Cascade Yarns Blog

  While at a yarn tasting, I decided to play with Jewel and found a stitch that worked great with the texture of the yarn.  I took the usual YO, K2Tog, followed by a knit row and added one more knit row.  This accomplished getting rid of the usual bias.  It also made the yarn almost stripe in the 3 color dip dyed shades of Jewel.   Jewel is 100% Peruvian Highland wool available in tonal hand dyes as well as multi dip dyed colors.  There are 142 yards per skein and it is a single-plied thick thin yarn. There is enough texture to be interesting, but not so much that you loose stitch definition. One skein will make a 6" x 38" scarf.  It is shown in color 9825 and knit on a US 10 needle. Abbreviations: K - Knit YO - Yarn Over K2Tog - Knit 2 Together Cast on 20 stitches Row 1 - K Row 2 - K1, [YO, K2Tog] - repeat to last stitch, end K1 Row 3...

  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 *...