Rock It

I took some yarn home this afternoon for Tanis Lavallee's new pattern - Rock it Tee (purchased on Ravelry). Hurry if you like the pattern - there is a coupon code that gives you 25% off before Friday May 15 at midnight EST.

I used to think that summer knits weren’t for me, boy was I wrong! There is nothing more comfortable than an easy breezy knit top. Over the past few years I’ve been working steadily towards building up my summer knits wardrobe. I’ve got a few summer knits in my closet now but what I realize was missing is a staple, go-to, v-neck tee. I’ve chosen to create tone on tone stripes by alternating between fingering and mohair yarn in my favourite shade of blue, but this basic shape lends itself to infinite possibilities when it comes to stripes and colour blocking.

I'm not starting tonight because of the Survivor Finale but there's a good chance I will be casting on tomorrow.

You can go bright or muted, solid or hand dyed. There are so many options. I'm using Hedgehog Skinny Singles and Kidsilk Lace. You can also use Le Petit Silk & Mohair, Kidsilk Haze or Haze Lace for the mohair and any of these fingering weight yarns.

There is a new hashtag on Ravelry called #sizeinclusive. These are patterns that have a very wide range of sizing. Tanis' pattern is included in these.

There was another bag of yarn that came home. Uschitita to make another Bambara Wrap.

Babu F
Vintage Rug
Vikings
Ella Elle La as the contrast

My first Bambara was knit with Uschitita and I love it - the shawl and the yarn.

Bambara wrap was inspired by a walk in my local bush. The greens of the landscape were translated perfectly into yarn by Primrose Yarn Co, who dyed the amazing colours based on my forest walk inspiration. 

Bambara is a generously-sized wrap, knit on the bias with simple shaping and alternating sections of lace and garter. The colours and patterns weave together like the layers of a melody, calling to mind the iconic sound of The Cure’s A Forest. It’s the perfect opportunity to play with colour – use a 3-skein gradient with a coordinating contrast colour, mix speckles and solids in 4 different colours for a fun, bold look, or keep it subtle with neutral solids.

You can't go wrong with an Ambah O'Brien pattern. They are very well written and are fun to knit.