Interweave Knits Fall 2017

Dear Reader, My bedside table is precious real estate: only the most important possessions in my life earn a place there. On any given night you’ll find a half-finished knitting project, a family photo, a felted figurine of Jon Snow, and a large stack of books. The only permanent resident of that stack is a dogeared, well-loved copy of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. It hasn’t left its place since I was an undergrad, and I often reach for it when I can’t sleep. Reading it is like having a conversation with an old friend that pulls me back to center and allows me to drift off into sunlit dreams. Since I drew the volume out of The Strand’s stacks fourteen years ago, Whitman’s poetry and prose have had a…

THE YARN 1 Cascade Yarns Llamerino (50% baby llama, 50% merino wool; 291 yd [267 m]/3½ oz [100 g]). 24 stitches = 4" on size 5 (3.75 mm) needles; offered in six natural llama shades. Llama creates halo and drape and that silky alpaca handfeel; merino adds fineness, body, and stitch definition. All of the fiber in this yarn is raised in Bolivia. MERINO 2 Merino is a fine wool prized by knitters and textile manufacturers alike. 3 The Merino sheep was developed in Spain in the 1200s by royalty who imported rams from Berber tribes in Morocco (a short eight-mile trip across the Strait of Gibraltar) and cross-bred them with their own ewes. The Spanish continued to refine the Merino over the following centuries. 4 The royals strictly protected their claim to these…

The All Who Wander Cowl pays homage to eighteenthcentury American embroidery samplers with motifs inspired by the National Museum of American History and a quote from J. R. R. Tolkien: “Not all those who wander are lost.” The cowl is worked in the round and requires knowledge of intermediate knitting techniques, including a provisional cast-on, chart reading, stranded colorwork, I-cord bind-off, and careful blocking. PATTERN PAGE 28 YARN Mountain Meadow Wool Jackson Finished Size 46½ " circumference and 14" tall. Yarn Mountain Meadow Wool Jackson (100% merino; 230 yd [210 m]/3½ oz [100 g]): charcoal (gray; A), 2 skeins; pinecone (brown; B), denim (blue; C), brick (red; D), and sorrel (tan; E), 1 skein each. Needles Size 7 (4.5 mm): 40" circular. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the…

The Tangled Up in Gray Pullover is the cozy cabled turtleneck you’ll reach for on cold mornings. Equally at home with jeans and boots or over a flowing dress, the design takes a classic knit aesthetic and modernizes it with an intriguing asymmetric motif and crisp tailoring. The pullover is worked from the bottom up in pieces and seamed; it’s finished with a substantial collar in the same chunky rib featured in the body. PATTERN PAGE 30 YARN Hudson Valley Fibers Hudson Finished Size 31¾ (36, 40½ , 43¼ , 47¾ )" bust circumference. Pullover shown measures 40½ "; modeled with 4½ " of positive ease. Yarn Hudson Valley Fibers Hudson (50% alpaca, 50% Corriedale; 92 yd [84 m]/1¾ oz [50 g]): storm king, 12 (13, 15, 16, 18) skeins.…

The Free Falling Pullover showcases unique and wandering cables, feminine shaping, and casual appeal. This fitted pullover has two traveling central cables that are divided by seed stitch and framed by stockinette stitch on the sides. The boatneck is modified by the short-row shaping on the shoulder and ends in an I-cord bind-off. PATTERN PAGE 37 YARN Sugar Bush Yarns Crisp Finished Size 30½ (34½ , 38½ , 42½ , 46½ , 50½ )" bust circumference. Sweater shown measures 34½ "; modeled with ½ " of negative ease. Yarn Sugar Bush Yarns Crisp (100% superwash merino wool; 95 yd [87 m]/1¾ oz [50 g]): mulberry, 13 (14, 16, 17, 19, 20) skeins. Needles Size 6 (4 mm): straight and 16" circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the…

The Whitman Hat features mock brioche cables that surround an angular brioche motif inspired by traditional American cabin architecture. Interpreting classic cable motifs in modern two-color brioche demonstrates the progression from past to present in one hat. This hat gives you the opportunity to practice advanced techniques such as brioche decreases and a braided cast-on. PATTERN PAGE 41 YARN Imperial Yarn McKenzie Finished Size 17¼ (19¾ )" circumference at brim and 7¾ (8¼ )" tall. Hat shown measures 17¼. Yarn Imperial Yarn McKenzie (100% American wool; 220 yd [201 m]/2 oz [57 g]): natural (cream; MC) and moss (green; CC), 1 skein each. Needles Size 3 (3.25 mm): 16" circular (cir) and set of double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge. Notions Marker (m); cable…