Great New Collections for Winter

While most of the country sits in the cold, longing for cozy knits to warm us up, Brooklyn Tweed and Quince & Co. have both delivered with excellent winter knits collections.

First up, BT Winter 14, a collection of 15 sweaters and other warm garments. I actually pinned Benton, the oversized striped boyfriend sweater by Julie Hoover, before I even realized this is where it came from. I’ve also got my eye on Jared Flood’s Kelpie, described as a modern triangular Hap shawl, it features little bits of lace worked in stripes that are just lovely.

Nord, a V-neck pullover with an accent cable on the front and designed by Véronik Avery, would be a great addition to anyone’s winter wardrobe as well. View the full look book for more details. Individual patters are $6.50 to $7.

The new Quince & Co. collection is called stripes, and it includes six winter accessories — hats and mitts for men and women, as well as a cowl and a scarf — all of which include stripes, of course. The full collection is $7, and it’s a lovely little set of patterns that you could knit again and again, with or without stripes.

See anything you like? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo via Brooklyn Tweed.]

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The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical.

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique.

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead.

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit.

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern.

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like.

[Photo: Maymade Knits]

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