Category Archives: Cascade 220 Superwash

FREEBIE Yellow Brick Cold

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Yellow Brick Cold

A client walked in today wearing this cowl and it looked SO GOOD, I had to share! Hers was very similar to the original in the picture, it was a similar solid coloured yellow, but I think it was knitted on smaller needles. She also had a couple of big round buttons are the join – it was a nice little decorative accent. The pattern was written with simple, affordable Berroco Vintage, but you can make it with any kind of worsted weight yarn (see options below).  One caveat: you might want to use different size needles for the different stitches, the garter stitch might require a smaller needle than the basket weave stitch – play around and see what you like.

Yarn Options

Materials

  • FREE Pattern
  • 8mm/US 11 needles (or smaller, check your tension)
  • tapestry/darning needle

Shop Online Button Turquoise 250w

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FREEBIE Simple House Slippers

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Simple House Slippers

Slippers make an awesome winter gift – they’re infinitely useful, fast to make, and son’t use a ton of yarn. There are lots of free slipper patterns floating around the internet, and I’ll post a few different styles going forward, but I like the simple, rustic style of these Simple House Slippers. You can make them with a single strand of a worsted weight wool like Cascade 220 Superwash or Malabrigo Rios, or create some colour effects with two strands of a sock/fingering weight yarn held together (try Manos Alegria). Generally, I prefer to use a soft wool yarn for anything that goes directly on feet – wool absorbs moisture without making your feet feel cold or creating excess smell (ie. wool socks & slippers don’t get super smelly like synthetic or plant fibres).  It’s also always nice to put something on the bottom of slippers like Slipper Bottoms or Anti-Slip to limit the amount of slip.

Yarn Options

Other Materials

 

Shop Online Button Turquoise 250w

 

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Closed Canada Day (& Free Pattern)

We will be closed on Wednesday July 1st for Canada Day, but here’s a little patriotic inspiration, Canadian style …..

Canada Day Hudson bay Blanket

Hudson’s Bay Blanket

I love this blanket, the aesthetic is timeless, historic, and the knitting easy enough for beginners. The original pattern is designed as a crib blanket (34″ wide x 39″ long), but it makes a really lovely lap blanket, so we’ll give you a few yarn options and instructions to make it larger.

Sizes

  • crib blanket  (throw)
  • 34″ x 39″ (60″ x 70″)

Worsted Weight Yarn

Bulky Weight Yarn

  • Berroco Vintage Chunky: 6(10) balls 6101(cream), 1(2) balls each;  6134 (red), 61182 (blue), 6121 (yellow), 6152 (green).
  • Use 6mm/US10 needles
  • Cast on 120(245) stitches