Friday, January 28, 2022, Issue 233: Happy Friday!

@tina.say.knits new Frequency Sweater pattern is now available on her website: Tina Tse Knits. The pattern comes with instructions for both short and long sleeves.

CONSTRUCTION: top-down sweater with short or long sleeves, no seaming.

SKILLS: 2-color stranded colorwork, yoke increases, sleeve decreasing, German short rows, pick-up stitches, knitting in the round.

NEEDLES:

Body: US 4 / 3.5 mm, or any size to obtain gauge

Neck Collar, Bottom Hem, Sleeve Cuffs: Smaller needles if desired:

• For a more crew neckline, go two needle sizes down.

• For more scoop neck, use body needle size.

GAUGE (using Body needles): 30 sts & 36 rows/rnds per 4"/10 cm in stockinette, after steam or wet blocking.

YARN: fingering weight

MC: Below yarn usage for long sleeves. Subtract approx. 200 yds/182 m for short sleeves.

(1000, 1100, 1200) [1350, 1500, 1650] {1850, 2050, 2250} yds/ (914, 1005, 1097) [1234, 1371, 1508] {1691, 1874, 2057} m

CC: Below yarn usage for long sleeves. Subtract approx. 100 yds/91 m for short sleeves.

(275, 300, 350) [400, 450, 500] {600, 700, 800} yds/ (251, 274, 320) [365, 411, 457] {548, 640, 731} m

Suggested Yarn: Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light, SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock, Malabrigo Sock

SIZES: (1, 2, 3) [4, 5, 6] {7, 8, 9} or (35, 38, 42) [46, 50, 54] {58, 61, 64} inches

Sample photographed is Size 3 worn with 3”/8 cm of positive ease at chest.

Here is Jenny (@jennyknitsandreads), one of Tina’s testers in her beautiful Frequency Sweater. Check out the hashtag #FrequencySweater, the story highlight, or the wrap-up blog on Tina's website for all the different versions and colours her test knitters knit.

With the pandemic still in full swing, most of us are exhausted and need something to focus on other than masks. And if you live in a cold climate, February is just THE WORST so why not have an easy Netflix knitting project and one GREAT for beginners?

In keeping with the EFFing theme, it is encouraged that you to dig deep in your WIPs and EFF one of them:

• Fix it!
• Finish it!
• Frog it!
• EFF it!

RULES:

1. You must be knitting Quindici to be in the running for a prize.
2. The WIP portion is optional; you can participate in the KAL with only WIPs, but you won’t be eligible for a prize.
3. WIPs can be projects from other designers, but please respect S’curity and The Boss, and keep chatter regarding other designers to a minimum. No links to other designers; if there’s too much chatter, I reserve the right to delete that portion of the post (meanie Onion).
4. Photos are required! We want eye candy to help us through this typically gray and gloomy month.
5. Prizes will be dangled, so have fun!!
6. Runs Effuary 6th, until SFS decides we’re through.

This is Quindici, a boomerang shawl with four repeating textured patterns that are simple.

Casapinka’s Quindici is an interesting and relaxing boomerang shawl that consists of 15 segments (quindici is Italian for 15), with textured, seed, slipped and lattice stitches.

Each segment is a memory souvenir from a special trip to Italy with my daughter.

Join in for their EFFUARY KAL starting EFFUARY 6th in the Casapinka group! If you find Effuary hard, especially this year, you are not alone!

Cut ends are minimized by doing some of the adjacent segments without changing colors.

Final measurements

18” at deepest part by 72” along neck edge

Yarn amounts

325 yards main color
280 yards for contrasting color
92 yards for accent color

Yarn Suggestions: Manos del Uruguay Alegria, Ancient Arts Passion 8 or Socknado, or Lichen and Lace 80/20 Sock.

This beauty is the Scout Shawl by Florence Spurling! It’s an intricate, pattern-filled shawl inspired by the pieced together aesthetic of vintage quilts. A dream project for colourwork lovers, Scout’s patchwork effect is achieved by mixing Fair Isle and intarsia knitting throughout. Knitted sideways from tip-to-tip, the easy-to-wear shape and size of the shawl is designed to display maximum detail as it drapes over the shoulders.

Yarn
Colour 1 (C1)
205m/224yds

Colours 2-5 (C2-C5)
Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light
C2 – 266m/291yds
C3 – 189m/207yds
C4 – 101m/110yds
C5 – 157m/172yds

To help achieve a similar colour-effect to the sample, use these guidelines when creating your own palette:
C2 – choose a light neutral (e.g. white, cream, beige, grey, etc.)
C1 and C5 – choose a lighter and darker tone in the same colour family (e.g. lighter pink for C1, and darker pink for C5).
C3 and C4 – choose a lighter and darker tone in the same colour family that contrasts with C1 and C5 (e.g. lighter green for C3, and darker green for C4).

Use the schematic to further check how the colours will be paired together.

Joji’s newest pattern is Marble Mount, a circular yoke sweater with lace details falling down from the neckline.

It is designed to be close-fitting, but you can go up a size if you prefer a looser fit. Absolutely no finishing is required.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10). Shown in size 3 on a 35” (88 cm) bust.
Recommended ease: Choose the size that’s closest to your bust measurement, with no ease or very little negative ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust circumference: 28 (32, 34¾, 38¾, 42½, 47, 51, 54¾, 58½, 62½)“ 70 (80, 87, 97, 106.5, 117.5, 127.5, 137, 146.5, 156.5) cm.
Sleeve circumference: 10¾ (11½, 12¼, 13¼, 13¾, 15½, 17, 18¼, 19, 20¾)” 27 (29, 30.5, 33, 34.5, 38.5, 42.5, 45.5, 47.5, 52) cm.
Find a complete list of measurements in the pattern.

MATERIALS
Yarn: 880 (1000, 1080, 1320, 1480, 1680, 1800, 1920, 2000, 2080) yards 805 (915, 988, 1207, 1354, 1537, 1647, 1756, 1830, 1903) m of fingering weight yarn such as Schoppel Wolle Wool Finest
Needles: US 3 (3.25 mm) and 2 (2.75 mm) circular needles, 32” (80 cm) long.
Other notions: Approx. 17-25 stitch markers plus 8 (8, 8, 10, 10, 10, 10, 12, 12, 12) locking stitch markers or small safety pins, stitch holders, tapestry needle.

GAUGE
23.5 sts and 39 rounds to 4” (10cm) in Stockinette stitch on US 3 (3.25 mm) needles after blocking.

WIPs and FOs

On my needles is The Twigs bby Junko Okamoto that I am knitting using Tukuwoool Fingering in Runo as my main colour, Uomo as CC1 and Aava (the lighter blue) as CC2. Here I have finished the Section 6 chart.

In the closeup above, the Section 6 increases are complete and I have 400 stitches on my needles.

Last night I finished the Section 8 chart and the section increases. I now have 520 stitches on my needles and last night as I was finishing those increases, I noticed that I had messed up on the final approximately 40 stitches of the chart which was 6 rows back!!

I dropped back in 4 sections about 12 stitches and repaired the rows using DPNs. Whew! They DO say that you learn from your mistakes and luckily (or unluckily) I have done this many times so I did not have too frog back 6 rounds of 520 stitches just to fix it!

The separation of the body and the sleeves is done in Section 10 so I am getting close and considering I cast this on on January 18th or 10 days ago, I am doing pretty good!

KNIT GROUP AND GALLERY

The newest Knit-Alongs are the Any Sweater / Shawl KAL and the Knit Any Project: our everlasting knit-along to encourage and support you to knit which is running from January 1 to April 30, 2022. I will get a thread started soon!

Remember to post photos to the finished object (FO) thread when you finish a project during the Knit-Along so that you will be included in the next draw! We will also add the option of posting your finished project to Instagram using the #sue2knitskal so that I can find them!

Jen (zjewell) finished her Inclinations Shawl by Andrea Mowry.

Jen (zjewell) finished her Curio Socks by Andrea Mowry! Jen is weariing both her Incliinations Shawl and her Curio Socks in the top photo.

Shannon finished her fabulous Magnolia Bloom Tunic! Yarn is Garnstudio Drops Air held double with Shibui Cima.

Here are her mods: I made the 44 size, and after the separation for the sleeves, I increased 14 sts total, just on the front at the side of the bust. I did this by in adding 2 sts each side on the first row, knit 1 row, increase 1 sts each side next row, knit one row, increase 1 sts next row on each side, knit 1 row, increase 2 sts each side next row, knit one row and finally increase 1 sts each side. Continue knitting to 25" length total.

Debbie (debsnubs) knit this Bean & Olive by Andrea Mowry for her granddaughter! Yarn is Berroco Vintage DK.

Jo-Anne is usually a knitter but this is her second crochet project, made for her daughter!

Veronica (@xov.knits) finished this awesome Brioche Ear Flap Hat by Sophia Knits87. Yarn is Bergere de France Teddy.

Veronica (@xov.knits)’s Red Brie Beanie is now live on Ravelry!

Katherine steam blocked with a plate her Tettegouche Tam by Virginia Sattler-Reimer knit with cream Koigu and stashed Koigu.

Jan’s latest knitting project was at the request of her grandson for her grand dog!

Debbie (@love.knit.spin.weave) finished this Huxley by Lisa Richardson, a Rowan crew neck sweater holding Rowan Felted Tweed with a strand of mohair.

IN-STORE SHOPPING

We are still open for in-store shopping, limiting store capacity to under 10. I am not comfortable with more than that even if we can. We are still not able to teach classes so they are once again being put on the back burner. Our Tuesday Knit Afternoon has still been running but we have dropped the numbers down to 5. Please call to reserve your spot. Our Thursday Knit Night switched over to Zoom last week. Details for next week to be announced in the Facebook Knitters and Makers Group.

MASKS

Customers must be FULLY masked at ALL TIMES. That means no letting your mask drop below your nose!

ONLINE AND CURBSIDE PICKUP

Remember that everything is available online so if you need yarn, needles, books or anything else, you can shop online and we can carry it out to your car for you. Keep in mind that if there is a Ravelry pattern you want that isn't listed online, it can be added and printed for you, just let us know.

Happy Friday, Happy Knitting, Crocheting and Crafting! Keep calm and keep on knitting and making!