Archives for May 2013

Have you seen Meadow yet? It's a scrumptious blend of merino, baby llama, silk, & linen and The Fibre Company just released it today! As a designer, I am sometimes lucky enough to get my hands on a new yarn before it's released.

sent a sample of Meadow to me many months ago and I fell in love immediately. This yarn has the excellent qualities you've come to expect from a Fibre Company yarn – a magnificent and unique blend of fibers paired with a gorgeous range of colors. To top it off, with the team at Kelbourne behind it you know there will be wonderful pattern support. Courtney and Kate are kicking things off with a Mystery KAL using Meadow. Naturally you'll also be working on my TTL Mystery KAL in June, but I know there are plenty of you who like to work on two KAL's at a time as it helps to pass the time between clues.

today – a fun cowl pattern that uses two colors of Meadow. The good news is that this is a quick enough knit that you'll be done in plenty of time to participate in their KAL as well.

let's you play with two. The color blocking starts with a broad band of garter stitch, then moves onto an easily memorized lace pattern with the second color.

who shared their luscious new yarn with me.

Then there's my beautiful niece, Abby, who is  here working as my intern this week and modeled for these photos. (I'm really going to miss her when she goes back to NC.) Side note: Just in case you're confused and thought my niece Abby was 2 years old, We've got two lovely Abbys in the family.

Thank you also to my ever patient daughters Sofie & Izzy who were happily behind the camera this time and took the lovely photos of Abbie modeling Typha.

And last but certainly not least a huge thank you as always to my test knitters Angela and Morgan, and to my wonderful tech editor Karen.

series? She began with Compassion a lovely green on a squishy, comforting, silk/merino Aran weight base. Sundara designed a richly cabled cowl to pair with her Compassion yarn.  Next up was Imagine, a beautiful indigo/purple on a merino/cashmere fingering weight base. She called on the talents of Joji Locatelli to create the perfect, fanciful shawl inspired by Imagine. Today Sundara released Joy, a sublime orange on 100% silk lace weight base. 

and, share your work in the Spoiler threads, ask questions and participate in the discussion.

There will be separate threads for each week of the KAL. Only post spoiler photos in the appropriate spoiler thread.

When adding your project to Ravelry be courteous to other
participants in the KAL and make your first photo a “Spoiler Alert”. You
are welcome to use the image above for your top photo.

MORE ABOUT THE PATTERN
This year’s TTL Mystery
Shawl is worked in three-colors from the top down. It has a shape
similar to a half-pi, but is actually a half-octagon. This shape is
created with 4 wedge shaped sections.

Choosing Yarns:
This is a three color shawl. When you purchase the pattern you will receive a pdf with a tutorial on selecting colors.
Solid or semi solid colors are best. This shawl has patterning that will be lost with heavily variegated yarns.

I used a sport weight yarn for my sample, but a fingering weight yarn
will also work. Be sure to allow extra yarn for differences in yarn put
up and gauge.

This shawl will be worked from the top edge down and out. It starts
with a garter tab cast on, which is described in the pattern. There are
also many excellent on-line tutorials and You Tube videos for this
technique.

Skills Needed:
Working flat, yarn over increases, decreases, picking up sts, binding off, blocking.

Both charts and written instructions will be included.

Other Info
We will start the KAL on June 1st.
You will be sent a new clue once a week for the first 4 weeks of June.
To join simply purchase the TTL Mystery Shawl 2013. The pattern will be
$4.00 from now until June 1st. On June 2nd the pattern price will
increase to $6.00.

TTL MYSTERY SHAWL 2013

Size: One Size

Finished Measurements: 60” (152 cm) wide x 24” (61 cm) deep

Yarn: Plucky Knitter Traveler, 65 % merino, 20% silk, 15% yak, 325 yds pe skein,
Color A: Medieval – 1 skein
Color B: Icy Audrey – 1 skein
Color C: Chlorophyll – 1 skein

The sample shawl used approximately:
160 yds of A
180 yds of B
325 yds of C

I recommend that you allow extra yarn to account for slight differences in gauge and yarn put up.- NOTE: For Color C I used almost the entire skein. I recommend having extra yarn on hand just in case.

Needles: US 6 (4mm) 24 or 30” circular needles or size to obtain gauge

Gauge: 16 sts & 28 rows = 4”/10cm in Stockinette St- blocked, always take the time to check gauge

Other Materials: stitch markers, tapestry needle

Price: $4.00 US (until June 1st after that the price will be $6.00)

A huge thank you to my test knitters Nadia, Denise, Meri, Chauntel, & Rosalina! And to the wonderful Karen for tech editing.