We just came back from a relaxing ten days cruising around Mexico. Lots of beautiful weather, friendly people, good food and plenty of knitting time. I brought three projects (and took more care packing them than I did my clothes); finished one and got halfway through the other two. Pure bliss. I met so many knitters on the ship who were doing just the same thing. I love that knitting is so popular!
I came home yesterday to find this new book in my mailbox. I Knit New York is a corroboration of five NYC knitwear designers, has eleven lovely patterns, and reads like a novel/knitting travel guide. I took it to bed with me last night and read it from cover to cover. Next time I go to New York I'm taking it with me. I love this book!
The designers are Brittney Bailey, Kathleen Dames, Kirsten Kapur, Xandy Peters, and Lars Rains. Besides the 11 patterns, there's a charming essay from Kay Gardiner about knitting in NYC long long ago--even before the internet! Lisa Chamoff will take you on an enviable multiborough yarn crawl. And my favorite was going on a NYC button hunt with Kathleen Dames. I've done that before and spent a blissful day getting lost in the buttons section of the garment district. All this and more make this book a handy guide if you are planning a NYC trip or just dreaming of one. This book is a ten.
I've paired a few of my favorite designs with some stash yarn. Below is Go Lightly with that iconic Audrey Hepburn neckline. I've made a similar sweater but it's the first time I've seen this neckline done in fingering weight yarn. I paired it with some of the new yarn I recently won from Pacific Yarn Co. I'm thinking of adding flared sleeves. I would love to wear this all summer.
I have enough vintage fingering weight RYC Cashcotton 4 ply in baby blue to make Rockefeller. I would make long sleeves and lengthen the front to mimic the back.
Mosaic knitting!
You can purchase the pattern book as a download on Ravelry, but I found the printed book on Amazon for less with free shipping. While I love and usually prefer individual PDFs, I think this is better purchased as a book because there is loads of other information outside of the patterns.
but I recommend you purchase the book on Amazon.
- January 23, 2018
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