Friday, August 19, 2022, Issue 261: Lazy summer days...Happy Friday!

I am ready to start my fall knitting...well as soon as I finish what is on my needles!

I love yokes and lace and here’s Kuutar by Sari Nordlund! Kuutar is a Finnish word meaning “the lady of the moon” or “the goddess of moon”.

The Kuutar pullover is knitted seamlessly top-down starting at the neckband. The sleeves and body are separated at underarm and knitted separately. The back is shaped with short-rows to give it a bit more length and to improve the fit.

The lace pattern is modified from a lace chart found in the Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible by Hitomi Shida.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 81 (91, 101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161) cm / 32 (35.75, 39.75, 43.75, 47.75, 51.5, 55.5 59.5, 63.5) inches including the intended ease of 5-7.5 cm / 2-3 inches

YARN
Note: The pullover uses a strand of fingering weight yarn held together with a strand of lace weight yarn, but they can be substituted for a single strand of DK weight yarn. If you wish to work a DK weight version, omit all the instructions where it says “hold the yarns together” and follow only the yarn amount requirements for the fingering weight yarn.

825 (900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1325, 1450, 1600, 1750) m / 900 (975, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1450, 1575, 1750, 1925) yards of similar fingering weight yarn,

AND

825 (900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1325, 1450, 1600, 1750) m / 900 (975, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1450, 1575, 1750, 1925) yards of similar lace weight yarn.

NEEDLES
3.00 mm / US2.5 needles for cuffs, neckline and lace yoke
3.25 mm / US3 needles for the sleeves and body

GAUGE
16 sts (1 pattern repeat) = 6.5 cm / 2.5 inches in Sleeve pattern on smaller needles
20 sts and 27 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch in the round on larger needles, after blocking

Sophia2020’s Kuutar is so very pretty knit using Garnstudio Drops Flora held double with Drops Kid Silk.

The Brooklyn Raglan by Tori Yu, designed using Kelbourne Woolens Scout is the quintessential Fall sweater. Brooklyn Raglan is an effortless classic inspired by a baseball tee silhouette, with simply textured sleeves & a gentle curved hem. The ultimate staple for your hand knit wardrobe.

SIZES
1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9)
Finished Bust Circumference:
34”, 38”, 42” (46”, 50”, 54”) (58”, 62”, 66”) /
86.5, 96.5, 106.5 (117, 127, 137) (147, 157.5, 168) cm
#sizeinclusive

Recommended Ease: 2-8” / 5-20 cm of positive ease around the bust. The sample in gray is a size 2 on a 34” / 86 cm bust with 4” / 10 cm of positive ease. The sample in brown is a size 3 on a 34” / 86 cm bust with 8” / 20 cm of positive ease.

YARN
Kelbourne Woolens Scout (100% Wool); 274 yds / 251 m per 100g – shown in Gray Heather

4, 4, 4 (5, 5, 6) (6, 6, 7) skeins
or
a DK weight yarn in the following yardage / meterage:
940, 1000, 1095 (1200, 1325, 1450) (1550, 1635, 1790) yds /
860, 914, 1001 (1097, 1212, 1326) (1417, 1495, 1637) m

SUGGESTED NEEDLES & NOTIONS
Main: US 6 / 4mm – 32” / 80 cm or longer circular needles for body and preferred needles for small circumference knitting for sleeves.
Ribbing: US 4 / 3.5mm – 16” / 40 cm circular needles for collar, 32” / 80 cm or longer for hem, and preferred needles for small circumference knitting for cuffs.
Waste yarn, stitch markers, tapestry needle, row counter (optional), and scissors

GAUGE
21 sts x 32 rnds = 4” / 10 cm, on main needles in stockinette in the round after blocking.
It is important to use the proper needle size you need to meet gauge.

WIPs and FOs

My Rock It Tee (my third) by Tanis Lavallee is now 10 inches from the underarms. It has tone on tone stripes by alternating between fingering and mohair yarn which while I also did on my first Rock It Tee. The first one was knit with 8 row stripes and for this one, I decided to knit narrow 4 row stripes. If I have enough yarn I am going to make the sleeves a little longer.

The ribbing is done on my Easy V by Caitlin Hunter! I am using my hand spun and in this photo I was trying to decide on my CC2 which is what I need next to start the yoke chart.

The main colour was spun using Ashford Montage which is a blended unique fibre made up of Ashford mill ends of various amounts of Ashford Corriedale, Merino, Silk-Merino, and Alpaca-Merino. The natural hand spun is Ashford Corriedale Sliver in White while the other is SweetGeorgia Corriedale in Midnight Feast.

This is how far I got on the first ply of the fibre I decided on - SweetGeorgia Polwarth+Silk in Tofino Roadtrip. After I spin enough to fill my bobbin about halfway, I will need to spin one more half bobbin so that I can ply them together. I can't wait to see the barber pole effect I should get.

I also cast on another Nightshift by Andrea Mowry! This one I am knitting with Noro Akari in 5 and 23! Kits (pattern is not included) are available: Noro Akari Nightshift Kit and Noro Enka Nightshift Kit.

This is Dawnamaw’s Nightshift knit using Noro Akari in 1 and 5.

I decided to cast on another because it will be so different from my first Nightshift which was knit using Arranmore Light as the MC and Schoppel Wolle Starke 6 for CC1 and CC2.

KNIT GROUP AND GALLERY

Kay (@kayrobbins shown above) wore this stunning cardigan. Pattern is Mollymawk Cardigan by Hanging Rock Roost.

Debbie (@love.knit.spin.weave) has her Cornwallis by Martin Storey finished using Garnstudio Drops Belle for the white!

Debbie (@love.knit.spin.weave) also finished her summery Sand & Sky Tank by Rachel Brockman.

We hadn’t seen Angie (KnittinGrapeVines) in person in over 3 years so when she came to Knit Night she brought lots of show and tell! Here she is in her Helix Cardigan by Marianne Munier WIP knit using Malabrigo Yarn Lace held double with Garnstudio Drops Kid Silk.

Here’s Angie’s Anker’s Summer Shirt which she knit using Cascade Ultra Pima.

Angie knit her The Classic by Espace Tricot using Madelinetosh TML in Tart and Lichen and Lace Marsh Mohair in Beet Root.

Angie (KnittinGrapeVines) and Diane (boujeeknits) are twinning in their Super Simple Summer Sweaters by Joji Locatelli! Angie knit hers using Rowan Summerlite DK.

Sisters, Bev (on the left) in her Top Down Swing Pullover by Diane Soucy knit with Berroco Remix Light and Connie (on the right) in her Over the Top Tee by Heidi Kirrmaier knit with yarn she bought at her Florida LYS.

Sharon (knitsforyou) sent me this of her Anker’s Summer Shirt by PetiteKnit modified to add yarnovers at the increases and a lace pattern around the bottom.

This is Sharon (knitsforyou)’s stunning Scatness Tunic by Kate Davies Designs knit using Jamieson & Smith 2 Ply Jumper Weight in a main colour and 6 contrasting.

Karen(@kmae64) finished this Ranunculus by Midori Hirose for the #sue2knitsranunculuskal using Hikoo Cobasi DK!

Brandi (@thegreenbuttonjar) finished the Men’s Classic Raglan Pullover by Jane Richmond for her stepdad that she originally knit 2 sizes too big, frogged and re-knit in the right size here!

Angela (@angelamaria6334) liked the one on last week’s post so much, she knit the Monster Cables Beanie for herself and the Mini Monster Beanie for her granddaughter. Designer is Cali Taylor, yarn is Malabrigo Rasta.

Sonia (soniabknits) finished another pair of One Sock by Kate Atherley using the other The Fibre Co. One Sock Deluxe Kit she bought! Kits are no longer available but The Fibre Co. Amble yarn is coming soon!

Sandi (sandima) knit 3.5 socks to get this finished pair of ribbed socks but aren’t they lovely!

Anna (@kollar.annie) test knit this pair of socks for Maddi Moe (@moemr01).

UPCOMING...

The shop will be closed for in-store shopping from Friday, September 3 and re-opening on Tuesday, September 13. The online shop is always open! Orders received during this period will be shipped out on Monday, September 12.

Gentle reminder for you to save the date! I’m a Knitters Fair Vendor on Saturday, September 10, 2022!

This year's event will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at The Kitchener Auditorium (The Aud):

Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
 400 East Avenue
 Kitchener, ON
 N2H 1Z6

We will be in the Kiwanis and Kinsmen Arenas, as well as upstairs in the Knitters’ Lounge viewing area between the two arenas.

Happy Friday, Happy Knitting, Crocheting and Crafting!