Pattern: Bloc Pulli

Bloc Pulli on Ravelry $8 (no account necessary)

If you have a weakness for amazing-colored sock yarn and a known aversion to knitting socks, what are you to do? Knit yourself a Bloc Pulli! Contrasting cuffs shaped with short rows and a garter stitch edging at the collar set off that sock yarn from a straightforward body with a round yoke that doesn’t distract from the gorgeous color blocking.

What you'll love about knitting Bloc Pulli:

• Short-row shaping on the long cuffs is fun to work
• Sometimes you want a bit of in-the-round comfort knitting - you've got it! Nary a purl in sight (just three purl half rows to raise the back of the neck)
• Sideways-knit collar means no tight (or fiddly) bindoff plus you've mastered a wonderful and useful technique

What you'll love about wearing Bloc Pulli:

• Color blocking!
• Lightweight yarn makes this a great multi-season sweater you'll reach for all the time
• Though not fitted in the body, the properly-sized yoke ensures you'll look pulled together

Size/Finished Measurements
Women’s XS, S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X (shown in size M with 4” ease)
Chest circumference: 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56 inches
Materials

• MC: Harrisville Designs Shetland (100% Wool; 217 yards/198 Meters per 50 gram skein); color: Midnight; 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7 skeins 
• CC: Madeline Tosh Tosh Sock (100% Superwash Merino; 395 yards/361 meters per 114 gram skein); color: Tomato; 1 skein for all sizes (50g skein of fingering-weight yarn is sufficient for XS, S, and M sizes) 
• US3/3.25mm 29-inch circular needle 
• US6/4.0mm 29-inch circular needle 
• Set of US6/4.0mm DPNs 
• Waste yarn or stitch holders 
• Stitch markers 
• Tapestry needle

Gauge
20 sts x 28 rows = 4 inches in MC in Stockinette stitch on larger needle
24 sts x 48 rows (24 ridges) = 4 inches in CC in Garter stitch on smaller needle
Skills Needed

• Casting on 
• Binding off 
• Knitting 
• Purling 
• Increasing 
• Decreasing 
• Short rows

Thanks!
Technical Editing: Karen Clark
Test Knitting: voodikon, ryam
Photography: Nicholas Dames

Everything you need to create your own beautiful Bloc Pulli is provided in the professionally designed (by me!) pattern.

Lovely knitters who purchased this pattern when it was originally released should have received a message from Ravelry that the updated version of the pattern is now in your library. Don't miss the special customer coupon code!



Thanks for stopping by, and happy knitting!
xoxo,

Happy Monday! Recording ep0 for the second season of the Sweater with Kathleen Dames #kdsweater #purlypullover

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Spring Hiatus 3 | The Sweater with Kathleen Dames

We are on Spring Hiatus for the month of April. Season Two of The Sweater with Kathleen Dames will begin in May, and we will knit the Purly Pullover together. More to come on our new sweater next week.

 

Today I share the story behind a favorite pattern: An Aran for Frederick. Purchase your copy of the pattern here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/an-aran-for-frederick

 

Knits seen in this episode

-On Lady Jane: An Aran for Frederick http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/an-aran-for-frederick

-On Lady Jane: Captain Austen’s Scarf http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/captain-austens-scarf

-On Kathleen: Mermaid’s Cardigan http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mermaids-cardigan

 

Books mentioned in this episode

• Persuasion by Jane Austen http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674049741
• Jane Austen Knits 2011 http://www.interweavestore.com/jane-austen-knits-2011-digital-edition
• Knitting Workshop by Elizabeth Zimmermann http://www.schoolhousepress.com/books/schoolhouse-press-titles/knitting-workshop-original-edition.html
• A Treasury of Knitting Patterns, A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns, Charted Knitting Designs (and, not pictured, A Fourth Treasury of Knitting Patterns) by Barbara Walker http://www.schoolhousepress.com/books/schoolhouse-press-titles/the-treasury-set.html

 

Is there a pattern of mine you would like me to talk about? Let me know in the comments.

 

Thanks for being here, and happy knitting!

xoxo, Kathleen

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Recording spring hiatus ep3: how an idea becomes a sweater. #knitscope #designscope #kathleentalks

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Pattern: Wavelette

Wavelette on Ravelry $8 (no account necessary)

Wavelette is a lovely layering piece with its lace front and delicate rolled hems. Fingering-weight yarn and a loose gauge make this light as air and quicker to knit than you might think.

Crest of the Wave (provided in both chart and written form), a variation on the classic Shetland Old Shale pattern, is easy to work and so gratifying with lacy bits and waves of double-strands of pearls (purls, really). This sweater is perfect for strolling on the beach or strutting out to dinner.

What you'll love about knitting Wavelette:

• Worked in the round from the bottom up
• Lace front provides knitterly interest without being too difficult
• Very little finishing work

What you'll love about wearing Wavelette:

• Fingering weight yarn makes this a lightweight, virtually year-round sweater depending upon what you layer beneath it
• Delicate rolled hems at collar and cuff enhance the elegance of this sweater
• Show-stopping lace panel in front makes this sweater truly special

Size/Finished Measurements
Chest: 28 (32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52) inches Shown in 36-inch with -2 inches ease.

Materials

• Louet Gems Fingering Weight [100% Merino; 185 yards/169 Meters per 50 gram skein]; color: Cloud Grey; 4 [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] skeins (approximately 666 [815, 977, 1145, 1325, 1509, 1685] yards)
• US6/4.0mm 32-inch/80 cm circular needle
• Set of US2/2.75mm double-pointed needles (DPNs)
• Waste yarn
• Stitch markers
• Coil-less safety pins or other removable stitch markers
• Tapestry needle

Gauge
24 sts x 26 rows = 4 inches in Stockinette stitch on larger needle

Skills Needed

• casting on
• binding off
• working in the round
• knitting
• purling
• increasing
• decreasing
• following written or charted instructions for Crest of the Wave Lace pattern (both included)

Thanks!
Technical Editing: Karen Clark
Test Knitting: 100creations, lalalaclaire, mythik, villageknitting
Photography: Nicholas Dames

Everything you need to create your own beautiful Wavelette is provided in the professionally designed (by me!) pattern. Both written and charted versions of the Crest of the Wave Lace stitch pattern are included.

Lovely knitters who purchased this pattern when it was originally released should have received a message from Ravelry that the updated version of the pattern is now in your library. Don't miss the special customer coupon code!



Thanks for stopping by, and happy knitting!
xoxo,

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