Pattern Summary: AYS Live Nov 8
Anna had a great time going through patterns on our weekly Instagram Live - here are some highlights.
Patterns
Spot Sweater by Anne Ventzel
Uses cream DK and CC using 3 strands of silk mohair held together. You can fade the silk mohair in and out to make a beautiful colour fade.
For fade effect with mohair, gradually change the colours of the 3 strands of mohair while knitting starting off with 3 strands of one colour and gradually introducing a new colour in this sequence 2 stands colour 1 + 1 strand colour 2, 1 strand colour 1 + 2 strands of colour 2, 3 strands of colour 2 and then repeat again with the next set of colours.
- MC: Beacons with in Rigging with 3 strands of Isager silk mohair colour 19 (pink) or you could do 3 complimentary colours of mohair so you could start with a lighter colour like colour 64 (light orange) 3 strands and then after a few pattern repeats then do 2 strands colour 64 +1 strand colur 19 (pink) then switch to 1+2 and then start to bring in red 3rd colour to fade into at the end like a gradient
- Subtle combo MC: Leizu DK Sea Smoke CC:gradient effect with Isager mohair 44 (blue),66 (ice blue), 67 (sea green)
Wildflower by Tine Rousing
Colourwork pattern with contrast colour tassels added on afterwards
MC: Isager Jensen held with Spinni or silk mohair (lace weight)
CC: Spinni
With this pattern you can use 2+ colours in total for the sweater. A nice pattern to use yarn in stash like leftovers for the contrast colours.
- MC: Jensen colour 100 (navy) + Spinni in 100 held together for background
- CC1 Spinni colour 44 (electric blue)
- CC2 Spinni colour 22 (yellow)
- CC3 Spinni colour 17 (pink)
- CC4 Spinni colour 11s (blue grey)
- CC5 Spinni colour 0 (white)
Anna’s fav combo
- MC: Jensen colour 4s (grey) + Spinni in 4s held together for background mohair colour 47 instead of spinni for softer feel or lighter grey for heathered effect colour 3s
- CC1 Spinni colour 61 (light pink)
- CC2 Spinni colour 16 (blue)
- CC3 Spinni colour 19 (coral pink)
- CC4 Spinni colour 40 (spring green)
- CC5 Spinni colour 46s (seafoam green)
Burgos by Rosa Pomar
Uses a sport weight + lace weight held together in matching colours or you can stripe- it’s a very versatile pattern
- Walcot Yarns Opus + Isager silk mohair Cranberry + colour 32
- Goldenrod + colour 22
- Cinnabar + colour 28 for a tonal heathered effect
- Julie Asselin Journey Sport Latte + colour 62 or colour 0 or E0
- Journey sport Fleur + colour 28
Trinigan by Andrea Mowry
Would Garthenor Beacons work?
Pattern calls for worsted weight while Beacons is a DK. Beacons will bloom with blocking. It would be very drapey might not have as much structure as using a worsted but do a gauge swatch to double check that you are happy with the fabric and play with needle size.
Sleeveless by Lone Kjeldsen
Lace + light 4ply held together = roughly a 4ply gauge
Show single yarn so only 1 strand
- Mondim colour 306
- Cumbria fingering colour Hollyberry
- Amble colour Catbells + Spinni 1s or Alpaca 1 colour 33
Cloudwatching by Susanne Sommer
This pattern uses purl brioche and garter stitch.
It uses 2 strands held together for the main body and sleeves and 1 strand for contrasts on the neck, cuffs and hem
Lace weight + fluff silk mohair together