by onblueberryhill on December 9, 2013
This is the result of a week of hat-making:
Yarn: Spud & Chloe Sweater in colors Ice Cream, Rootbeer, Jellybean, Tiny Dancer, Waterslide, and Life Jacket
Patterns: Purl Soho Basic Hats for Everyone (ribbed brim version), Modern Rib Hat, and Petite Purls Cheery Scrap Hat (all knit on US 7s) and Go Team! (knit with yarn doubled on US 10 1/2)
Many of these are knit in children’s sizes, although the great think about the ribbed versions is that they’re so stretchy, they can fit kids through adults! I also like how you can fold the brim and wear it tight against your head, or wear it without folding up the brim as a slouchy hat.
You can’t beat how soft but durable this super wash yarn is, and how beautiful and bright the colors are!
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by onblueberryhill on December 6, 2013
Wow, I love this new sweater – I’ve knitted well over three dozen sweaters so far, and this is definitely my favorite! It’s the combination of the yarn, the styling, the fit . . . I can’t really put my finger on it, I just love it!
The pattern is Maude, and it’s designed for the yarn I used, Quince & Co Owl (50% American wool, 50% American alpaca). I’ve been wanting to use this yarn for more projects for a while now, so I’m glad that Quince is publishing some patterns with Owl in mind. This is such a fabulous yarn for a sweater – a little rustic, a little cushy, a little bit of a halo (from the alpaca), but still well-structured enough to hold its shape. Even the color is great – I chose Snowy because I wanted a white sweater I could wear with everything, but I love how this white is a little heathered, a little . . . I guess you’d say “distressed.”
I noted that the model in the pattern was wearing the sweater with 6″ of positive ease, and I liked the look of it, so I went up one sweater size above what I usually knit, and knit a size 44″ (which gave me 6″ of positive ease). I’m really glad I did, because it gave me the slightly oversize, boyfriend-style fit that I was looking for. The pattern called for 13 skeins, but I used only 12 (although I did work to almost the very end of the 12th skein).
I knit on the recommended US 7 needles, and really liked the resulting fabric. Although the sweater is a lot of stockinette stitching, it came together pretty quickly, and I didn’t really get bored – I love how the styling and construction is very simple, but the little details like the garter stitch pockets give it just enough dressing up. I chose small wood buttons to accentuate the rustic tone of the yarn.
I really encourage anyone to try knitting this cardigan – it would be the perfect first sweater, if you haven’t tried sweater knitting before, and it would be a relaxing, enjoyable knit if you’re a sweater veteran. There are so many lovely colors in Owl that I may not be able to resist knitting a second one!
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