Today we feature a guest post from Bristol Ivy, about her new design Second Grace in The Fibre Co. Cumbria. I had the pleasure of working with and getting to know the colors of Cumbria and Cumbria Fingering in late 2015, when I designed and knit the pieces for my collection with the Fibre Company,…
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Designer Feature: Second Grace by Bristol Ivy
Bristol Ivy’s latest pattern Second Grace is a departure from her typical designs that feature lovely geometric details and unique stitch combinations. Designed using The Fibre Co. Cumbria, Second Grace is a pullover with a simple shape featuring an intricate colorwork yoke. The design’s name was inspired by Nick Drake’s Second Grace album, which I’m thoroughly enjoying…
KW Swatch Experiment Data: Cumbria Fingering
It’s time for our next data post in the #kwswatchexperiment: Cumbria Fingering! For the Cumbria Fingering swatch, we asked knitters to cast on 27 stitches using US 5 (3.75 mm) needles and work in stockinette stitch with a 2 stitch garter edge on either side. The needle size was pulled from Bristol Ivy’s design, Lita, published in…
Rhinebeck Round-Up
I made a quick jaunt to the NY Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, NY last weekend! It’s always such a highlight of the fall, getting to see and experience all the sheep, the alpacas, the yarn, the fiber, the apple cider donuts, and the best sweater watching all year. I brought along a friend…
Weekend Wraps / Cecily Glowick MacDonald & Melissa LaBarre
Knitwear designers Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa LaBarre have released yet another fabulous book with Interweave Press! It’s full of lovely projects you could knit over a weekend, with patterns for knitters of all skill levels. We are excited to have two of The Fibre Co. yarns showcased in the book, with designs by Bristol…
Finished Projects: Lita by Bristol Ivy
This time, the knitter who made the project is me! Meghan! When I saw the sketched proposals of Bristol Ivy’s patterns for her collection, I knew I had to make one. They were all so modern and fun. And when the samples came in, you know I tried each and every one of them on,…
Independent Designer Feature: Stria by Bristol Ivy
Bristol Ivy is a knitwear designer that specializes in elegant designs with tasteful details. Bristol recently released her new book, Strata and Line, in collaboration with Leah B. Thibault, as a tribute to stripes within knitting patterns, and seeing as how we love stripes, it was a big hit in our office! One of the…