088, 1134, 1225, 1335)(1438, 1530, 1646, 1719) m
CC - 264 (300, 315, 340, 370)(400, 424, 450, 476) g/528 (600, 630, 680, 741)(800, 850, 900, 954) yds/483 (550, 575, 623, 678)(732, 777, 823, 873) m
If you use Loop Yin & Yang Worsted, that corresponds to the following number of skeins:
3 (3, 3, 4, 4)(4, 4, 5, 5) skeins
And the number of skeins of Dream State for the CC are:
4 (4, 5, 5, 5)(6, 6, 6, 7) skeins
For an even more budget-friendly approach, use Malabrigo Rios for your contrast! It won’t gradient, but it will be beautiful! You can also create your own gradient by using different colors of Rios since you will need at least 2 skeins. At 210 yards per skein, the skein counts would be as follows;
2 (2, 2, 2, 2), (2, 3, 3, 3) skeins
It finally happened: Malabrigo has a true sock yarn! Meet Malabrigo Ultimate Sock!
Malabrigo Sock has long been one of my favorite yarns, with it’s gorgeous merino wool, tight twist and stunning hand-dyed colors. I’ve used it for dozens of shawls, sweaters, and accessories - but when it comes to knitting socks, merino wool really needs a bit of nylon to reinforce it. So imagine my excitement when Malabrigo announced Ultimate Sock, their new line of 75% superwash merino, 25% nylon sock yarn! It’s just as soft and crisp as the original Malabrigo Sock, but now with the perfect bit of reinforcement for hard-wearing socks.
Their tonal colorways are as beautiful as always, and they are perfect for showing off textured stitches. The kettle dyed colors enhance the stitchwork, rather than competing with it as heavily variegated colorways do. I’ve picked out some gorgeous sock patterns to show off Ultimate Sock, pick a favorite color (or three) and cast on some socks! They’ll be ready in time for the first cold snap.
Over Memorial Day weekend, we had our first Stitching on the Wharf of the year! Sunshine + knitting with friends + waterfront makes for a really lovely day. The weather was absolutely perfect, and folks came from as far as Western Massachusetts to knit with us.
The original Stitching on the Wharf cover photo!
Antigone’s “Nevasca shawl pose” photo as she called it. Thanks Antigone for sharing!
