Knitbot Linen is here!

May 15, 2013

Quince & Co. and I are happy to present Knitbot Linen: Six Unstructured Knits!

Inside the book you'll find five garment and one accessory pattern. I share my tips on knitting with linen, and Pam talks about the Sparrow color palette.

Pre-order the 36 page print book for $16 and immediately receive a complimentary copy of the e-book. The print book will ship to you mid-June. In the meantime you'll be able to start working on projects right away from your digital copy! Also, if you pre-order between now and Friday noon you'll be entered to win 10 skeins of Sparrow in the color of your choice. How about that?

Not interested in print? You can order just the e-book for $14.

The individual garment patterns are also available for purchase for $6 each.

I can't wait to see your finished projects! Check back next week as I'll be talking more about some of the designs and working with Sparrow.

Knitbot Linen Preview

May 13, 2013

Here it is - a full preview of the designs from Knitbot Linen which releases later this week! The collection will be available as a 36 page print and digital book. The garment patterns will also be available as individual PDF's.

You can head over to my facebook page and enter to win a digital copy of Knitbot Linen on release day!

And while we all patiently wait for the release, you can start deciding what your favorite colors of Sparrow are...

Lineal Cardigan

Finished measurements

30 1⁄4 (33 3⁄4, 37 1⁄4, 41, 44 1⁄2, 48, 51 1⁄2, 55, 58 3⁄4)" [77 (86, 94.5, 104, 113, 122, 131, 140, 149) cm] at bust

Sample shown is 30 1⁄4" [77 cm] with no ease

Yarn

Sparrow by Quince & Co. (100% organic linen; 168yd [155m]/50g)

• 5 (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) skeins in Nannyberry 203 or 800 (925, 1075, 1200, 1375, 1525, 1700, 1900, 2050) yds of fingering weight yarn

Gauge
27 sts and 36 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch, after blocking.

Surrounding Tank

Finished measurements

33 1⁄4 (36 3⁄4, 40, 43 1⁄4, 46 3⁄4, 50, 53 1⁄4, 56 3⁄4)" [84.5 (93.5, 101.5, 110, 119, 127, 135, 144) cm] at bust

Yarn

Sparrow by Quince & Co. (100% organic linen; 168yd [155m]/50g)

• 5 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10] skeins in Birch 202 or 850 (925, 1025, 1125,1225, 1325, 1450, 1550] yds of fingering weight yarn

Gauge

24 sts and 36 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch, after blocking.

Aproned Tank

Finished measurements

32 (35 1⁄4, 39, 42 3⁄4, 46 1⁄4, 49 3⁄4, 53 1⁄4, 57)" [81 (89.5, 99, 108.5, 117.5, 126.5, 135, 145) cm] bust circumference

Sample shown is 32" [81 cm] with 2" [5 cm] positive ease

Yarn

Sparrow by Quince & Co. (100% organic linen; 168yd [155m]/50g)

• 6 (6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11) skeins in Truffle 211 or 900 (1025, 1125, 1250, 1400, 1525, 1675, 1800) yds of fingering weight yarn

Gauge
27 sts and 36 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch, after blocking.

Brise Cardigan

(previously released)

Finished measurement

35 1⁄4 (38, 40 3⁄4, 43 1⁄4, 46, 48 3⁄4, 51 1⁄4, 54, 56 3⁄4, 59 1⁄4)" [89.5 (96.5, 103.5, 110, 117, 124, 130, 137, 144, 150.5) cm] bust circumference

Sample shown is 35 1⁄4" [89.5 cm] with 5 1⁄4" positive ease.

Yarn

Sparrow by Quince & Co. (100% organic linen; 168yd [155 m]/50 g)
• 7 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12, 13, 14, 15) skeins in Juniper 201 or 1175 (1300, 1450, 1575, 1725, 1875, 2025, 2175, 2350, 2525) yds of fingering weight yarn

Gauge

24 sts and 36 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch), after blocking.

Point of View Vest

Finished measurements

31 1⁄2 (35, 38 1⁄2, 42, 45 3⁄4, 49 1⁄4, 52 3⁄4, 56 1⁄4, 59 3⁄4)" [80 (89, 98, 106.5, 116, 125, 134, 143, 152) cm] at bust

Sample shown is 31 1⁄2" [80 cm] with 1 1⁄2" [4 cm] positive ease

Yarn

Sparrow by Quince & Co. (100% organic linen; 168yd [155m]/50g)
• 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6) skeins in Pigeon 209 or 425 (475, 525, 575, 625, 675, 725, 800, 850) yds of fingering weight yarn

Gauge

27 sts and 36 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch, after blocking.

Put a Lid on It

Finished measurements

22 1⁄2" [57 cm] at brim and 10" [25.5 cm] from brim to crown

Yarn

Sparrow by Quince & Co. (100% organic linen; 168 yd [155m]/50g)

• 2 skeins in Port 207 or 200 yds of fingering weight yarn

Gauge

24 sts and 36 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch, after blocking.

Knitting with Linen

May 9, 2013

I have worked with linen and other plant fiber based yarns in the past. With my collection in Sparrow I had the chance to really explore what it can do. Now that I've experienced it more fully I can't believe I didn't connect with it sooner. I mean, Featherweight in linen would be the perfect little sweater for spring and summer!

I love knit fabric that drapes. I typically achieve this with wool by knitting at a looser gauge. Most of my loose gauge garments knit fingering or lace weight yarns at 6 sts to the inch. A few of the especially drapey pieces in Knitbot Linen are at this gauge. After much swatching I found closer to 7 sts to the inch, 6.75 to be exact, was the sweet spot with this fingering weight linen yarn. If you prefer to substitute wool you'll still be able to achieve this gauge - just be sure to knit your gauge swatch, knitters!

Knitbot Linen features six unstructured knits, all meant to be breezy pieces to pair with your summer wardrobe. Each piece has their own points of interest. Here are some teasers of two of my favorites.