Twist Collective Winter 2014

While I was away from my computer over Thanksgiving break the latest issue of Twist Collective went live, and if you haven’t seen it yet you’re going to want to head over there and look at the pretties.

Three knitting stories present more than 30 patterns full of woodsy warmth, shapes of gray and classic country styles. Articles include a drinking game for watching Elizabeth Zimmermann DVDs from Franklin Habit, a lesson on swatching brioche with Clara Parkes and a defense of mosaic knitting from Barbara Gregory. There’s also a profile of glass knitting artist Carol Milne by Lela Nargi and an update on raising goats from Amy King.

There are lots of great patterns here, but some of my favorites include Paramo by Wendy Neal, a pretty three-quarter sleeved pullover with triangular sections worked in a contrasting color; the delicate cable and lace V-neck Hyssop by Renee Callahan; Helene Rush’s Mad Dash, a jacket that uses multicolored brick stitch worked in different directions to set off the design; Radius by Julie Blauw, a close-fitting pullover with curvy, colored accents and a great little pocket; Kate Gilbert’s pretty two-color Masonry socks; Ashley Rao’s gorgeous two-color brioche cowl neck pullover, Epicenter; and the relatively simple but pretty cardigan Skyscraper by Nancy Vandivert.

Check out all the patterns on Ravelry. Individual patterns run $6 or $7 and you can buy them on Ravelry or direct from the Twist Collective site.

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

[Photo via Twist Collective.]

Looking for more Thanksgiving patterns check these out on Etsy.

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If you’re looking for a sweater knitting pattern that uses up some of your stash and allows you to make just the sweater you want, the Marlina Rib by Shay Johson might be just the thing.

It’s worked with two strands of fingering weight yarn held together to make a DK weight gauge, so you can use the same two yarns throughout or change one or both regularly for an even more colorful look.

The pattern has options to make it either a crewneck or a henley style with buttons, tapered or relaxed sleeves, and a straight hemline or a split hem with buttons (which sounds so cute if you do the henley with split hem and match the buttons on both parts).

It’s also knit from the top down so you can make the body and the sleeves as long as you want. There are 10 sizes available in the pattern, with a chest circumference ranging from 32 to 68 inches, or 81.5 to 172.5 cm. It’s meant to be worn with 4-6 inches/10-15 cm of positive ease at the chest.

The pattern page on Ravelry includes tons of measurements and yardage estimates so you can make sure you’ll get a good fit for your body before you even buy the pattern. Shay also shows a few variations of the sweater so you can see how different options look before you decide how you want to put them together.

The stitch pattern is 1×2 ribbing, which is really easy to do and gives a look almost like fisherman’s rib that’s relaxed and easy to wear.

This sweater looks like a great option for people who are somewhat new to sweater knitting or those who love to have lots of customization options (because it’s like getting multiple sweater patterns in one!).

Check out all the details and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself at Ravelry.

[Photo: Shay Johnson]

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