Florence Sweater

Here is Joji Locatelli’s latest sweater.

You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Even though this sweater has strong Elton vibes, I just had to name it Florence!  

I don’t know why, but while knitting this sweater, the terracotta color of the yarn took me on an imaginary trip to this old city, and I pictured myself perched on a rooftop among weathered domes and sun-warmed tiles, watching the city glow in the late afternoon light. 

Florence is a lightweight, seamless circular yoke pullover with a relaxed, easy-to-wear fit. 
Worked from the top down, it combines fingering weight wool with a delicate strand of mohair to create subtle horizontal stripes. Purl ridges add another layer of texture. 

The pullover is designed with a slightly deeper-than-usual yoke for a relaxed silhouette. Instructions are included for adjusting the yoke depth if you prefer a closer fit beneath the arms.

The sweater is knit with a fingering weight yarn and laceweight mohair.

Lynn was in today and brought her Antipodes sweater. It looks amazing. Customers were oohing and aahing over it. 

Lynn finished the neck early.

• This way she can try on the sweater and make sure that the body length is correct. Sometimes finishing the neck will pull everything together and shorten the length just a touch
• This also helps when doing the sleeve length. 

Mr. UPS came with a box of Kathmandu Fingering so all our colours are back in stock.

Today is the perfect knitting day. The NFL season starts tonight and I’ll be sitting with my feet up and yarn in my hands.