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Simply Soft Heather by Caron Yarn

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CaronYarn Company introduced the newest member of the Simply Soft family of yarns—Simply Soft Heather. A true marriage of soft lustrous fiber with soft, sophisticated colors makes Simply Soft Heather a truly special new yarn for fashion garments, throws, pillows, even bags and totes. We’ve designed Heathers to complement some of our most popular Simply Soft colors and—even better—the gauge and weight of this new collection is identical to Simply Soft, so you can use it in all your favorite patterns.

One free pattern using the new Heather yarn is this child’s Aran pullover that is rated an intermediate pattern. This yarn is 100% Acrylic, has 280 yards in 5oz skeins and comes 8 new colors.

Looking for knitting patterns for knitted Cardigans? Check out these knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

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Comments

  1. I just discovered this yarn and love it, but can’t find out if it has a dye lot or not. The regular SS does not have one. Any info would be appreciated.

  2. I can’t open the free pattern. Is it archived anywhere?

    It’s a great looking sweater!

    Please let me know.

    Thanks!

    Barbara

Have you read?

Book Review: Magical Woodland Knits

Magical Woodland Knits by Clare Garland is a few years old as I write this, but it’s such a fun book I couldn’t resist sharing it. Step into a magical forest full of realistic woodland creatures including rabbit, deer and squirrel, birds and mice, to name a few.

In all there are 12 creatures, and though they are rather small (the wolf is the largest at 14.5 inches/37 cm tall and 18.5 inches/47 cm long), they are so detailed these are definitely not projects for new knitters. 

One of the smaller projects, for example, is the robin, at 5/5 inches/14 cm long. It calls for nine different kinds of yarn. Sometimes some are held together, while others are worked with on their own. This pattern only includes three pages of instructions, but the print is rather small and in that time there are six different sets of short rows. None of this makes it too difficult for a knitter with experience reading detailed patterns, working short rows and working with multiple strands of yarn at once, but it’s worth knowing going in that even for small projects you’ll need a lot of supplies and time to work on them.

These are also not meant to be children’s toys, as they can include wires and other supports that could be a danger to little ones.

The process photos often look like taxidermy on a tiny scale, with little animal pelts stretched out and tons of stitch markers showing where and how things go together.

The finished animals are so pretty it’s certainly worth the effort to stitch up these creatures. You might be tempted to make all 12 and set up your own forest scene or use them to decorate your Christmas tree. You can check out all the patterns on Ravelry.

Along the way you’ll also find a little folklore about the animals, charming drawings and pretty photos of the finished animals, too. In the back you’ll find some helpful techniques like picking up stitches, making I-cord and working short rows.

About the book: 128 pages, paperback, 12 patterns. Published 2020 by David & Charles. Suggested retail price $24.99.