PROJECTS Funky Knits in Kelbourne Mojave

Kelbourne Mojave

25% OFF TO SEPT 6

Today’s projects are brought to you by Kelbourne Mojave, a soft summer yarn that’s been flying under the radar for too long! It’s soft, easy to work with, and has amazing yardage (50g/170m). Mojave is a blend of cotton and linen with a matte surface texture (no shiny), and lots of great colours.

See HERE for patterns designed with Mojave

See other people’s projects with Mojave HERE

Photo: © Jessie Maed Designs

As Friends Tank

This cute summer tanks is a great little summer knit! It’s size inclusive (up to a 62″ bust). It’s made with Kelbourne Mojave (ON SALE 25% OFF TO SEPT 6), a gorgeous blend of cotton and linen that’s easy to work with a knits up beautifully (it doesn’t hurt that it comes in a spectrum of gorgeous colours either). As Friends is knit from the bottom up, and worked separately for front and back. Each cup is worked separately with shoulder straps joined at end. If you want you can make it any length you like, it doesn’t have to be as cropped as i the photos. See finished projects HERE.

The pattern is very thoughtfully sold under a “choose what you pay” price structure – you can pay full price, 25% off, or 50% off – whatever you ca afford.

Skills

Knitting in the round, bottom up, decreasing, holding stitches, 3-needle bind off, wet blocking (see our list of Knitting Skills Tutorials).

Sharing

To share your projects and see other versions of the pattern use the #AsFriendsTank hashtag on Instagram, and tag @jessssiemae.

Photos: JacquelineCieslak, elisemade

Size

  • (XS, S, M)(L, 1X, 2X)(3X, 4X, 5X)
  • To fit chest measurement of: (28, 32, 36)(40, 44, 48)(52, 56, 60)” or [(71, 81.5, 91.5)(101.5, 112, 122)(132, 142, 152.5)cm]
  • Actual measurement of finished garment at full chest: (28, 32, 36)(40, 44, 48)(52, 56, 60)“ or (71, 81.5, 91.5)(101.5, 112, 122)(132, 142, 152.5)cm
  • Choose a -10 – 0” / -25-0cm smaller than your full chest measurement. If you have a large bust in comparison to underbust, choose a size closer to the -10”/-25cm ease suggestion.

Materials

Look at My Holes

is a top down, seamless raglan crop top with a simple lace repeat creating large holes all around the garment. The combination of large needles and the lace motif make this an incredibly low yardage pattern. Perfect for layering, this top is designed to be worn with coordinating tank top, AsFriendsTank (above) . Look at My Holes also looks cool on its own, but for the full effect of the Look At My Holes As Friends Set you need to make both! Like all of Jessie Mae’s patterns, it is size inclusive.

Sharing

To share your projects and see other versions of the pattern use the #LookAtMyHoles  and #LookAtMyHolesAsFriendsSet hashtags on Instagram, and tag @jessssiemae.

Photo: Discostitch

Size

  • XS(S, M, L, XL) (XXL, 3X, 4X, 5X)
  • To fit chest measurement of: 30(34, 38, 42, 46) (50, 54, 58, 62)“ or 76 (86.5, 96.5, 106.5, 117) (127, 137, 147.5, 157.5)cm
  • Finished garment chest measurements: 35.5(37.75, 40, 44.5, 49.25) (53.75, 58.25, 62.75, 67.5)“ or 90(96, 101.5, 113, 125) (136.5, 148, 159.5, 171.5)cm
  • Garment is designed to be worn with 2-6” (5-15cm) positive ease at the chest.

Materials

Photo: © Shingi Rice

Ardent

Ardent is a striking yet simple introduction to intarsia colour-work and features a double-neck, ruffled short sleeves on a drop shoulder, and folded hems. The fit is boxy with extra ease and a lowered back hem, with split sides for movement. If you prefer cleaner lines, you can skip the ruffles.

The top is worked flat, beginning at the front hem and worked up to the shoulders, then down to the back hem. Stitches are then picked up around the armhole for the ruffled sleeve.
The front is vertically colour-blocked in 2 colours, while the back features thick stripes that border a semicircle worked in a third contrasting colour, reminiscent of a deconstructed sunburst.

Special Skills

Provisional cast-on, intarsia colour-work

Size

  • 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
  • Finished chest (fullest point) circumference: 96.5 (106.5, 117, 127, 137, 147.5, 157.5, 167.5, 178)cm or 38 (42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 70)”
  • to be worn with 20.5-25.5cm / 8 10” positive ease.
  • The Model’s height is 178cm / 5’ 10”, with a chest circumference of 107cm / 42” and is wearing size 4.

Yarn

Kelbourne Mojave (ON SALE TO SEPT 6):

  • Colour A: Natural; 2 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5) skeins
  • Colour B: Bright Yellow; 2 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5) skeins
  • Colour C: Flamingo Pink; 1 skein

Other Materials

Photo: © Lori Versaci

Fine Lines

Fine Lines is a happy, fun play with color and ribbing that takes me back to Twiggy and summers in the late 60’s when everyone was wearing ribbed tops called “Poor Boys”!

Knit all in-one-piece from the top-down, Fine Lines uses an unusual construction, adding extra length on the BACK sts, so that there is no need for short-rows along the neckline. As a result, the BACK striping is somewhat different from the front, which adds a bit more fun to the pullover. The pattern also features an interesting bust dart detail that adds a bit more ease in the front over the bust, and it can be customized to one of 3 lengths — cropped, waist length or hip length (sleeve lengths are varied accordingly).

Photo: © Lori Versaci

Size

  • 1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7)(8, 9, 10, 11)
  • Finished Bust with 4”/10cm positive ease: 35 (37 ¼, 39 ¾, 42)(44 ¼, 46 ¾, 49)(51 ¼, 53 ¾, 56, 58 ¼)“
  • Length option 1 – Cropped Length: 15 (15 ¼, 15 ¼, 15 ¾)(16 ¼, 16 ¼, 16 ¾)(16 ¾ 17 ¼, 17 ¼, 17 ¾)“
  • Length option 2 – Waist Length: 19 (19 ¼, 19 ¼, 19 ¾)(20 ¼, 20 ¼, 20 ¾) (20 ¾, 21 ¼, 21 ¼, 22 ¾)“
  • Length option 3 – Hip Length: 23 ¼ (23 ½, 23 ½, 24)(24 ½, 24 ½, 25)(25, 25 ½, 25 ½, 26)“
Photo: © Lori Versaci

Yarn

Kelbourne Mojave (ON SALE TO SEPT 6):

  • Length option 1 – Cropped Length: 3 (3, 3, 3)(3, 4, 4)(4, 4, 4, 4) skeins MC plus 1 skein each A, B and C;
  • Length option 2 – Waist Length: 3 (4, 4, 4)(4, 4, 5)(5, 5, 5, 6) skeins MC plus 1 skein each A, B and C;
  • Length option 3 – Hip Length:4 (4, 4, 4)(5, 5, 5)(5, 6, 6, 6) skeins MC plus 1 skein each for A, B and C

Other Materials

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