New Pattern Book from Knit Picks

I just got my fall Knit Picks catalog, which is a dangerous thing for me to be looking at right now, but I opened it up for you guys so I could tell you about the new pattern books Knit Picks has just released.

Modern Sophisticate by Erica Jackofsky has six patterns inspired by modern dance choreographers. I love the simple Twyla cardigan with eyelet shaping at the hips, as well as the cute fingerless armwarmers that combine stockinette and garter stitch (they’re called Yvonne).

And Ann Weaver’s Twentieth-Century Graphic should appeal to some of you who enjoyed meeting her during the Olympic giveaway. Her collection of six patterns uses lots of color blocking, similar to the projects found in Craft Work Knit. The Modular Mitts look like a lot of fun, but I really like the Partition Cardigan, too, which has an easy raglan design with a vertical stripe. (That’s the one pictured here.)

Hmmm…mitts and cardis. I must be thinking fall!

Both of these pattern collections are available now as ebooks ($9.99 each) and will be available soon in printed form. They look like great fun if you’re looking for something new to put on your needles.

[Photo by Ann Weaver/Knit Picks.]

Next Pattern:

Using your yarn stash is important to me throughout the year, but as I start to feel the end of the year coming on I get more excited about using things I already have in the house. Maybe that’s because I don’t want to go to a store in the thick of holiday shopping times, or I like the idea of having a little space in my stash when the new year rolls around.

It’s super satisfying to use up all the little odd balls you’ve made over the year (or years), and I have several stash busting blankets I work on when it’s cold and will maybe finish someday.

If you’d like to start a stash busting project that’s perfect for using up odd balls, check out the Soukish pattern from Neisha Abdulla. This pattern is made for fingering weight/sock yarn, and it’s worked in a tube with allover color work.

This is great for a couple of reasons. You don’t really have to weave in your ends when you can hide them in a tube (this is one time you might even get by just tying a knot when you change colors!) and you can change colors whenever you run out of yarn and it will look good.

Of course the pattern is made with blocks where the designer changed colors, but you can change yours more or less often as you need to make it work for your stash. You can use blank charts to design your own color combinations, or even your own stitch patterns if you like. You can also adjust the length of the scarf as needed or turn it into a cowl based on the amount of yarn you have.

This project looks like a lot of fun and would be a great thing to have on hand to stitch up and then to wear during the cold, gloomy months.

You can get a copy of the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Neisha Abdulla]

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