When designing the sweaters for the Summer Sweaters Collection, we used the two yarns in the Fibre Company lineup that have a nice, crisp hand, Meadow and Savannah. Although different fiber contents and gauges, the yarns work well together, and as you will see, they can even be substituted for one another! All spring I…
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KW Summer Sweater KAL / Perfect Short Rows, Part 2
Hopefully you’re enjoying our Summer Sweater KAL! So far, we’ve gone over measuring the correct length for long tail cast ons, and yesterday, I went over the first step in creating almost invisible short rows. Today, I’ll go over the 2nd step of completing the short rows by picking up the wraps and knitting (or…
KW Summer Sweater KAL / Perfect Short Rows, Part 1
Are you enjoying our Summer Sweater Knit A Long? We hope so! Today’s post is another Tip + Trick, dedicated to teaching you how to work perfect, nearly invisible short rows. Short row shaping is used often in sweaters – especially those knit in the round – most commonly to raise the back neck, create…