Today’s question was about Lettuce Pullover, but applies to Wispy, Whisper and Featherweight:

Hannah – how is the original garment wearing? I’m concerned about the pilling and stretching with that Malabrigo Lace.
Thanks!

I haven’t found stretching to be an issue.

Malabrigo yarns do pill, it’s true, especially in areas that rub together such as under the arms.
Here are some suggestions:

• sweater stones and razor blades for removing the pills
• avoid wearing your sweater under anything like a jacket, especially if that jacket doesn’t have a lining. You want to show your sweater off anyway, right?
• it shouldn’t pill forever!  If you keep up with the initial pills with your stone or razor the pilling with slow down.

What is your experience, knitters?

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Finally!  The store is restocked with Malabrigo.

A few colors are still on back order. (Pearl being one of them, sorry to you knitters who have been waiting patiently for this one!)  But if you’re itching to start Featherweight Cardigan, Wispy Cardi or Lettuce Pullover, you’ve got some great colors to choose from right now!

For quick reference, here are the yarn requirements for all three sweaters:

Lettuce Pullover:

Sizes 32 (34¾, 37¾, 40½, 43½, 46¼)” bust

Yarn: 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 5) skeins Malabrigo Lace

Wispy Cardi:

Sizes: To fit chest/bust: 25 (28, 31, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50)”

Yarn: 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4) skeins Malabrigo Lace

Featherweight Cardigan:

Sizes: Bust: 36 (40, 43, 47, 50)”

Yarn: 2 (3, 3, 3, 4) skeins Malabrigo Lace

I do have copies of the Fall 2010 Knitscene on hand, and it will show up in the store soon.  If you can’t wait and want a copy right away, I can make it happen!

- if you are purchasing Malabrigo, when you check out through  Paypal leave me a message and I will add the magazine manually for you

- if you just want to purchase the magazine, e-mail me and I will send you an invoice through paypal (hannahfettig at gmail dot com)

The magazine is $7.99, no additional cost for shipping if ordering yarn.  Otherwise $4.95 within US, $9.95 to most other countries.

If you can wait, the magazine along with Fresco and Organik will show up in the store soon.

Happy shopping!

I’ve had some precious Fibre Co Knightsbridge I’ve been holding onto for who knows what.

Well, here’s the what.

Speaking of Fibre Co, the girls from Kelbourne Woolens snuck a sweet little surprise into my last shipment from them.

Savannah is back!

Little boys vest?  I think SO!

I will set it straight.

Gauge 24 sts and 33 rows = 4” in St st on smaller needle
(note: this is an adjustment, it is printed incorrectly as on larger needles)
Tools
• Size 6 (4 mm): 32” or longer circular (cir) needle
• Size 8 (5 mm): 32” or longer cir needle

The size 6 needle is used for the entire sweater except for the last few inches of the collar.  This is knit on a bigger needle to help it fold over nicely.

Hope this clears it up for most people, spread the word!

Let’s have a giveaway!

Leave a comment below and I will randomly select one knitter on Monday to receive a free autographed issue of the magazine.

Have a great weekend!

Giveaway Closed

Winner:  Bonnie Craig

Congratulations!

The three designs featured in this issue are such a blur in my mind.  I worked them all up during my pregnancy, which feels like it was another lifetime.  But here they are, and I appreciate all the positive feedback from you knitters thus far.

40 copies just arrived, they will in the knitbot store soon!

Malabrigo Lace Update: Guess what, it has shipped!!  So it will be in the store beginning of next week, yeah!

The Fibre Company Organik is the yarn I used for the Lapis Yoke Pullover

Colors that just arrived:

Aquatic Forest

Magma

Heather Moorland

Seawater

Classic Elite Yarn’s Fresco is what I used for both the Carrot Cardigan and the Lightweight Pullover.

Colors that just arrived:

Bittersweet

Rootbeer

Port Royale

Charcoal

Cinder

Malabrigo Lace, well it’s still on it’s way.  Apparently my order was quite large and so continues to take a long time to fill.  Very soon is what I’ve been told.

I also have 40 copies of Knitscene arriving any day now.  Soon we’ll be fully stocked!

AND…I promise you I’ve also been doing some actual knitting, will share soon.

Even though the yarn is fingering instead of lace weight, the alpaca and bamboo blended in with the wool keep it whispery.  Love!

It gladly joins it’s sister cardigans.