Cables

Last night while I was trying to fall asleep I was thinking about a chunky coat with cables. I couldn’t think of a pattern and it hit me this morning. This is the Deep Winter Coat from Wool & Pine (pattern purchased on Ravelry).

Introducing Deep Winter Coat, the perfect blend of style and comfort to carry you through the colder months. This cabled cardigan features a wrap-around silhouette, thick hand-knit belt, and deep shawl collar to keep you cozy and stylish all season long. The luxurious worsted weight yarn held double adds a rustic edge to the classic design, creating a timeless piece that captivates your needles. 

The pattern is knit seamlessly from the top down in a relaxed style and longer fit, giving a refreshed and modern twist to the classic cardigan. The back shoulder is cast on separately, and then joined with the front shoulders along the back neckline before working flat to the armholes. The three pieces are then joined and worked flat to the hem for an easy-to-follow construction. 

The set-in sleeves are created by picking up stitches around the sleeve holes, working short rows for a smooth-fitting sleeve cap, which is then joined in the round and knit to the cuff.

The deep shawl collar is picked up and worked in 1x1 ribbing, with short rows used to create a wide, cozy collar around the neckline. Add an optional belt in 1x1 ribbing for a classic wrap-around style with rustic vibes. 

The Deep Winter Coat pattern includes written and charted instructions as well as video tutorials to guide you through the process, making it the perfect project for knitters of all skill levels.

The coat is knit with worsted weight yarn double stranded. Le Lambswool from Biches & Buches is what I am thinking. I’m not started today because I have a project that I want to finish this weekend but I could be starting soon.

I don’t think I would do the belt - I’m not a belted sweater kind of girl but buttons would be great.

This is Stephen West’s newest sock pattern. He won’t lose these in the wash.

Gather a colorful collection of fingering weight sock yarn and enjoy the playful bubble stitches and two-color brioche. These socks are knit top-down in the round. Select one main color and choose several color pops to decorate the funto-knit stitch patterns. I used 7 total colors for my socks, but you can use as many colors as you like. The instructions include video links demonstrating how to cast on, weave in ends as you go, how to work the heel flap, and Kitchener stitch. Dive into your stash or collect a new skein or two of sock yarn for these wonderful Westknits socks!

You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Photos © Stephen West

I love playing with colour combinations so when it’s time for Stephen West’s MKAL I am in heaven. Yesterday I put together 4 more kits.

The Hedgehog Fibres 24 Days of Minis is available online for preorder. These will be here at the beginning of October.

From Hedgehog Fibres 

What a perfect gift for any knitter, crocheter or crafter in your life. Or honestly, why don't we just treat ourselves?! Enjoy a lovely unboxing experience with all packaging being recyclable and biodegradable.

Enjoy your mini holiday!

You will get a mini skein version of our Sock Yarn  for every day, 24 minis in total. These cuties are 20g/80m each. Great for a pop of colour, a contrast edging, hem or a border. Or stripes, colourwork, granny squares, baby socks, hexipuffs, yarn swaps and so much more!

Each skein is 20g hand dyed yarn. Blend of 90% merino and 10% nylon, superwash. Smooth and soft with great stitch definition. Mulesing free.

Dad and Beth are off to the cottage for the weekend. I won’t be able to make it but dad needs a break. He is doing well and everything is good. He was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and today finished his 20th (and last) day of radiation. His doctor is very happy with how everything is going. We are very lucky to live in Hamilton and have the Juravinski Cancer Centre nearby. 

Between early morning appointments, working and a new puppy he needs a few days of fishing.

We have known the Juravinksi family for years. Charles (we knew him as Charlie) owned Flamboro Downs Race Track and my dad built it for him. When I was young I spent many Saturdays on the jobsite picking up trash and sweeping. The barns were built first so Saturday lunch was with the trainers. We learned how to read racing sheets at a young age.

What am I doing while they’re gone? I’m going to block Alpine Bloom. Everything is knit (it has been for at least a week) and I need to get it washed and laid out to dry. My other job is to finish my Trinigan. The body is finished and I’m picking up for my sleeves. I worked on it at the cottage but couldn’t put it on for a picture. It was way too hot.

Now to order some pizza and work on the website. More about that in tomorrow’s post. Today’s is long enough.

Wedges

Stephen West has a new pattern. You can purchase the pattern for the Fragmentation Shawl on Ravelry.

Choose seven colors of fingering weight yarn to create this fragmented geometric shawl. This top-down shawl is composed of seven vertical wedges. Knit each wedge individually as you stripe your colors. Each new wedge is attached to the previous section using a simple modular technique, so you only work with one color at a time. You can easily customize the size by knitting more stripes for a larger shawl or simply stop each wedge section early for a smaller shawl. The pattern is written for seven colors, but you can use as many colors as you want for a stashbusting version. The squishy garter stitch is framed with I-cord edges, resulting in a beautiful large shawl size.

Photos © Stephen West

You can purchase the pattern individually or as an eBook.

Modular Coloring Shawls contains 10 new Westknits knitting patterns that will be released throughout the year. When you sign up for the e-book, you will receive the striking Fragmentation Shawl pattern. Then, enjoy surprise pattern updates as the shawls are revealed gradually throughout the spring and summer, culminating in the final collection reveal by the end of August. 

Each Modular Coloring Shawl includes an illustration of the shawl shape for you to color each section with colored pencils or markers. Create your own striped color story and think about the shawls as geometric landscapes for you to customize with color. These shawls are designed for single skeins and they are perfect stashbusters to help you spring clean your stash. Most of the patterns feature garter stitch and are great introductions to modular knitting, suitable for adventurous beginners and advanced knitters alike. 

The debut shawl of the collection, Fragmentation Shawl, includes a free step-by-step video tutorial demonstrating all of the techniques required to knit this shawl. The 10 patterns come in a range of different shapes and sizes with notes on how to customize the size too! Enjoy this coloring e-book of shawls and unleash your inner artist as we knit beautiful modular shawls together!

Cascade 220 Superwash Merino is looking good. The colours are all in order. We made it easier for you and I to reach the yarn. The top box is now storage.

I spoke to Lynn this afternoon and she said she was tired last night. She did a lot of work - thank you for your help Lynn.

Just as I was about to hit Publish I received an email from Spincycle. They have more yarn for us. The box should be here next week. There are 2 brand new colours of Dream State coming.

Water Witch

Sex on the Beach

Now a bit of knitting and Price is Right at Night. My Opa loved Price is Right. He watched it every day after he retired - it runs in the family.

Twists & Turns

Welcome September. Welcome new Rowan.

Here are the brand new colours of Rowan Kidsilk Haze. 

Brushed Fleece has 4 new colours.

Martin Storey’s new book, Easy Fleece Style, has a lot of great patterns for Brushed Fleece.

Easy Fleece Style by Martin Storey follows hot on the heels from his hugely popular Easy Style. This time, Martin uses the popular Brushed Fleece to create a collection of garments and accessories for both men and women, plus some unisex designs. Brushed Fleece’s ability to create a warm and chunky knit whilst remaining lightweight, make this yarn an ideal choice for this latest collection.

You can find the new Rowan and Mode at Rowan books here.

There are 3 new colours of Rowan Felted Tweed Colour. Yummy!!!

The MKAL is back! The MKAL is my annual Mystery Shawl Knit Along and this year’s shawl is called is called Twists & Turns. We will cast on the Twists & Turns mystery shawl on October 6 and knit together throughout the month of October as I release a section of the pattern each week until the final design is revealed. The Mystery Shawl is a complete surprise, so when you sign up by purchasing the pattern, you only know what types of yarn and needles you need as well as some color recommendations.

SCHEDULE 
Sign ups - Saturday, September 3 

Clue 1 - Thursday, October 6 
Clue 2 - Thursday, October 13 
Clue 3 - Thursday, October 20 
Clue 4 - Thursday, October 27

When you purchase this pattern, you will receive an introductory PDF containing all the yarn information and details for the MKAL. You will receive the first instructions for the pattern on Thursday, October 6. Then, you will receive a section of the mystery shawl pattern each week until the final design is revealed on October 27.

I started making kits for Stephen West’s MKAL 2022.

Stephen suggests a main, a contrast, and an accent colour. The main and contrast are for most of the shawl and the accent is the embellishment.

I used the same two colours of Tosh Merino Light for the main and contrast and added a different pop for each.

Malabrigo Sock and Tough Love Sock.

Here are a few more in Tosh Merino Light. I was making kits as we were walking out the door. I hope to do more tomorrow.

My goal was to be in the store early this morning to start. That went sideways when I stepped on a nail in the garage. It didn’t go in very far but far enough. I feel fine and it doesn’t hurt to walk but I was 1/2 an hour late leaving home. Then I had my weekly chiropractor appointment followed by a trip to the doctor for a tetanus shot. I think this was my mom’s way of getting me to the doctor for a shot that was way, way overdue.

Painting Bricks

Stephen West has a new pattern.

Gather a colorful collection of DK and worsted weight yarns to knit this rectangular blanket. Slip stitches form the brick motif, so you only have to work with one color at a time. Choose a main color to frame all of the contrast color pops. This pattern is great for using leftover bits of yarn for the brick stripes. I-cord edges frame the perimeter for a crisp clean finish. Choose between the small or large width and customize the length by knitting as many bricks as you want. This blanket is very beginner friendly, so you can enjoy your beautiful colors with easy to knit stitches.

Don’t forget that you can double strand your fingering weight yarns to make a DK weight yarn.

You can purchase the pattern for the Painting Bricks Blanket on Stephen’s website. 

📷 © Stephen West

Stephen has a bit of everything in the blanket. Solid colours. Hand dyed yarns. Speckled hand dyed yarns. There is even a bit of Dyed in the Wool. 

Megan finished her Inclinations Cowl. She said that I could use her Instagram pictures to show you how the cowl knit up. She used Valley Girl D with Light-Years. I jokingly mentioned that she should knit for me - she is fast!!! She didn’t take the bait.

The colours are stunning. We don’t have enough skeins in stock for me to knit this colourway now but I will think about it in the future.

Boscoe is very comfortable on the pouf tonight.

Here is my Inclinations Cowl so far. There could be a few more rows before bed. 

I am running away for a few days next week. Sunday morning I am flying to Vancouver and will be back Thursday evening. All along I was planning on coming home Wednesday evening. My hotel was booked until Wednesday. Then I booked my flight. When I received the confirmation I realized that I messed up the return flight. It was easier to change the hotel than my plane ticket. Beth has been researching things for me to do. I think I might go whale watching. I’ve done it many times but being outside on a boat watching whales doesn’t get old. Sunday afternoon I’ll watch the cruise ships leaving for Alaska. There is the aquarium and Conservatory in Stanley Park. I will definitely visit Granville Island. I booked a hotel room with a balcony so there will be quiet knitting time. My quandary is the knitting for the trip. That is something I need to decide over the next few days. Please let me know if you have suggestions for downtown Vancouver.