Autumn has so many iconic signs: shorter days, crisp temperatures, turning and falling leaves and the start of school. Each of us marks the change of the seasons with a different indicator, but all of us here at the Spinnery are feeling ready for the start of a new season!
As our youngsters head back to school this week, we are packing up for the first Sheep and Wool Festival of our Fall season. Next weekend in Jefferson Wisconsin we’ll be introducing several new patterns and colors!
First we’d like to introduce you to a lovely crescent shawl pattern created by Cap Sease: the Guilford Shawl. This lushly garter stitch textured accessory is created with 2 skeins of our Simply Fine in the Variegated color. The delicate lace border is worked as you go, so there is no seaming or finishing to slow you down.
Kate Salomon has designed two sweaters for this fall. The first, shown above, is the Hatteras Cardigan. This light layering piece is knit up with the Spinnery’s new 100% wool fingering weight yarn, Lana; and the fabric is appealingly comforting and breathable.
The pattern features an unusual top-down construction that creates a bias hem decorated with a twisted rib border. It includes four sizes ranging from finished bust sizes of 38″ to 50″ and can be knit up with just 3 to 4 skeins of any of our Sock Art yarns.
On the warmer side, is the Beekeeper’s Smock. This oversized pull-over features cuffs and a funnel neck decorated with a honeycomb cable pattern. It also has contrast pop color pockets and lined neck for a touch of color that will play beautifully off the tweedy Yarn Over the pattern calls for.
This year’s limited edition version of our bulky recycled yarn comes in two colors, Smoke on the left and Flannel on the right. The beekeeper’s smock can be knit up as quick as a wink with either 5 or 6 skeins (and an additional single skein or worsted weight Weekend Wool or Mountain Mohair for that fun pop of color).
And that’s not all! Next week we’ll have more new patterns to share with you. And, we’ll be premiering 6 new shades of our very popular Weekend Wool.
We hope that you can visit our booth in Jefferson, our mill in Putney or our website from the comfort of your own home over the next couple of weeks as all of our hard work this summer comes to fruition just in time for your autumn knitting plans.