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.]

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

Looking for pullover and sweater patterns? Check these books out.

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns!

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil.

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn.

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point.

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up.

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.

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