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Merced Cowl

The Merced cowl features Aran Lace cables and seed stitch texture for a fun to knit, cozy, one-skein project in The Fibre Co Cumbria, a lovely masham, merino, and mohair blend.

The Merced River runs through Yosemite Valley; the waterfalls and creeks of and around the Valley flow into it, including Bridalveil, Yosemite, and Ilouette.

Sizes
One Size

Finished Measurements
Circumferece: 26½ in / 66.5 cm
Height: 8 in / 20.5 cm

Yarn
The Fibre Company Cumbria, 60% Merino Wool / 30% Masham/Massam Wool / 10% Mohair (238 yds / 218 m per 3.53 oz / 100 g), 1 skein approx 209 yds / 191 m, shown in #44 Appleby Castle.

Needles
US6 / 4.0mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge
21.75 sts and 27 rounds in 4 in / 10 cm average over cabled pattern, blocked.

Notions
(1) stitch marker; cable needle; yarn needle

Skills
cabling
stitch patterns are both charted and written

All hail the wondrous complexity of barrel aged ales!  The BBA Hat features an awesome cabled panel (that looks a lot more complex than it actually is).

Sizes
S/M Beanie (M/L Beanie)

Finished Measurements
Circumference: 20 (24) in / 51 (61) cm
Height: 8¼ (10) in / 21 (25.5) cm

Yarn
Anzula For Better or Worsted, 80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon (polyamide) (200 yds / 183 m per 4.06 oz /115 g), 1 (2) skein(s) (198 (275) yds / 181 (251) m), shown in Coco and Seaside

Needles
US6 / 4.0mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge
US5 / 3.75mm needles or one size smaller than needles above

Gauge
28 sts and 33 rounds in 4 in / 10 cm average over cable pattern, blocked

Notions
(1) stitch marker for beginning of round; cable needle; yarn needle

Skills
cabling
stitch pattern is both charted and written

Fluvial Sweater

I loved the intricate stitch patterns of Sedona and Jackalope so much that I wanted to revisit them in an easy to wear pullover.

The sweater is knit from the top down, with stitches picked up from the shoulder straps, fronts and back joined at the armholes, and the garment continued in one piece.
The sleeves are worked by picking up stitches along the armhole, working short rows for the cap shaping, then continuing in the round.

Waist shaping is easily modified, as decreases and increases occur in the seed stitch panels adjacent to the cabled panels. Waist shaping increases and decreases are worked in pattern to maintain the seed stitch pattern, adjacent to the first and last cables within the main chart.

Total length is also easily modified in the hem-to-armhole area by working longer prior to bust decreases, by working the waist longer, or by working longer after the hip increases.

Note that some charts are specific for each size or set of sizes (BACK and FRONT NECKLINES). The shoulder short rows are charted for each size.

All of the cable patterns for the main repeat are included as one chart for ease of reference. There are two main repeat charts depending on size: Size XS & Small Main chart and Size M, L, XL, 2X and 3x main chart. The Right and Left Saddle Strap Charts are the same for each size.

Carefully review the pattern before printing.

• Page 1 is the cover page, with a summary of sizes, gauge, yarn details, etc, as well as a photo of the front of the sweater.
• Pages 2-5 are the actual instructions.
• Page 6 shows a detail of the back, and Page 7 shows a detail of the sleeve.
• Page 8 includes two diagrams for reference.
• Page 9 is the sweater schematic.
• Charts are pages 10-19. You only need page 10; the page with your size for the back and shoulders; page 17 or 18 for your size; and page 19.
• Page 20 is abbreviations, and page 21 includes a short bio and additional pattern recommendations.

Sizes
Women’s XS (S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X)
To fit bust: 28 (32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52) in / 71 (81.5, 91.5, 101.5, 112, 122, 132)cm with 3-4in / 7.5-10cm of ease

Finished Measurements
Bust: 31¾ (35¾, 39¾, 43¾, 47¾, 51¾, 55¾)in / 81 (91, 100.5, 111, 121, 131, 141.5)cm
Length: 19¾ (20¼, 20¾, 21¼, 21¾, 22¼, 22¾)in / 50.5 (51.5, 54, 55, 58, 59.5, 60)cm
See schematic for full measurements.

Yarn
The Fibre Company Knightsbridge, 65% baby llama, 25% merino, 10% silk (120 yds / 110m per 1.76oz / 50g), xxx skeins, shown in Skyworth.

Needles
US5 / 3¾mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge
US4 / 3.5mm needles (or 1 size smaller than needles used to obtain gauge) for ribbing

Gauge
20 sts and 32 rows in 4in / 10cm in St st and seed stitch

Notions
(4) stitch markers; waste yarn or stitch holders; cable needle; yarn needle

Skills
cabling, reading charts, picking up stitches, short row shaping

The Brewery Hats are here!  This is a collection of fun and quick to knit worsted weight unisex hats.  It includes the Hops Hat, Session Hat, Sour Hat, and BBA Hat.  I’ll be following up with info posts on each.

As promised, here’s the first pattern of 2016: Isn’t It Romantic, a top down crescent shawl, available exclusively through Lorna’s Laces via your LYS.  It’s going to premier at TNNA this weekend.

Photos © A Jarvis

I expect that 2016 will be similar to 2015 (in a good way!).

A lovely gradient shawl, Isn’t It Romantic?, is due to be released any day. It’ll be available exclusively through local yarn stores through Lorna’s Laces through 2016.  If you’re going to TNNA, catch a peek of it in the Lorna’s Laces booth.

One small collection, Brewery Hats, should be out this month. It includes 4 unisex hats, all worked in gorgeous Anzula For Better or Worsted. The patterns will be available individually, with a discount given for purchasing all four.

Two other hats — one in Stitch Sprouts Crater Lake, the other in Yarn on the House Little Brother — are slotted for January or February.

I have a pretty one-skein cabled cowl in Fibre Company Cumbria to release in February, and the sumptuous Fluvial sweater in Fibre Company Knightsbridge to release ASAP.

A camisole for spring and summer (depending on the mildness of your climate!) in Anzula Breeze and Vera is slated for a spring release.

The peek on the left is of the border of a shawl in Anzula Cloud in Seaside and Victoria.  (Their Victoria colorway, the dark blue, is that indigo/twilight blue that is one of my favorite colors.)  I’m hoping to finish it in the next couple weeks and having it up for testing in February, with a goal of a March 2016 release.

I have yarn for several more shawls and accessories (mitts, hats, or cowls) in the design queue. I’ll be doing a hat as part of the Indie Untangled yarn club.  I may be doing a design for a yarn company for summer TNNA.  I have several designs coming out through Knit Picks collections this year as well.

Other than that, I’d like to do at least one additional sweater this year.  I have a black shell I got from Old Navy that I wear all the time, and I’d like to do  a sweater that will fill that gap in my wardrobe when it finally kicks the bucket.  It’s one of those simple basics that can be a wardrobe staple, and adaptable to various styles depending on how you accessorize it.