Wednesday, February 12, 2025, Issue 381: What is on your needles?

The stunning Study Session sweater by Samantha Guerin is a drop shoulder sweater worked from the top down. The back of the sweater is cast on at the shoulders. Left and right front shoulders are picked up from the cast on edge and worked flat with shaping for the neckline. Sweater front and back are worked flat to the sleeve depth and then the body is joined to work in the round. Sleeves are picked up and knit from the top down. The sleeves can be knit with or without decreases for your desired fit. The body hem and sleeve cuffs are finished with 1x1 rib and a tubular bind off. The neckband is a folded 1x1 rib.

Selecting A Size
This sweater is intended to be worn with 4–8” / 10–20 cm of positive ease. Select a size 4–8” / 10–20 cm larger than your chest circumference. Measurements below are for the finished sweater after blocking. Samantha wears Size 5 with full sleeves and +6.25” / 16 cm of positive ease; she is 5’6” / 167.5 cm tall.

Finished Chest Circumference
1 (2, 3, 4) 5, 6, 7 {8, 9}
32 (35.75, 40.5, 44.25) 48, 51.75, 56.5 {59.5, 64}“
81.5 (91, 103, 112.5) 122, 131.5, 143.5 {151, 162.5} cm

Gauge
21 sts and 28 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch, worked flat and in the round using Needle A, after blocking

Yarn
Option One: Full sleeves (shown in sample)
1860 (2040, 2230, 2435) 2655, 2995, 3435 {3775, 4155} yds / 1700 (1865, 2040, 2225) 2430, 2740, 3140 {3450, 3800} m of a similar lace weight yarn held double

Option Two: Tapered sleeves
1775 (1955, 2140, 2330) 2545, 2855, 3245 {3560, 3920} yds / 1625 (1790, 1955, 2130) 2325, 2610, 2965 {3255, 3585} m of a similar lace weight yarn held double

If substituting a heavy sport weight or light DK weight yarn held single, divide suggested yardage above roughly in half.

Additional yardage required if lengthening body or sleeves.

Needles
Multiple needles sizes - 4.5 mm (US 7) or size needed to get gauge for main fabric
3.75 mm (US 5) or two sizes smaller than gauge-size needle for hem ribbing
3.5 mm (US 4) or three sizes smaller than gauge size-needle for the neckband

Suggested Yarn
Hey Mama Wolf Mokosh (GOTS) held single, The Fibre Co Arranmore Light held single

Verdier by Audrey Borrego is a free Ravelry download for an asymmetrical triangle shawl worked in all-over garter mosaïc. With charted and written instructions, it’s a meditative project that is suitable for mosaïc beginners, while providing infinite colour possibilities.

Yarn
You will need a minimum of 2 colours of fingering to sport weight yarn in the following amounts :
MC : 725 meters – 795 yards
CC : 705 meters – 775 yards

You may use as many contrast colours as desired and arrange them in various ways throughout the shawl.

The sample used 3 different CC. To replicate the sequence, split your CC quantity as follows :
CC1 : 310 meters – 340 yards
CC2 : 255 meters – 280 yards
CC3 : 140 meters – 155 yards

Needles
3.5 mm (US 4) needles
or size required to get gauge

Gauge
24 sts x 53 rows per 10 cm – 4” in mosaïc after blocking.
Note that a different gauge will affect size and yarn usage.

Size
200 cm – 78 ¾“ long
92 cm – 36 ¼” deep

Suggested Yarn
Quince & Co Chickadee, The Fibre Co. Amble

Valentine's Day is in only a few days but here is Valentines 2 Doodle Cowl (Standard) by Jamie Lomax.

This pattern is worked in the round, beginning with a ribbed bottom edge, followed by design-your-own stranded colorwork, and finishing in ribbing along the top edge.

This is a Doodle Series Pattern, which means it includes micro charts intended to be used as mix-and-match colorwork motifs throughout the project. This “Valentines doodle” is inspired by love birds everything “heart” that goes with being in love! Or you can substitute ANY other Doodle charts!

Check out #ValentinesDoodleCowl for more inspiration!

24 Doodle Motifs included are hearts, heart sun glasses, swans, coffee mugs, bow and arrow, raining hearts, envelopes,  mailbox, stamps, lip prints, rainbows, cookies, cake pops, and more!

Size (s)
Adult Small (Medium, Large)*

Available in standard and tapered fits.

Measurements
Height: 12 in 30 cm
Circumference: 20 (24, 28) in 50, 60 (70) cm

Yarn
Any DK, light worsted, or sport weight yarn.

Sample uses  Moonglow Yarn Co. Merino DK base, 100% Superwash Merino Wool, 100 g skeins, 231 yards 211 m; Colors: Lovebird Lane Kit

Yardage listed in total yards per size due to the customizable nature of this pattern.

340 (400, 465) yards 311 (366, 425) meters
Approx. (1) 100g skein main color and (3-6) 20g skeins accent colors
NOTE: Tapered version will use slightly less yardage than the standard cowl due to the decreases near the top of the cowl.

Needles
Main Fabric: US 5/3.75 mm or size to obtain gauge
Ribbing: US 4/3.5 mm or one size smaller than gauge
24 or 32 in 60 or 80 cm circular needles, depending on size selected

Gauge
24 sts and 24 rows per 4 in 10 cm in colorwork

Suggested Yarn
Berroco Vintage DK, BC Garn Semilla Melange

FOs and WIPs

Progress on my Aros Sweater by PetiteKnit is moving along fairly quickly. I am loving the yarn knitting it with - Hedgehog Tweedy in Noir, Dreaming in Light, Natural and Bliss.

I finally tried my Aros Sweater on this morning. I like the fit! The stripes are 8 rows each with the beginning of round under the left underarm.

KNIT GROUP AND GALLERY

Debbie (@love.knit.spin.weave) finished this quick knit DUO Vest by Marta Porcel.

Debbie (@love.knit.spin.weave) finished this pair of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Socks by Nancy Wheeler modified to work the pattern all of the way around.

Emma (emmlaporte) is knitting her way through the Summer Lee book The Sock Project. These are Stripes Recipe No. 2: The French Connection.

Ellen (EllenDiane) finished her beautiful Lunenburg Pullover by Amy Christoffers knit using the Lichen and Lace Kit in Rustic Heather Sport Kit.

Emma (emmlaporte) is wearing her Doppio Sweater by Seunghee Hong while Ellen (EllenDiane) is wearing her Lunenburg Sweater by Amy Christoffers.

Jen (zjewell) finished this fabulous Bedouin Felted Shoulder Bag by Nora J. Bellows using Istex Lettlopi.

She made her own awesome strap using the measurements of the strap on mine because she couldn’t find one!

Jen (Zjewell) and I are both wearing our Growing by Lone Kjeldsen cardigans while Angie (KnittinGrapevines) is wearing her Like a Cloud by Joji Locatelli.

Happy Wednesday, Happy Knitting, Crocheting and Crafting!