Project report: boxy sweater using five different yarns
I thought I'd show off my latest colour-block boxy jumper and give you some info about how it's made, and the yarns used. Before my recent foot surgery (in August 2021) we were in self-isolation for a few days (of course!) so I spent the time furiously preparing projects for when I got home. I knew I'd want simple things that I could just pick up, and I thought if I left a few things just ready to finish and sew up then it would create some easy wins for myself that would make me feel accomplished. It totally worked...
What can I make with a 4ply/Fingering Five Skein Fade Set?
Have you seen a pack of five skeins in a fade set and been tempted but don't know what to use them for? Well look no further... here's some pattern inspiration for you! Fading Point by Joji Locatelli The original pattern that inspired us to make five skein fade sets in the first place! Starting Point by Joji Locatelli The precursor to Fading Point. This might not be as obvious with how to use a fade set but could look very striking. It is only available on Ravelry at the moment. Here's how it looks with five colours (but not a fade):...
Project ideas for DK Yarnlings™
As well as our 4ply Yarnlings we have DK ones too. These are 10g balls of yarn as we thought that doing 5g of DK seemed too small to be worth it. That means they have approximately 22m in each one - that will vary according to the yarn base though. Here are some ideas as to what to do with them (aside from just keep them looking cute in a jar)... Quadratic by David O'Kelly (Knitting) The original Yarnling project!! This pattern is written for both 4ply and DK yarns. It is a simple squishy triangular shawl pattern...
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Pattern ideas for three-colour combinations
In about 2011 there was a shawl pattern released which used three colours of 4ply/fingering weight yarn and *wasn't* a triangular one. It seemed all new at the time as the trend had been for one-skein triangular shawls. That pattern was Veera Valimaki's Colour Affection and since then three-colour shawl patterns in all different shapes have remained popular. I realise she won't have been the first to release a three-colour pattern by the way, it just seemed like that was the first super-popular one. Whenever we do our yarn updates I always try to make time to photograph colour combinations...
More mini skein pattern ideas
It has been quite a while since we last gave you suggestions of patterns that use mini skeins so we thought we'd take another look at this. We hope it's inspiring and helpful! Our previous posts contain Ravelry links so please be wary when looking back at them. Riverside Walks by Victoria Magnus Combining our fluffy alpaca lacewight yarn, Lowther Lace with a sparkly mini skein fade set this striking shawl combines simple stitch bands with lace details to draw the eye. Dathan pullover by Kate Davies Made using 15 x 25g balls of a tweed yarn...
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