Cascade Yarns Blog

  I've always loved Merino and Silk - such a lovely combination of fibers.  You get the memory of wool with the shine and drape of silk.  Not to mention, it's super soft and something I can actually wear near my skin.   Venezia Sport is a luscious blend of 70% Merino Wool and 30% Mulberry Silk.  It is a great weight to wear in the Pacific Northwest all but the warmest few weeks.  There are over 300 yards per 100 gram skein - so a one skein project was definitely a possibility.  As an added bonus, this stitch pattern creates a reversible pattern! Gauge = 4 s = 1" US 6 Venezia Sport - color 187 Finished size - 8" x 50" CO - Cast on  K - Knit P - Purl YO - Yarn Over K2Tog - Knit 2 Together CO 32 sts Row 1 - K1, *[YO, K1] - repeat from * to last stitch, K1 Row 2 - K1, *[P] - repeat from * to last stitch, K1 Row 3 - K1, *[K2Tog] - rep from * to last stitch K1 Row 4 - K1, *[YO, K2Tog] - rep from *...

Sitka is a lovely blend of 80% Merino Wool and 20% Kid Mohair.  There is a lovely subtle sheen from the mohair and great memory from the wool.  It was a real treat to work with and worked up very quickly. I created a reversible cabled scarf - one skein is about 30" long, so two would be 60".  While out in Michigan I tripped over a Jul closure that I thought suited it nicely - what was really nice is that no button holes were required. So here is the pattern: Sitka - 1-2 skeins (80% Merino Wool/20% Kid Mohair - 131 yds/100 g) shown in color 28 US 10 Needle Cable needle Abbreviations K - Knit P - Purl CF6 - slip 6 stitches to cable needle, hold in front, K3, P3,  then K3, P3 6 sitches from cable needle CB6 - slip 6 stitches to cable needle, hold in back, K3, P3, then K3, P3 6 stitches from cable needle CO 24 stitches Row 1-6 - K3, P3 - repeat to end of row Row 7 - CF6,  K3, P3, K3, P3 Row 8-13 - K3, P3 - repeat to end of row...