Wool People 8 is Here

November 18, 2014 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

Wool People 8, the collection from Brooklyn Tweed, was released today and it’s full of designs for pullovers, cardigans, hats and shawls that will keep you warm and cozy through the winter. The inspiration was knits for cabin living, with some projects that are easy and versatile and others that are more demanding for snowed-in weekend days when you have plenty of time to concentrate.

You can see the whole collection in the look book and learn more on the blog, but some of my favorites include:

Karolina Eckerdal’s Stratum pullover (pictured on the cover) with horizontal stripes that go all the way down the three-quarter sleeves and a pretty, flared body

Eaves by Melissa Wehrle, a different, more classic take on stripes with an interesting short row shoulder detail that spices up the knitting

Flight by Sarah Pope, a subtle fair isle circular yoke sweater

Yoko Hatta’s Field, a chunky cardigan worked in Honeycomb stitch with a sweet shawl collar

Maurits by Andrea Rangel, a bountiful cowl with allover colorwork that sings in the sample worked in green and white

The pretty, stripy open cardigan Skew by Kyoko Nakayohi

As usual, patterns can be purchased individually from Brooklyn Tweed directly or on Ravelry. They run $7 or $8 each.

See anything that catches your eye? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo via Brooklyn Tweed.]

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Christmas Sock Knitting Patterns

Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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