“Nasrin” is a colorwork sweater by Isabell Kraemer, and the subject of Anne’s upcoming class, which starts Saturday, May 18.
“Nasrin,” by Isabell Kraemer, photo copyright Isabell Kraemer
She’s knitting hers with Kelbourne Woolens Camper, a soft fingering weight wool in heathered colors, and an excellent choice for colorwork.
You can choose between the “solid” or “outlined” colorwork motif at the yoke; both charts are included in the pattern. A high contrast color combination shows the pattern best, in my opinion – here are some ideas in Camper!
I also like the idea of flipping the color arrangement so that the main color is dark, and the contrast color at the yoke is light.
Brooklyn Tweed Loft is another yarn that seems designed with colorwork in mind, a woolen-spun fingering weight wool with a bit more structure than Camper.
Loft plays well with Brooklyn Tweed’s other fingering weight yarn, Tones Light – which has a much more vibrant color palette!
Look for all of these and many others in the fingering weight section here at our shop, and read more about Anne’s class if you’re inspired to make a “Nasrin” of your own!
The shop was closed most of Friday and all day Saturday because of the mix of sleet and snow that covered the Triangle, making for dangerous driving. It wasn’t much snow, to be sure, but the threat of slippery, icy roads was enough for us; better safe than sorry, better to stay home and enjoy … [more]
UPDATE: As of 11/19/2014, we are totally sold out of Araucania Limari! ************************************************************* Next time you come into the shop, you may notice a big basket of bulky wool right in the middle of the front room, by the teacart. What’s in the basket? Why, it’s our latest sale yarn: Araucania Limari. Araucania Limari is … [more]
Alchemy’s unique yarn, Silken Straw, has been warmly welcomed here at the shop. Since it first arrived in November, it’s unusual texture and lustrous jewel tones have been admired by many. We sold out of a few colors, enough to reorder, and when we did place that order, we couldn’t resist picking one new colorway, … [more]
A big box of books arrived this week: five new titles, each of which offers something different for crocheters. With a nearly-full Beginning Crochet class coming up, these books arrived just in time to inspire all those future crocheters, as well. Kristin Omdahl’s The Finer Edge shows a great variety of crocheted edgings and also … [more]
It’s been a new magazine kind of week here at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop. The latest: Knitscene, Spring 2013. With 70 degree weather last week and snow yesterday morning, the current season is a bit unclear. Spring? Winter? We’re always up for new knitting magazines, though, whatever season it claims to be. Inside this issue … [more]
Consider this Part 2 of our most recent shipment from Plymouth: a new yarn called Linen Concerto. Linen Concerto is a slightly textured dk weight blend of rayon, linen, and cotton. It’s perfect for making lightweight garments–shawls, scarves, tees, and tanks–and for those who are sensitive to animal fibers like wool and alpaca. Linen Concerto … [more]
We are often asked how to care for finished garments. Once you spend your money on good quality yarn and then spend your time crafting something special out of it, it follows that you want to keep it looking and feeling good for as long as possible. Eucalan and Sweater Stones are two products that … [more]
The new year seems to bring renewed interest in learning about knitting and crocheting. We quickly sold out of our most basic “learn to knit” books in December as knitters and knitters-to-be prepared to teach or learn the craft this season. This week, both I Can’t Believe I’m Knitting and I Can’t Believe I’m Crocheting … [more]
The Winter issue of Vogue Knitting has arrived at the shop. Within its covers, you’ll find garments featuring plenty of cables, color, and intarsia. There’s also an article on intarsia technique, to help you knit through the intarsia patterns. Come by the shop to see the latest Vogue, and to plan your next project!
Next time you come by the shop, keep an eye out for a new knit sample: a completed Volt shawl, lent to us by Nancy, who just finished teaching a class on the subject. Volt is a chevron-striped shawl framed by attached i-cord. The pattern is from Grace Anna Farrow’s collection, The Fine Line, which … [more]