Wool People 8 is Here

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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Sometimes I feel like knitters get intimidated to try new things because they think they need to start with a big project. Your first time working in the round doesn’t need to be a sock, and your first colorwork doesn’t need to be a sweater, for example. You can find little projects that use the skills you want to learn to build your confidence before you move on to something that requires more time commitment.

This adorable knit bunny, for example.

The colorwork bunny from Knit Picks was designed by Amy Munson and is a kind of bowling pin shaped bunny complete with a knit hat, contrasting inner ears and a little stranded colorwork on its body. Note that the ears are attached the the hat not the bunny, but you could stitch them to the bunny if you’d rather.

It’s worked from the bottom up and also has a tiny pompom tail you can’t see in the picture but it’s a really cute touch. There are a variety of little fair isle patterns to choose from to make the best bunny for you.

The bunny comes out about 8 inches tall (or just over 20 cm) and use several colors to complete the colorwork, depending on the design you choose.

You can purchase the pattern by itself from Knit Picks, or make a kit that includes sport weight yarn in all the colors you need for your creation. There are gray and brown options for the main body of the bunny, but of course if you’re using your own yarn you can make it whatever color you like.

Once you’ve tried colorwork (maybe also working in the round and shaping if those are skills you haven’t used before) in a little project like this you’ll be ready to take on something bigger in no time.

Check out the pattern on Knit Picks.

[Photo: Knit Picks]

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