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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This week's Free Pattern REPOSE COWL

fiber focus: aria
a soft, wool-blend, bulky-weight tape yarn creates lighter-than-air garments

CERTAINTY
 

When one thinks of Fall and Winter knitting, one thinks of bulky-weight yarns, and it can be hard to break away from the notion that knitting for cold weather means ending up with a sweater that weighs a ton and bulks up your silhouette.

ARIA is the perfect solution to the cold weather knitting conundrum. An extrafine merino wool blend, ARIA knits up to a bulky weight, but remains refreshingly light by virtue of its construction (aria is Italian for air, after all). A knitted tape yarn, ARIA is soft, buoyant, and incredibly lightweight. It's rounded structure makes it perfect for working with cables and other intricate stitch patterns, as can be seen in the Certainty Vest (above). Because it is so lightweight, a garment like the Certainty Vest is perfect for both the warmer, early Fall days and for layering later, when the temperatures really start to drop.

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The Certainty Vest and other designs in ARIA can be purchased online, at your LYS, or by clicking the "BUY NOW" button above!

DESIGN NOTE: The Certainty Vest features a bold center cable in stockinette stitch that pops against a background of reverse stockinette stitch. The front and back are worked separately and seamed together, with the cowl neck picked up and worked at the end. The natural fold of the cowl neck reveals the stockinette side of the garment for an interesting mix of textures.

DESIGNER QUOTE: "I can't stress enough how wonderful it is to have lightweight layering pieces in the Fall and Winter. ARIA is a true seasonal gem. It's soft enough to wear next to the skin and light enough to layer in the Winter, and as a bulky yarn it made the Certainty Vest a really quick knit!"–Rosemary Drysdale

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FREE PATTERN

Repose Cowl

by Teresa Chorzepa


The perfect 1-ball accessory to launch your Fall knitting!

The Knit Essentials Collection is now available online & in your LYS!

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