Interweave Knits Winter 2017

And in the blink of an eye winter is here once again, bringing with it wood-burning fireplaces, howling winds, creaking old beams, warm drinks in cold hands, and the timeless comfort of wool. Since I was little—and long before I picked up a pair of knitting needles—I’ve loved winter. I built snow forts with my sister and friends, ice skated on frozen ponds, went sledding on snow days, and curled up with hot chocolate by the fire after I ran inside with rosy cheeks and a runny nose. Winter is a nostalgic time, evoking images from years past. Regardless of your age, the first snow of winter is magical, and for a knitter, so is casting on the first project of our season—the knitter’s season. In this winter issue of…

Explore this range of sophisticated products that will transport you to an era in which time and skill went into every product. 1 Back in press is the vintage book that will get any man knitting—The Manly Art of Knitting by Dave Fougner. ($1395 / www.gingkopress.com) 2 Illustrated Notebooks by Jill Draper offer a perfect way to capture all of those creative sparks and inspired doodles. ($7–32 / www.etsy.com/shop/jilldrapermakesstuff) 3 Fringe Supply Co.’s Field Bags are at home during travel and in the workshop. ($65 / www.fringesupplyco.com) 4 Jared Flood’s Woolens is an alluring collection of accessories for knitters with a relaxed, sophisticated style. ($30 / www.brooklyntweed.com) 5 Bruce Weinstein’s book Knits Men Want steps out of the female-centric garment world with gorgeous masculine and gender-neutral knits. ($1895 / www.abramsbooks.com)…

These marled yarns are brought to you by our friends at Classic Elite Yarns, Brooklyn Tweed, Woolfolk, Jill Draper Knits, and String Yarns NYC. In marled yarns, rustic colors and natural fibers twist together to create charming fabric and cozy knits for winter. Work up a simple stockinette stitch or ribbed fabric in one of these luxurious yarns to reveal speckled, visually compelling, and satisfying knits. If you’re looking for a simple, rewarding project for a cold winter day, try your hand at a hat or cowl, which will reveal the complexity and undertones of the marled fibers. Rustic colors &NATURAL FIBERS CHARMINGtwist together for winter knits. CANADA ALBERTA STASH LOUNGE Calgar y, AB 403-457-0766 www.stashlounge.com BRITISH COLUMBIA A TWIST OF YARN Vernon, BC 250-549-4200 atwistofyarn.com KNIT2 YARNS Kamloops, BC 250-314-0276 knit2yarns.com ONTARIO RUTI’S NEEDLEBED Mississauga, ON 905-821-9370 ruti.ca THE REAL…

Over a meal at The National Needle Arts Association (TNNA) tradeshow, Kate Gagnon Osborn and Courtney Kelley, founders of Kelbourne Woolens (the exclusive North American distributor of The Fibre Co.), piqued my interest when they mentioned a recent trip to Donegal, Ireland, to develop a new Donegal tweed. Being a tweedhead—and a lover of sheep, green mossy fields against gray skies, yarn, and anything and everything Irish—it dawned on me that Interweave Knits readers would also like to hear about Ireland and The Fibre Co.’s new yarn, Arranmore. Q Tell us about Arranmore—what it is, where it’s made, and how long it took to develop. A Arranmore is our Fall 2016 release, and it is unique to The Fibre Co. lineup. It is an Aran-weight, woolen-spun (the other lines are currently worsted-spun),…

I first encountered tubular cast-ons in machine knitting, where they are quite common. In machine knitting, tubular cast-ons set stitches on the needles so that the piece can be knitted as a tube, usually with a closed bottom edge (optionally, the bottom and the left or right edge can be left open). Often, after the cast-on is complete, the top is also closed, and the knitting proceeds, not as a tube, but as a fully interlaced, flat piece of fabric. At first, I used tubular cast-ons because they were the easiest, most reliable way of getting the stitches onto the needles— then I began to appreciate their versatility. They made an attractive, stable edge. As I became more experienced, I wondered how I could duplicate my machine-knitting techniques by hand and vice…

RUGGED & REFINED KNITS FOR MEN & WOMEN. ENJOY RESPONSIBLY. YARN Dale Garn Eco Wool, distributed by Mango Moon ?For terms, abbreviations, and techniques you don’t know, please visit our Knitting Glossary at www.KnittingDaily.com/glossary NOTES • This pullover is worked back and forth in pieces and seamed. • The KSP right-slanting decrease (see Stitch Guide) is worked as illustrated on the sleeve cap raglans, and worked in pattern on the body raglans. STITCH GUIDE Knit 1 below (k1B): Insert right needle from front to back into center of st below next st on left needle, wrap yarn and pull new st through, drop old st off left needle. KSP: (See Sidebar on p. 31 and Notes) Work 1 st in patt, then transfer st to left needle without twisting. Insert right needle into 2nd st on left needle…