January usually means snow and cold...We haven't had too much snow here in the Windsor, Ontario area until today but we have had frigid cold temperatures when it truly feels like sweater weather! Isn't it a great excuse for us knitters and makers to sit and knit or make something!
What sweaters come to your mind to wear at this time of year? Here are a couple of sweater weather patterns.
Eun Sweater by Ane Fiskum Sunde (@novemberknits) is a raglan sweater with a high side split that is worked top down. The neckband is knitted in rib and folded in half, and short rows are worked to shape the neckline. The body is worked in stockinette stitch in the round before being divided into front and back pieces, which are worked flat in rib, one at a time. See recommended video tutorials at www.novemberknits.com.
Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8)
Sweater circumference: 115 (118) 123 (128) 138 (148) 158 (168) cm
Sweater length: 63 (64) 65 (66) 67 (68) 69 (70) cm
Suggested needles:
4.5 mm circular needle (40 cm)
5 mm circular needle (40 and 80 cm)
4.5 mm double-pointed needles
Gauge: 16 stitches x 24 rounds on 5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm in both stockinette stitch and 2 x 2 rib
Yarn: 1096 (1233) 1233 (1370) 1370 (1507) 1507 (1644) yards held together with 1150 (1380) 1380 (1380) 1380 (1610) 1610 (1610) yards of mohair
The sweater is worked with two strands held together, and the pattern gives the total yardage needed.
Suggested yarn: The Fibre Co. Arranmore Light, Berroco Vintage DK, Garnstudio Drops Lima held double with Garnstudio Drops Kid Silk or Mode at Rowan Alpaca Haze
PetiteKnit's Cumulus O-neck is worked from the top down in stockinette stitch with two strands of thin mohair/silk yarn held together throughout. The design has a round neckline. All edges are finished with i-cord.
The Cumulus Blouse O-neck is designed to have approx. 10-15 cm [4-6 inches] of positive ease, meaning it is designed to be approx. 10-15 cm [4-6 inches] larger in circumference than your bust measurement.
Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL
Bust circumference: 96 (102) 109 (116) 126 (136) 140 (149) 156 cm [37¾ (40¼) 43 (45¾) 49½ (53½) 55 (58¾) 61½ inches]
Gauge: 18 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in stockinette stitch on 4.5 mm [US7] needles after blocking
Needles: Circular needles: 4.5 mm [US7] / 60 and 80 and/or 100 cm 24 and 32 and/or 40 inches, 4 mm [US6] / 60 cm \24 inches]; Double-pointed needles: 4.5 mm [US7]
Materials: 150-175 (175) 200 (200) 225 (225) 250 (250) 275 g of a mohair silk such as Garnstudio Drops Kid Silk (25 g = 210 m [230 yds]). Note: Two strand of yarn are held together throughout. The given yardage amounts are the total yardage needed.
If the O-neck isn't to your personal liking, PetiteKnit’s Cumulus Blouse is similar but has a deep rounded V-neck. All edges are finished with i-cord.
Size: 1 (2) 3
Recommended ease: 0-7 cm / 0 – 2.75 ” of negative ease.
Finished measurements:
Circumference: 47 (49) 51 cm / 18.5 (19.25) 20 “.
Height with folded brim: 21 (23) 25 cm / 8.25 (9) 9.75 “.
Yarn: Fingering or Sport weight approx. 175 m / 191 yards in 50 gram in two colours
and Mohair Silk or Alpaca Silk of 25 grams in two colours. The yarns are held together.
Yardage: Fingering weight - 122 (140) 175 m / 133 (153) 191 yds of MC, 105 (122) 140 m / 115 (133) 153 yds of CC.
Mohair or Alpaca - 122 (140) 175 m / 133 (153) 191 yards of MC,
105 (122) 140 m / 115 (133) 153 yards of CC.
Gauge: 22 (21) 20 sts x 27 (26) 25 rnds – 4 x 4 ” / 10 x 10 cm, colorwork in the round, after wet blocking.
Needles: Circular needle 3.75 (4.0) 4.5 mm / US 5 (6) 7, length 40 - 100 cm / 16 – 40 inches, or any size needed to achieve gauge.
Circular needle 3.25 (3.5) 4 mm / US 3 (4) 6, length 40 - 100 cm / 16 – 40 inches for hem, or any needle 0.5 mm smaller than gauge size needle.
Use a 40 cm / 16 inch circular needle and a set of DPNs, if you don’t work Magic Loop method.
Suggested yarn: Garnstudio Drops Flora or Kelbourne Woolens Andorra held double with Garnstudio Drops Kid Silk or Mode at Rowan Alpaca Haze
FOs and WIPs
I didn't get a chance to work on my Mellow Mood Sweater this week but I did get about half of the body knit. I was trying to start doing my usual January inventory but unfortunately, the process is very different from my old system. I used to be able to print out an inventory list sorted by category but there is no such report in the new system. The list I was able to export listed everything in the order they came in which means it is not an efficient way to count inventory.
I discovered today when I was helping Marilyn with a mistake she had done that I totally missed the part in the pattern that had the section under the arms all knit in pattern! I have the cast on stitched knit in stockinette. She showed some of the photos that I had missed on the Ravelry pattern page. The pattern includes just two photos that don't show this area. I am not going to change mine but keep it as it is.
KNIT GROUP AND GALLERY
Tammy (iw8iknit) knit this lovely Beyond Delicious Polo Shirt by Scheepjes Designs.
Tammy knit it using Berroco Remix Light.
Kay (83krobbins) finished her soft and fuzzy Blomstra beanie by Kajsa Vuorela Fredriksson.
We liked it so much, two of us bought the pattern immediately.
Kay (83krobbins) also finished this pair of Selbu Mitts from her Selbu Mitts by Anne Bårdsgård.
Kandy (@kdemarce) finished her second Jingle Bells by Hanne Rimmen for her older granddaughter. Yarn is Berroco Vintage DK.
Emma (emmlaporte) knit this pair of Harriet Socks by Summer Lee.
Emma (emmlaporte) also finished another pair of I'm So Basic Socks by Summer Lee.
At her sister's request, Emma (emmlaporte) knit this sweet Ollie's Everyday Slipover by Hannah Graham using Berroco Vintage.
Connie (knitnut246)'s sister Bev (Bevyknits46) gave her all of her mystery sock yarn stash so she knit her this pair of Vanilla Latte Socks by Virginia Rose-Jeanes.
Marilyn (@mariwana64) finished knitting another Musselburgh by Ysolda Teague.
Sandi (sandima) has been trying to use up stash. She finished this F542 Cloche Hat by Plymouth Yarn Design Studio using the pattern she put in her libray in 2014 and gifted yarn from 2015.
Sonia (knits4bliss) finished this soft and fluffy Noah Jumper by MAJO GARN.
Lise (Mattedcat) knit her granddaughter this squishy Be Simple Shawl by Carolyn Glauz-Todrank using Garnstudio Drops Fiesta.
CLASS NEWS POLL
The next classes start February 7th. Is there any interest in beginner classes such as our Beginner Mitt Class, the Beginner Cabled Hat Class or the Felted Loafer Slipper Class? I have not had time to sew the pieces together to finish my slipper sample and felting them. So far one has registered. Are these still too advanced for an absolute beginner who wants to learn how to cast on and how to knit and purl? D I reschedule the next group of classes to start earlier?
The Brioche Class is sold out and we could easily fill a second class. We set up the Actinotus Wrap by Ambah O'Brien Class because a few who had seen my sample wanted to learn the techniques to make it. There is one registered so far. Our Magic Loop Sock and the Colourwork and Steeking Classes are usually sold out. There are two registered for both the First Cardigan Class and the Beginner Weaving Class.
Please register or let me know your opinions by text to 519-726-4226 or email me at sue2knits@gmail.com as soon as possible so that any changes can be made.
Happy Wednesday, Happy Knitting, Crocheting and Crafting!