Elza Sweater

Zanete Knits has a new pattern. The sweater is beautiful.

You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Use code RAV_ELZA to get a 15% discount. Code is valid until 8th February 23:59 GMT.

Introducing the Elza Sweater, the first garment in a new collection inspired by motifs I have seen on traditional Latvian mittens. 

The design is a raglan with simple shaping and all-over stranded colourwork so you can enjoy the process of savouring every stitch. It is worked top down seamlessly in the round, although the neckline area is worked flat. 

The chart is a simple, repetitive symmetric motif with predominantly short floats. It has a very intuitive rhythm and makes for a relaxing project. 

Using a colour-changing gradient as the main colour adds to the intrigue and makes the project more addictive. I recommend using colour combinations with high contrast so the intricate motif stands out. Any sport weight yarn that gets the gauge and works well for stranded colourwork will be a perfect choice for this project.

I worked from home yesterday and placed orders including a restock a Soak. All scents should be back in stock next week.

This was my set up yesterday and this afternoon. 

My Nightshift has been cast off. It needs a good blocking.

I pulled out a part finished Traveler Cowl to work on. This is Eleventh Hour Dyed in the Wool.

I wind all my skeins before I start and plan the order.

Then I put each ball in a Ziplock bag and mark the ball number. I also mark if I’m going to work from the inside or the outside. This makes my colours continue in the same order when I join a new ball. It isn’t perfect, sometimes the colours are a bit off but you’d have to look very closely to find my colour changes.

Now back to paperwork. 

Finished Jaunty

Alex dropped by on Saturday with my blocked Jaunty.

Pattern: Jaunty (pattern purchased on Ravelry)

Yarn: 5 skeins Spincycle Dyed in the Wool

Colour: Poppy

Needles: 3.75mm

I love this pattern. It is mindless but not boring. I will be making it again.

This could be my next Jaunty. It’s a brand new colour coming from Spincycle within the next two weeks.

Yesterday afternoon I finished my Ooey Gooey Cowl. It needs to be blocked and then the ends grafted together.

Then I picked up my Nightshift. I wanted to blog last night but I was trying to get the stitches cast off first. I had about 20 stitches left when it was bed time. I’ll get it finished later today.

This was about 6:30 last night. It didn’t look too bad outside.

This morning I went out to get dad’s newspaper. I had to dig a path to get it.

Mike came from the workshop this morning to get the driveway clean. Sending thoughts to those who got slammed.

Emma’s Theme Packs

We received an email from Emma’s this week that select Theme Packs are being discontinued to make way for new colourways coming soon. We have marked down the discontinued kits.

Theme Packs are available online and in the store. See all the colours.

Lisa K. Ross (Paper Daisy Creations) has a beautiful shawl pattern called Perennial It is stunning! You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Perennial plants, when cultivated, can be everlasting. They come back year after year, no matter what happens in between. Handknits, when carefully tended, are the same. This scarf is effortlessly knit on the bias, highlights your palette, drapes beautifully when worn, and will return year after year to keep you warm and stylish. It’s the perfect canvas to play with beautiful yarns, transitioning colors through a combination of garter, stockinette, and easy-to-knit wildflowers.

Lisa knit the shawl with a Theme Pack from Emma’s. You can knit the shawl with the Practically Perfect Small Theme Pack or the Super Silky Small Theme Pack. 

This shawl is called Tropical Dilemma and you can purchase the pattern on Ravelry. 

The pattern calls for a Theme Pack from Emma’s in Practically Perfect Sock. For the sample we used a Theme Pack in Super Silky. Super Silky is 80% Superwash Merino and 20% Silk. The drape is amazing.

From Emma’s Mom, Laura, who designed the shawl.

I live in the subtropics where we enjoy year round sunshine and hot sticky summers. I often find myself in a dilemma, do I dress for the weather outside or the weather inside? Outside the sun is blazing and inside the air is frigid, almost freezing! Enter Tropical Dilemma, the perfect take everywhere 

This gorgeous shawl is knit from the top down, beginning with a garter tab cast on. As you add increases to the spine and edges a triangular shape is formed. The simple repeat of knits and purl rows are memorizable and meditative, making this the perfect lazy day, knit night or Netflix project! Grab a kit of colorful yarn or use up bits from your beautiful stash, this shawl is all about letting the yarn do the heavy lifting so you can relax and enjoy!

Capricorn is a new Theme Pack coming next week.

I went way back again. This shawl is from November of 2016 - Winter Cove (pattern purchased on Ravelry) knit with 2 skeins of Malabrigo Rasta on 15mm needles.

A lightly-fulled single-ply yarn of magnum proportions! Whip out a super-cozy accessory in just hours with this super-sized delight of a yarn. Our premium Uruguayan merino is just as soft as ever, and Rasta comes in a range of our unique “watercolor multi” colorways as well as a rainbow of semi-solid basics. Unbelievably squishy, this is the yarn to turn to when you want the ultimate in warmth (or the ultimate in speed!)

Have a good evening. Stay safe tomorrow - hopefully they are wrong with how much snow we are going to get.

Everglow

Cheryl Faust has a new shawl pattern. I love her Mosaic Shawls.

Here is a link to Everglow on Ravelry.

Everglow celebrates a glow that lingers — the soft light at dusk, the warmth that remains after the sun has set, the sense of continuity between where we’ve been and where we’re going.

Everglow is a contemporary triangular shawl knit from the top down. From its I-cord cast-on, the shawl unfolds gradually, allowing the shifting tones to reveal themselves at a satisfying pace.

The striking mosaic stitch pattern creates visual depth while remaining approachable, as the colorwork is worked with just one color per row. Subtle shifts add interest without disrupting the flow of the knit, making Everglow both engaging and meditative on the needles.

The finished shawl drapes beautifully and styles effortlessly — worn wrapped close for warmth or loosely layered as an everyday accessory. Everglow is designed to feel timeless yet contemporary, offering a quiet statement through thoughtful detail and refined construction.

Why You’ll Love This Knit

• Mosaic knitting using one color per row
• A satisfying, repeatable stitch pattern you’ll quickly memorize.
• A balanced triangular shape that wears effortlessly and drapes beautifully.
• Visually rich fabric created from simple techniques
• Versatile styling for everyday wear or special moments

Cheryl uses a DK weight yarn with Spincycle Dream State. If I was picking yarn for the shawl I would use Malabrigo Rios. You can use two contrasting colours of Rios or one colour of Rios with one colour of Dream State. I haven’t purchased the pattern but I’m confident in saying that you can use any thickness of yarn with the appropriate needles. The mosaic stitch pattern keeps repeating so you can knit the shawl as large or as small as you want it.

 

Linda shared a picture of her finished Gnandad. He is gorgeous. 

30 rows to go.