Due to popular demand I’ve gone ahead and put up a listing for Love Note Sweater Kits! I will be adding more colour combos as I can. Such a great knit!
Um… Can you tell that I’m happy with my sweater?
Pattern: Love Note by tincanknits.
Yarn: TFA PureWash Fingering in Atlas and TFA Lace weight Mohair in Speckled Iris.
Ravelry Project page here.
I knit myself a Love Note sweater and my life will never be the same! This is the first fingering weight + mohair sweater that I have worn (I have a pair of mitts, a hat and another sweater all knit with 1 strand of fingering weight held together with 1 strand of mohair but I haven’t had the chance to wear them out yet really) and it is a game changer! Here is what I love about it:
1) The fabric is incredibly lightweight, airy and flowy yet somehow still warm and cozy. It’s heavenly. This is knit on 6mm needles at a pretty loose gauge and I love it.
2) Holding 1 strand of fingering weight in a speckled colourway with 1 strand of mohair in a complementary speckled colourway creates a watercolour effect. The new colourway that is born by combining the 2 strands is magical. It has movement and layers and seems to glow from within. I love knitting with speckles because every stitch is a different colour and when you add in a strand of mohair it takes the whole experience up a notch! Also of note - adding in a fuzzy strand of mohair has a way of toning down a bright or intense colourway, making it infinitely more wearable. I have loved our Atlas colourway since the very first batch we dyed but couldn’t see myself wearing an entire sweater in it until I mellowed it out a bit with the mohair.
3) The shape of this sweater is just so easy to wear and flattering. I knit the longer version (there is a cropped option given in the pattern as well). I may have added even more length than the pattern called for - I kept trying it on and adjusted the length so my sweater would hit right at the top of my high waisted jeans. I’m thrilled with the length and always love a high-low hem. Though I am petite I have a long torso. Every body is beautiful and unique and making my own clothes lets me customize the fit to be exactly how I like it for my proportions.
I just cannot get enough of the colour. I tried to edit it down to fewer pictures but couldn’t do it. So, without further ado, here are 1 million pictures of me wearing my glorious new Aqua Love Note!
SEE how magical this fabric in this colour is? It’s almost shade shifting. Mermaid-esque even. I’m crazy in love.
I am planning a big speckles + mohair update for early next month where I’ll put up loads of pairing suggestions. We are attending Knit City in Vancouver next month (October 5-6th!) and as soon as we return from that it will be update central around here. This month has been completely taken over by show prep but I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel!