The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival, known in knitting circles as Rhinebeck, is pretty much the fiber-related gathering of the year. It always falls around my husband’s birthday, so I’ll probably never get to go, but I love seeing pictures and hearing stories from the event.
Kay Gardiner from Mason-Dixon Knitting indulged my desire for Rhinebeck-news when she reported on the must-knit sweater of the season based on her trend-spotting at the festival. She said she saw lots of Birkin sweaters, designed by Caitlin Hunter, and that the design looked great on a lot of bodies and in a range of colors.
Its a top-down, circular yoke sweater with bands of floral motifs on the yoke. The original was worked in pastels, but there’s a black and white version, too, that comes off a lot more geometric and visually striking. It’s all about what you like and apparently this is a garment for many moods.
The pattern runs $7 and is available on Ravelry.
Have you ever been to Rhinebeck? If you were there this year, did you notice this sweater? I’d love to hear all about it!
[Photo: Jonna Hietala via Ravelry.]
I didn’t go to Rhinebeck and I haven’t see this pattern before, but it’s gorgeous! I love the color combination in this photo. Just beautiful. Thanks for posting this story!!