Top Picks: Chunky Hats
That just about says what this is about - many of you have been asking about quick chunky knits, so I thought I'd do a bit of a pattern pick for you - we'll start with hats for now. I was going to do head, neck, and hands all in one blog post but it was getting unwieldy so I'll just stick to hats for this post. For more inspiration for all yarns and things to make, why not have a look at our Pinterest boards? You can see them HERE. CHUNKY HATS Brigg: a quick slouchy hat with a...
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Shadowlines: an architectural knit
Since it's absolutely freezing (which is warmer than many places, but still..) at the moment I thought now might be a good time to show you this amazing thing.. It's Shadowlines by Louise Zass-Bangham, from her lovely book which was released last year, Knit Play Colour. This cosy and striking wrap is made in our Whitfell Chunky. It's shown here in Natural, which I need to restock, but it'd be lovely in any of the colours. Don't be put off by the marl shades - they do show up cables. I think I sent my lovely sample knitter 11...
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FO Friday: Caramia
With the weather here in Britain finally feeling a bit more wintry, now would seem like a good time to show off an FO from early December which I thought I'd need and haven't really done until now! This lovely Lopi-style sweater is Caramia by Kate Heppell, and featured in Knit Now originally. It's written for a different yarn (Ístex Álafoss Lopi), but as soon as I saw it I thought it'd be lovely in ECY Whitfell Chunky.. ..and it is. It got heavy whilst I was knitting it, and it feels heavy to hold, but once I put it...
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Turbine
Today we're having a closer look at Turbine, from our Drift Collection. I'm working on my own Turbine, and so many of your have commented on it on social media, so this seems like a good time to mention more about the pattern. It's worked top down, starting with a really cool German twisted cast on (there's a YouTube link in the pattern), which is followed by the yoke with twisted stitches. Anyone with a large bust like me will know how long yoke rows can get, but this hasn't been too bad so far as the pattern has kept...
New patterns: Minted Collection
Today we're celebrating the release of the Mint Collection by Anna Elliott. Anna is a talented British designer, who I met through Knit Now magazine some years ago, and we've kept in contact ever since. She designed the lovely cosy Nature Collection for us, and we've collaborated on a number of magazine patterns too. Anyway.. mint.. yum.. Each of the three hats is named after a mint, and each one is completely different, which is really cool. They're made in Whitfell DK (100% baby alpaca with 100m per 50g ball), using the colours Ebony and Dogwood, but of course...