If you follow Kelbourne Woolens on Instagram, you may already know that both Kate and Courtney are expecting new additions to their families and will be taking some time off. In the interim, we’ve lined up some of our talented friends to start a new series of guest posts so that our readers can still…
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KW Swatch Experiment Data: Canopy Worsted
It’s time for our fourth data post in the #kwswatchexperiment: Canopy Worsted! For the Canopy Worsted swatch, we asked knitters to cast on 22 stitches using US 7 (4.5 mm) needles and work in stockinette stitch for 46 rows with a 2 stitch garter edge on either side. The needle size was pulled from Courtney’s…
Color Stories: Golden October
It’s been a warm autumn on the East Coast, but it’s starting to get chilly at night. For this month’s color story, I tried to think of cool/warm juxtapositions; lava pouring into the Icelandic ocean, sipping on sherry with dessert, and walking in the warm sunshine in a field on a nippy day. Of course,…
New Colors of Canopy Worsted
This season we added four colors of Canopy Worsted to the line to round out the palette of rich, clear brights. Passionflower is a vibrant red for perfect for autumnal accessories. Blue Parrot is a rich, clear, royal blue that would look lovely in a garment. Lemur, a deep grey with purple tones that is a perfect…
An Interview With: Lori Versaci
Earlier this summer our friend and fellow designer, Lori Versaci, contacted us to let us know she was publishing a design in The Fibre Co. Canopy Worsted. Summertime and sweaters! A daring move, perhaps, but I begin to plan my fall knitting in July, and if I don’t have something underway on the needles by August…
Independent Designer Feature: Scorpion Bowl by Thea Colman
Last summer, while we were at Squam, we had the opportunity to hang out a bit with Thea Colman, the hilarious designer behind Baby Cocktails. At the marketplace she picked up a skein of Canopy Worsted in tanager, a bright, tropical blue. After some brainstorming with Courtney (We’re always up to talk shop, especially when…
Weekenders: Individual Patterns now available!
It may seem strange, with spring (finally!) right around the corner, to release a grouping of winter accessories as individual patterns, but cold mornings that transition into sunny days that end with cool, windy nights are perfect for layering with the 5 accessories designed using Canopy Worsted for our Weekenders Collection. ADAMSTOWN is a classic reversible unisex hat with a…
Independent Designer Feature: Madder Anthology, Volume 1
Carrie Bostick Hoge, aka Madder, is known for her use of simple stitch patterns and classic shapes to create unique and gorgeous pieces that are destined to be wardrobe staples. In her first self-published book, Madder Anthology Volume 1:, Carrie features some of her more popular designs, Camilla, Sibella, Imogen, and Beatrice, in their classic incarnations…
New Colors of Canopy Worsted
Looking out our windows today at the bright sunshine, we can finally breathe a sigh of relief and believe, soon, winter will be over. What better way to celebrate than with 4 new bright, springy colors of Canopy Worsted? Tanager, a rich turquoisey green. Parakeet, an acidic green with very (very) subtle dark lowlights. Mango,…
And the Winner is…
And the winner of our Weekenders giveaway is… Michelle M for her comment: “Our favorite weekend getaway is Cape May, NJ. My husband and I love to spend the day looking for Cape May diamonds (he looks for diamonds – I knit). We have a picnic lunch and stay until sunset, enjoying another wonderful and…
An interview with…Kathleen Lawton-Trask
Kathleen Lawton-Trask recently published a book inspired by stars of classic movies, aptly named Silver Screen Knits. A collection of knits by Kathleen and other contributing designers such as Veera Välimäki, Danielle Romanetti, Karida Collins + Ann Weaver, the book is filled with lovely vintage-inspired patterns, images, and interesting anecdotes about the movies we all know and love. Two…
Botanical Knits Blog Tour! {and a chance to win!}
When the talented Alana Dakos, the design maven behind Never Not Knitting, contacted us in the summer regarding design support we knew that good things wouldn’t be far behind. Boy, were we right! Her new book, Botanical Knits, is truly a gem. Alana’s eye for design in the natural world shines forth in this stunning…
Knitbot’s Simple Beret
With the winter season just around the corner, even though it’s currently 57 degrees in Philadelphia (what?!), it’s the perfect time to gear up for the upcoming chill. To battle the grueling winter weather, Hannah Fettig has released the Simple Beret pattern, a great hat collection that features four of our yarns! From Canopy Fingering…
November Knits: Hilton Field Cowl, Morris Cove Hat + Mittens, Spanish Moss Legwarmers, Tallulah Shrug
Welcome to the first stop on the November Knits blog tour! We’re happy to share our four designs for the book with you. Kate: For my contributions to the book, I was immediately drawn to the Ivy League chapter – color work and tongue-in-cheek preppy is, as many of you know, totally my “thing“. I knew…
Interweave Crochet Fall 2012: Sylvia Sweater
The perfect beginner crochet project, the Sylvia Sweater by Sharon Zientara featured in the Fall 2012 Interweave Crochet is a beautiful cardigan that would fit wonderfully into any wardrobe. Crochet using Canopy Worsted in Sarsparilla, the cardigan has a sweet embroidery detail at the yoke, a fitted body and deep scoop neck. • Yarn: Canopy Worsted: sarsparilla,…
New For Sale Pattern: Fiddlehead
We’re delighted to announce the release of the Fiddlehead Pullover, An updated and upsized-to-adult version of the popular Baby Fiddlehead pullover designed by Courtney! The pullover features a body + sleeves knit in the round, a beautiful and simple seed + mock cable pattern, modified drop shoulders and sleeve caps, and a beautiful crocheted detail…
Coastal Kids by Hannah Fettig + Alana Dakos: Tiny Rocky Coast + Mini Water’s Edge
After the resounding success of Coastal Knits, the beautiful collaboration between Hannah + Alana, being mother’s themselves, the only logical next step was to take four of the patterns from the book and create a mini collection just for kids. Over the last two weeks, they released Coastal Kids, a collection of individual .pdfs of…
Interweave Knits Accessories 2011: Coppice Mitts by Courtney!
As we mentioned, we’re especially excited about the cover of Interweave Knits Accessories, because Courtney’s design, the Coppice Mitts, are on the cover! Designed using Canopy Worsted in Sumac, a rich red with maroon tones, the hand warmers feature a Channel Island Cast on and a diagonal rib welt at the cuff, a decorative seed…
New For Sale Pattern: Grey Skies Handwarmers
We’re delighted to announce the release of a new for sale pattern by Courtney called the Grey Skies Handwarmers knit out of Canopy Worsted in River Dolphin. We have had a beautifully warm fall (except for that fluke snowstorm there a few weeks back), but the early (dark!) mornings and late (and even darker!) evenings…
Knitty Deep Fall 2011: The Candles by Ann Weaver
Did you see? The new Knitty is up! And we’re delighted that our yarn, Canopy Worsted, is featured in a really stunning steeked jacket, The Candles, by Ann Weaver {rav link} {web link}. A prequel to her next collection of patterns, White Whale Vol. 1 {you can read more about it here}, The Candles features…
Vogue Knitting Fall 2011: #33 Leaf Mittens by Pat Olski
The Fall issue of Vogue Knitting is packed with tons of really great sweaters and accessories for fall and winter knitting. {including – be still our beating hearts – an entire story of Fair Isle in greytones, including a much loved reworked version of a “Squirrel Sweater” from the Japanese pattern book “Hand Knit Story”…
Work in Progress Wednesday
Knitting samples on the train as we run errands….Courtney is working on a new (secret) design in Canopy Fingering in Aloe, Kate is knitting a “step-out” in Canopy Worsted for a very exciting soon-to-be released project!
Knitter Projects: Autumn in Garrison
This week’s beautiful project is a Kelbourne Woolens/Fibre Company yarn and pattern combination – the Autumn in Garrison beret designed by Kate and knit by Aimee {rav link} {blog link} out of Canopy Worsted in Orchid. Part of her “52 Weeks, 52 Hats” project, Aimee’s beautiful wintery version of the beret was #9 in the…
Twist Collective Fall 2011: Evendim Pullover by Julia Trice
The much anticipated Fall issue of Twist Collective went live today and it is chock full of really really beautiful designs. (39 to be exact). We always love it when we receive a call or email from the talented and lovely women of Twist requesting yarn support, because we know the end result will be…
Knitscene Fall 2011: Cooke Cardigan by Amy Herzog
The Fall issue of Knitscene recently hit the newsstands and this issue is absolutely packed with a wide variety of really beautiful sweaters and accessories. Amy Herzog, well known for her wonderfully successful “Fit to Flatter” series of Workshops and Online Tutorials, is featured in the issue’s Designer Profile. If you ever have an opportunity…
Independent Designer Feature: “Wrap-Around Cowl”
We absolutely love this cute, chic and season-spanning cowl designed by Elizabeth Smith of the Brown Stitch {website} {rav pattern page}. Due to the construction, there is a lot of room to play around with fit and shape. Knit lengthwise in garter stitch out of Canopy Worsted in the color Wild Ginger with rows of…
Collection 3 now available!
We are delighted to announce our third collection of for sale patterns is now available for individual purchase online and is on its way to LYSs around the country! This season we designed a collection of shawls, scarves and even a cowl, each using a different Fibre Company yarn, and each with a unique construction…
Work in Progress Wednesday
2.9 Adult version of the Fiddlehead Pullover, knit by Courtney in Canopy Worsted in River Dolphin. The body and sleeves are finished, now it’s on to the yoke! View it’s first WIPW appearance here.
A moebius cowl, VK Live, Meg Swanson + The Farm
Not a bad lead in for a post, eh? And not too shabby for a Saturday. How did it all begin? Well, as you know, we wrote a book. (Officially released today)! And this winter and spring we are going on a little tour to promote said book. The first stop on the tour was…
New Colors of Canopy Worsted!
We are delighted to announce the addition of four new colors of Canopy Worsted to the line. A nice lighter worsted weight that has beautiful drape knit loosely at 18 or 19 sts/4in, or structure and amazing stitch definition at 22 or 23, Canopy Worsted is a wonderful sweater yarn. As a result of the…
Finished Project: Guillermo’s Cardigan
While on her trip, Kate had limited suitcase space but made sure to pack enough yarn to knit her cousin’s son and daughter cardigans. It was the first time she was to meet Guillermo (“Lolo”), and over a year since seeing his sister, Maggie, so the two sweaters seemed like the perfect combination Christmas and…
Work in Progress Wednesday
12.22.2010 Inspired by Kristen Rengren’s Jasper Diamond Hoodie and knit in Canopy Worsted, color Blue Crown. A gift for Kate’s very lucky cousin!
New Free Pattern! Autumn in Garrison Beret
We cannot believe it has been four months since we posted a new free pattern! Autumn in Garrison, {rav link here} is a beautiful top down lace beret featuring Canopy Worsted. It was always Kate’s desire to design and publish a worsted weight version of her popular Springtime in Philadelphia beret and finally this fall,…
Work in Progress Wednesday
11.8 Adult version of the Fiddlehead Pullover, knit by Courtney in Canopy Worsted in River Dolphin. Pattern available soon!
Holiday Gift Ideas from The Fibre Company, Part 3!
So now that you’ve knit a few tea cosies and some beautiful heirloom tea towels, of course you are going to need some handmade stockings! Good thing we have just the design for you. The Holly Berry Stocking, (Interweave Link) + (Ravelry Link), designed by Kate and featured in the Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts special…
Work in Progress Wednesday
11.24 Now with more innards! Meritursas, knit by Kate in Canopy Worsted in a Selbu Modern inspired combination of Orchid + River Dolphin.
Thanks Patricia’s Yarns!
We had such a wonderful time this Saturday at Patricia’s Yarns, spending time with old friends and new! Thanks so much to everyone who came to hang out and to our 8 amazing students who took the Meritursas Fair Isle class with us. For those of you who couldn’t make it, here is a little…
Patricia’s Yarns Event!
This Saturday Kate and Courtney will be at Patricia’s Yarns in Hoboken, NJ! We will be arriving at 1:00 pm armed with a trunk show and ready to hob-knob until class starts at 4. If you come hang out with us, we will be happy to answer any questions you may have about Kelbourne Woolens,…
Conifer Shawl now Available online!
Kate is thrilled at the popularity of her Conifer Shawl design knit in Canopy Worsted, published in the Winter/Spring 2010 Knitscene. (You can read more about the design here). The issue is packed with some really beautiful designs and quickly sold out after it was published. Since then, we have received many emails from people…
Knitting Daily Project Diary: Oscilloscope Shawl
Not to long ago, we were asked to send a few skeins of Canopy Worsted in Plum to the lovely folks at Interweave so they could re-knit Kate’s Oscilloscope Shawl for their Project Diary feature on Knitting Daily. We happily obliged, and this morning when Kate opened the email, there was a wonderful message waiting…
Canopy Worsted Revisited
A few weeks ago while noodling around on Ravelry we came across this amazing sweater, knit out of Canopy Worsted. It was, coincidentally, knit by Sonali (knittingowl on ravelry) who used to live in Philadelphia and bought the Canopy Worsted to make this sweater at the local yarn store we also frequent. Small world! Sonali…
Spotlight on: Canopy Worsted
We’re continuing with our Canopy theme this week with a spotlight on Canopy Worsted, the (aptly named) worsted weight cousin to Canopy Fingering. Many of the same properties apply when talking about the Worsted and Fingering — it is the same wonderful blend of 50% Baby Alpaca, 30% Merino, and 20% Bamboo. It has a…
Fiddlehead Pullover on The Purl Bee
We are very excited to share a Purl Bee exclusive, the Fiddlehead Pullover with you! I designed this sweet pullover for infants 0-6 or 6-12 months and it was featured last week on the Purl Bee website. The Fiddlehead Pullover uses Canopy Fingering, just 2 or 3 skeins. For more information on Canopy Fingering, check…
Give A Hoot!
Give A Hoot is our newest free pattern download. Designed by Jocelyn Tunney, this pattern features a unique thumb gusset and the classic cable owl motif we all know and love. The owls are worked on a reverse stockinette stitch background and feature 1/8″ mother of pearl buttons as eyes. The image on the back…