Dolin, a new cardigan pattern...
I hope this finds you all at home and healthy, and if you're like me in this quarantine, keeping the needles and yarn close by for a meditative break from all the chaos out there. As the weather turns and the days are sunny, I'm lucky enough to have a little porch and yard to get outside in and I remind myself that the longer I stay here, the sooner we can all get back to our jobs and schools and lives.
I keep telling myself that one of the many things I can do now, while looking towards life after quarantine, is to make something to wear when it's over. Because that stash isn't going to knit itself, right?
I keep telling myself that one of the many things I can do now, while looking towards life after quarantine, is to make something to wear when it's over. Because that stash isn't going to knit itself, right?
Dolin is a cardigan I designed and knit earlier this winter, knit in some gorgeous Quince and Co Owl years ago, on one of my first trips up to Portland Maine to visit friends.
There's a lovely shop there named KnitWit and they carry EVERYTHING Quince, so I really couldn't resist, plus I was in a yarn store with 4 other designers, and we may have egged each other on a bit. This deep green is gorgeous, plus the dark gray heather mixed in there is just perfect.- and although I love these skeins, they sat in stash for a few years while new yarns or deadline projects came and went. As did a number of other really beautiful skeins that I had similarly bought on trips or with friends or just because I loved them.
So, I had a plan in early 2018 - new yarn would only come in after I used a similar quantity from stash.
I actually did design a few things from stash under this new plan - Kahlua, Lillet, Violet Aster, my VSOP Mitts, Dolin, and my next sweater design that's currently in testing. Stash progress was being made! But now Covid has happened, and I may or may not be on a yarn buying bender to support a whole bunch of businesses I love, so the stash curve isn't looking good anymore.
But my yarn cupboard sure is, so I better stay on the plan.
With that in mind, I've got Dolin ready for you. It's exactly the kind of knit I want right now. Bold and simple and easy to both make and wear. The motifs are straightforward and once established, this can be your TV binge watching project. It features gorgeous undulating lines, with one large lace cable echoed by accent cables on both front and back. There's lots of stockinette, plus a V-neck, 3/4 sleeves, and a beautifully finished neckline.
Maya is wearing my sweater with about 7"/17.75cm of ease, and she's chosen to accessorize it with the garden flamingos that were in our basement, but you can wear yours as you please. Notes are included in the pattern on altering length, width, or sleeves as you desire.
As for the flamingo, I'm super lucky to have a willing model in the house, so I'm going to let her do whatever she wants so that she thinks this is fun.
For more details and a bunch of gorgeous versions of this sweater, see the Ravelry Page - the test knit on this one resulted in some really beautiful knits!!!
I know this has been a pretty chatty post (sorry, isolation does that) so if you've read this far, you also get 25% off your Ravelry purchase of the Dolin PDF with the code CHAT, valid until 5/10.
Again, stay home and safe you guys. I'm scared of all the states just opening up right now without paying attention to science or facts - be careful and mindful that even if you aren't afraid of getting sick, your actions can easily affect others without you even realizing it.
You don't NEED to go to the beach, get a new pair of shoes, or see a movie -- you just want to. And maybe right now, what we want isn't that important, because others out there NEED to stay safe. We are lucky enough to have a hobby that makes staying home kind of fun. And we can literally save lives by doing so and ordering some takeout. How many times is that going to be the case?
There's a lovely shop there named KnitWit and they carry EVERYTHING Quince, so I really couldn't resist, plus I was in a yarn store with 4 other designers, and we may have egged each other on a bit. This deep green is gorgeous, plus the dark gray heather mixed in there is just perfect.- and although I love these skeins, they sat in stash for a few years while new yarns or deadline projects came and went. As did a number of other really beautiful skeins that I had similarly bought on trips or with friends or just because I loved them.
So, I had a plan in early 2018 - new yarn would only come in after I used a similar quantity from stash.
I actually did design a few things from stash under this new plan - Kahlua, Lillet, Violet Aster, my VSOP Mitts, Dolin, and my next sweater design that's currently in testing. Stash progress was being made! But now Covid has happened, and I may or may not be on a yarn buying bender to support a whole bunch of businesses I love, so the stash curve isn't looking good anymore.
But my yarn cupboard sure is, so I better stay on the plan.
With that in mind, I've got Dolin ready for you. It's exactly the kind of knit I want right now. Bold and simple and easy to both make and wear. The motifs are straightforward and once established, this can be your TV binge watching project. It features gorgeous undulating lines, with one large lace cable echoed by accent cables on both front and back. There's lots of stockinette, plus a V-neck, 3/4 sleeves, and a beautifully finished neckline.Maya is wearing my sweater with about 7"/17.75cm of ease, and she's chosen to accessorize it with the garden flamingos that were in our basement, but you can wear yours as you please. Notes are included in the pattern on altering length, width, or sleeves as you desire.
As for the flamingo, I'm super lucky to have a willing model in the house, so I'm going to let her do whatever she wants so that she thinks this is fun.
For more details and a bunch of gorgeous versions of this sweater, see the Ravelry Page - the test knit on this one resulted in some really beautiful knits!!!
I know this has been a pretty chatty post (sorry, isolation does that) so if you've read this far, you also get 25% off your Ravelry purchase of the Dolin PDF with the code CHAT, valid until 5/10.
Again, stay home and safe you guys. I'm scared of all the states just opening up right now without paying attention to science or facts - be careful and mindful that even if you aren't afraid of getting sick, your actions can easily affect others without you even realizing it.
You don't NEED to go to the beach, get a new pair of shoes, or see a movie -- you just want to. And maybe right now, what we want isn't that important, because others out there NEED to stay safe. We are lucky enough to have a hobby that makes staying home kind of fun. And we can literally save lives by doing so and ordering some takeout. How many times is that going to be the case?
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