It’s time for our next data post in the #kwswatchexperiment: Knightsbridge! For the Knightsbridge swatch, we asked knitters to cast on 24 stitches using US 6 (4 mm) needles and work in stockinette stitch with a 2 stitch garter edge on either side. The needle size given in the swatch instructions was pulled from Carrie…
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Making No. 2 / Fauna / Open Waters Shawl by Melanie Berg
As I mentioned yesterday, the 2nd Issue of Making by editor Carrie Bostick Hoge of Madder features a lovely shawl design featuring The Fibre Co. Canopy Fingering: Open Waters by Melanie Berg. From the magazine: “The act of making helps to connect us to the past, knowing that many craft skills were practiced daily out of necessity. We…
Making Magazine / Flora Cardi by Carrie Bostick Hoge
As I mentioned yesterday, previews for Carrie Bostick Hoge’s Making magazine went up last week, and we’re delighted to have two sweaters in the issue that feature The Fibre Co. yarns. The Flora Cardi by Carrie is a lovely little cardigan, knit using The Fibre Co. Road to China Lace at a breezy, open gauge. The…
Making Magazine / Marigold Cardi by Cecily Glowik MacDonald
Previews for Carrie Bostick Hoge‘s new magazine, Making, have been popping up on the internet in the last week (you can get the most detailed images via Carrie’s Instagram here), and it promises to be a bounty of visual beauty and crafting inspiration. Not only are we delighted to be included amongst the list of…
Fancy Tiger / Kelbourne Woolens / Grainline Studio KAL
A few friends, a beautiful yarn, a gorgeous pattern, dreams of fall, a wonderful idea: a KAL is born! In partnership with Jaime from Fancy Tiger Crafts and Jen from Grainline Studio, our summer knitalong will be the Lucinda Sweater by Carrie Bostick Hoge featuring The Fibre Co. Acadia. I’m incredibly excited about this one, as Jaime and Amber are great friends/crafty…
INDEPENDENT DESIGNER FEATURE: MADDER ANTHOLOGY 2: SIMPLE PLEASURES, PART 2
Yesterday, we featured the accessories in the new collection by Carrie Bostick Hoge, Anthology 2: Simple Pleasures that use The Fibre Company yarns, and today we’re delighted to share the garments with you! CHARLOTTE LIGHT CARDIGAN: Using the two elements of the Charlotte sub-collection, garter and ribbing, the Charlotte Light Cardigan is a lovely – and warm!…
Independent Designer Feature: Madder Anthology 2: Simple Pleasures, Part 1
Carrie Bostick Hoge just released a new collection, Anthology 2: Simple Pleasures, and it is, in a word, gorgeous. We’re honored to have The Fibre Company yarns featured in quite a few of the designs – so many, in fact, I thought it was best to break the feature into two parts, accessories and garments. CHARLOTTE…