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Tag: swatching

Swatching: Get to know Lucky Tweed

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

It is a new year, and high time for a new swatching series! Over the next few months, we’ll individually go over each Kelbourne Woolens yarn, discuss the characteristics, gauges, and go over a few different swatches and stitch patterns. Enjoy! I thought it would be fun to start with Lucky Tweed, our cosy, wooly,…

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Two rectangular Kelbourne Woolens Mojave swatches before washing photographed on a textured marble background

Swatching: Rift Marl-Along

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on May 15, 2020May 27, 2020

Above: My Swatches Before Blocking As I mentioned in the introductory post announcing the KAL, after Courtney and I picked Rift and were discussing color choices, I swatched Mojave singled and then doubled the yarn with two colors and fell in love! The specifications for Rift are as follows: Yarn A sport/dk weight cotton/wool or…

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Woman with brown hair wearing a gold Rift sweater by Jacqueline Cieslak standing outside near railroad tracks

Marl-Along Rift With Us!

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on May 12, 2020May 27, 2020

A few weeks ago, I was texting Courtney and suggested we host a little KAL as something fun to do in the midst of the laundry, dishes, chores, homeschooling, and madness of the last few months. Since it’s getting warmer, and we’re thinking about spring and summer knits, it is the perfect time to work…

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Swatching and Measuring Gauge in Cable Pattern

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on August 4, 2016May 6, 2021

The August Mitten features a unique diamond cable flanked by two 4 stitch cables on a reverse stockinette stitch ground. The palm and gusseted thumb are worked in a lovely textured moss stitch. The gauges listed in the August Mitten are as follows: Cable Panel (36 sts) = 3.75” (9.5 cm) on larger needles, after…

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