Cascade Yarns Blog

220 Superwash Paints has been in our line for a while, but I haven't had time to pay attention to it until recently.  I found a subtle color combination that would be lovely for spring and summer.  It was important to see what one skein would create, but I wanted it to be adaptable to be larger - so the Simple Shawlette was created.  It is worked from 3 stitches from the center of the edge and can be made to whatever size the knitter desires.  One skein made a shawlette that is about 32" across the top and 14" deep at the point.  Two to three skeins would make quite a respectable sized shawl. So here is the pattern: Materials: - 1 skein 220 Superwash Paints (shown in 9942) - US 7 needles - 2 stitch markers Abbreviations: - K - Knit - YO - Yarn Over - pm - Place Marker - sm - Slip Marker - K2Tog - Knit 2 Together CO 3 stitches Row 1 - K1, YO, [pm]K1 [pm] YO, K1 Row 2...

Kid Seta Noir is a fabulous lightweight mohair blend that offers just enough sparkle.  One of the wonderful traits of kid mohair is the warmth relative to the weight of the garment.  I don't often knit with laceweight yarns as I worry that I will never get to finishing the project and mohair is not the easiest to frog (especially on a plane).  I've been tempted to make something out of Kid Seta Noir for a while, but have not had it speak to me until recently.  This cowl is actually a wonderful travel project - it is lightweight (just one skein) and a simple 2 row pattern, so if you have to pause it is not too hard to figure out where you are. Light & Lacy Cowl Designed by Shannon Dunbabin Cast on 91 stitches on a US 8 (16" circular needle).  Join in the round, careful not to twist.  Place marker. Begin pattern - Row 1 - Knit Row 2 - K1 *[YO, S1P, K2, PSSO] - repeat from * Continue until reaches desired length. Knit one more row. Bind off ver...