Learn how your comment data is processed. My question is about the gauge- how does adding a mohair lace yarn to a worsted yarn or to a bulky yarn effect the gauge? The swatch below illustrates this. If you’re working gloves, I would suggest knitting the combined yarn at a much tighter gauge than what we’ve shown on these swatches. Aren’t you on Ravelry ? This is the first of my “ooh what will we make?” posts for the upcoming Tin Can Knits-along, which we cast on for on 1st December, 2019. You could either mix a sock-weight yarn with a lace-weight of another type (wool, silk, or synthetic), OR you could just use a DK weight yarn of your choosing on its own. Thank you. Are you curious about how, physically, to knit two yarns together? Size made: 56” for 10 inches of positive ease, mid length version Knit/Crochet: Knit I love patterns from Tin Can Knits. I have 8 balls of Debbie Bliss “Angel” in a pale blue, I think the colour is called “sky”. Pattern: Love Note by Tin Can Knits Yarn: Skein Top Draw Sock in the Arctic Moss colourway (2 skeins) and Skein Mohair Silk Lace in the Nordic Woodlands colourway (2 skeins) Needles: 4.5mm / US 7 and 6mm / US 10 Size knit: Small (7.5" positive ease) I knew the moment I saw Love Note that I wanted to knit this sweater. The difference in value (relative darkness or lightness) between the two colours you are combining matters. I should have mentioned that the sweater is in two-row stripes and the Koigu is sock weight. However I can handle Alpaca and angora rabbit with no issues. Hi Hana – It sort of depends on the project and the desired fabric. I keep reading it over and over. Embers - by Tin Can Knits. You could gather your sock-weight scraps and organize them within a similar value, or to create a fade. On the other hand, ‘shire’, in the merino was quite vibrant and bright, so despite the fact that they were the same colourway, the fabric has that glowy depth she was aiming for. Want to make a matching set? Get started swatching! All ideas gratefully received! Tolt Yarn and Wool Ravelry Store. Tin Can Knits. I just completed a sweater for my granddaughter using a fine mohair/silk PurlsSolo Tussock in bright hot pink held with variegated and speckled pink/violet Koigu KPPPM + a solid pink KPM. Some folks will tell you that you have to choose a certain type of yarn for sweaters. Then you could blend them all together with the addition of a single colour of mohair held alongside each through the project. Thankyou thankyou thankyou. We can’t wait to see what blended gems you come up with! This yarn blend would work exceedingly well for other projects too… I considered hacking a Boardwalk or Lush cardigan, and you can see what I settled upon! So once again thank you, Happy Knitting! Where I’ve used the dark teal mohair over the mid teal, the difference in value is more moderate, and the yarns colours ‘blend’ more effectively. This was exactly the information I was looking for. Our new Love Note sweater and Posy shawl patterns both use this yarn combination. ~ Em Size made: 56” for 10 inches of positive ease, mid length version Knit/Crochet: Knit I love patterns from Tin Can Knits. ... That lovely top pattern is reminding me of happy Tin Can Knits. As designers, Alexa and I are lucky enough to knit with pretty much whatever tickles our fancy. Specifically: I have been Dreaming of finding a blue-green yarn and realized that I can probably combine a teal with a green and get the effect I am looking for by mixing the two colors myself! So, what will you blend? You may be working with this yarn for a hundred hours or more – and wearing the sweater you make even longer. Recently at Tin Can Knits we’ve been all about colourwork. So I got to work perfecting the details and developing colour combinations that would work with the soft and romantic palette I envisioned for our Paris trip. Yay! You can see how the mohair and merino are slightly different colours, and the depth and shine this adds to the finished fabric. I chuckle every time I think back on that. Blended with silk fibres it can be incredible. I love the way the purple ‘softens’ the speckled neon static. However, it does produce some “interesting” textures when such a combination is done, which I turned into a decorative wall hanging for my bathroom. What if you can’t wear mohair? Reply. Did you read our tutorial How to Recycle Yarn from Second-hand Sweaters? Craft. Follow Tin Can Knits on WordPress.com; Search. I’ve got about a million plans in my head, and one of them is a Playdate, or adjusted Boardwalk using stripes of mohair + sock yarn. I think the sweater category is a good place to start, it is certainly where I started – I made a wee snowflake sweater for a new baby and that was it -I was hooked!. Alexa is also making herself a holiday party sweater Love Note in La Bien Aimée Merino Singles and Mohair silk in ‘shire’; a deliciously vivid green. Layering with mohair adds a beautiful depth of colour. That's because Strange Brew isn't a pattern – it's a formula for designing your very own yoke sweater! I like to combine sock yarn and mohair/silk for gloves. Gauge: 16 sts & 24 rounds / 4” in Pattern: Love Note Sweater by Tin Can Knits Yarn: Banshee Yarns Silky Singles in Rua (2 skeins) & Mohair Lace in Fortune (2 skeins), a strand of each held together throughout. Max & Bodhi's Wardrobe by Tin Can Knits (Alexa Ludeman & Emily Wessel) Tin Can Knits. I’m gonna go mix my blue mohair with all the strings I can find. This tutorial from Tin Can Knits is so thorough that it's sure to be a help. Thanks again! We’ve got a post here all about marling, and a post here that explains how to work with two strands held together. bulky yarn and would need to add a green mohair lace. I REALLY love this effect, it’s what we used when I made the Love Note sweaters, and for the heavy-weight version of the Posy shawl too. June 18, 2020 12:19 pm Or would the DK yarn be too heavy and overpower the mohair color influence? I really recommend this if you have some leftover mohair laying around! Lately we’ve been having great fun combining lace weight mohair yarns with other yarns, resulting in beautiful painterly effects. 167 ratings. - Once or twice a month, we will send you inspirations: tutorials, free patterns, and previews of our upcoming books and events. Have you tried brushed Suri alpaca? Posy - by Tin Can Knits. The combination of mohair lace and single-ply merino creates a fabric that is floaty, soft and sensual. The combination of mohair lace and single-ply merino creates a fabric that is floaty, soft and sensual. Emily. The mohair was a fair bit darker, which makes for a lovely dark halo and the single underneath shines through. The teal-on-teal …, Choosing yarn for a sweater can be a big decision. When the mohair is paler than the other yarn, the blended colour comes out closer to the darker single, with the fuzzy halo of the fabric being lighter. It does affect the gauge, but depending on the project you might like it to be a slightly denser gauge with the mohair, or, like we have in love note, a much looser gauge. Alternately, click below to follow the blog, and get each and every blog post delivered to your mailbox! They are always easy to follow, include multiple sizes and are easy to substitute yarns for. You have opened a new space for creativity for me! The above example is a blend of La Bien Aimée Merino Singles with La Bien Aimée Mohair Silk , both in the iconic ‘yellow brick road’ colourway. Download your free copy of our guide, Substitute Yarn in 5 Easy Steps, and we will lightly pepper your inbox with more creative inspiration. Your email address will not be published. Alternately, click below to follow the blog, and get each and every blog post delivered to your mailbox! I have also knit more than a dozen hats with Shibui Silk Cloud held with Koigu, one in a seed stitch that I kept is similar to the Rust/Undergrowth sweater above. Thanks! Sticking to a single colourway is a beautiful way to combine yarns, but I’m personally more intrigued with mixing DIFFERENT colours, and finding out what kind of effects I can achieve! I’m imagining a faded oversized flax sweater in my future…. Hi! You can see how the mohair and merino are slightly different colours, and the depth and shine this adds to the finished fabric. Love Note by Tin Can Knits. So helpful and fun to look at all of the different choices. Trish Everett permalink. Painterly Yarn Combinations: layering mohair over a base yarn. We often work in luxury yarns. To my eyes, this is technically a more saturated colour over a less saturated one, with the value of the two yarns being quite similar. Home > Love Note by Tin Can Knits. Tin Can Knits on Ravelry . The combination of mohair lace and single-ply merino creates a fabric that is floaty, soft and sensual. Could you please tell me if this mohair technique would work with DK weight rather than sock weight? That lovely top pattern is reminding me of happy Tin Can Knits. Sometimes I have taken commercial blends and, using a drop spindle, have re-spun them to include a bamboo cotton, or hemp fiber to make a yarn with a little more hand feel and durability. Cool.))) The original hot pink Love Note prototype I made is a blend of La Bien Aimée Merino Singles in ‘neon static’ striped with ‘Aimée’s sweater’ held with Skein Queen Floof in a vivacious hot pink (I lost the yarn tag, oops, but I think it was like ‘barbie’s handbag’). The technique would definitely work with DK weight, however, as you suggest, the colour of the mohair would have less impact on the colour of the overall blend. Love Note by Tin Can Knits . I decided that ‘elise’ was the winner. This mohair blending method would also work very well for a ‘fade’ type project. Hi Brigitte – It sort of depends on what fabric you are going for. Last winter I knit an entire sweater with a cream fingering weight yarn layered with different lace mohair color, creating a large striped marled effect. Hat → Beanie, Toque. But here at Tin Can Knits, we are not purists. Blending mohair with other yarns is a VERY fun way to essentially ‘build your own yarn’, and you can begin using materials from your own stash! Tin Can Knits Sort by Featured Best Selling Alphabetically, A-Z Alphabetically, Z-A Price, low to high Price, high to low Date, new to old Date, old to new Grid view List view Alexa and Emily design and publish exquisite patterns for hand knitting, supported by high-quality tutorials www.tincanknits.com With deliciously textured colourwork, the Embers hat is a perfect project for playing with colour, and using up precious odds and ends! From the Angora Goat, mohair is b oth durable and resilient and notable for its high luster and sheen. The ultra light weight feel is what I believe scares off less experienced knitters/crocheters, there are times I have to watch my hands so I know I’m knitting. This is La Bien Aimee Singles and Mohair, both in the colourway ‘Shire.’ Yardage note: Our sizing and yardage table lists yarn requirements for combined yarn, so if your size calls for 600 yds, it will require 600 yds of both the sock-weight yarn and 600 yds of lace-weight mohair yarn. While a significant stash is required …, How to Recycle Yarn from Second-Hand Sweaters, Decisions, Decisions: How to Choose the Right Yarn for Your Sweater. So from my perspective, combinations with a moderate rather than extreme value difference between a darker mohair and a lighter yarn feel more ‘blended’ and effective. They will tell you it has to be hard-wearing yarn, that is has to be exactly the yarn suggested in the pattern, or that it must match the colours you already have in your wardrobe. When working a mohair lace with a sock yarn in the same colourway, the blended colour will essentially come out very much the same as if you were knitting in a single colour; while the mohair lace takes the dye slightly differently than the merino yarn, the overall effect is fairly similar. When you blend a darker or more saturated mohair with a lighter yarn, the paler colourway seems to glow underneath a deeper halo. By Tin Can KnitsThis sweet little sweater knits up quickly from the top down. The mohair in ‘shire’ is quite a deep dark colourway, and we agreed that the effect was just a little too ‘speckley’ to feel right for her. Comforting soft textures are a major trend in knitwear and accessories this winter and adding a bit of mohair can really elevate the simplest of projects. This shallow crescent wraps and drapes like a scarf so it’s comfortable and easy to style. Along with a veritable raft of personal goals, I make plans to improve our flat, clear out clutter, and reorganize – and that means diving into my stockpile of yarn. I find this combination a little less compelling, but it can also bring a subtle beauty. I took a class with Stephen West at Knit City a few years ago. The combination of mohair lace and single-ply merino creates a fabric that is floaty, soft and sensual. Loop stocks a lot of different mohair yarns that include hand-dyed yarns from artisan dyers and blended with silks as well as high quality mohair and silk blends from Habu, Isager, Ito and Shibui. Sign up for email updates Great question! Last year, I had a wedding to go to, and the world’s love of pink was really ramping up, so I decided a pink sweater had to happen, right?! stashed 6713 times. Tin Can Knits – Love Note – Pattern Materials Used: Sock or fingering weight yarn held with lace weight mohair yarn – yardage given is for COMBINED yarn; so if your size calls for 600 yds, it requires 600 yds of the sock weight yarn, plus 600 yds of lace weight mohair yarn. Loved your article, it’s about time someone gave attention to this technique. Yet more swatches! Post was not sent - check your email addresses! On the left, Alexa swatched two options for her Love Note sweater; La Bien Aimée mohair in ‘shire’ over ‘life aquatic’ (top) and ‘shire’ (bottom). from $14.95 $23.00. I finished this one in December and was so pleased to wear it to holiday parties! Run into a snag? Love this article! The soft yellow Posy Shawl is a blend of La Bien Aimée Merino Singles in ‘romance’ with La Bien Aimée Mohair Silk in ‘yellow brick road’. Thankyou so much for sharing your inspirations, works, lessons learnt and wisdom. See more ideas about spring knits, knitting patterns, knitting. We’ve got a post here all about marling. Hello! At Tin Can Knits, inspiring our customers to make beautiful, one-of-a-kind knits is our passion. I am working it on 6.0mm needles at the same gauge I did the Love Note sweater on, and thus I’m adjusting the pattern for a different gauge (we’ve got a tutorial on that here). Though i would caution that folks shouldn’t combine most natural fibers with acrylics or other man-made ones due to the difference in shrink and tendency to felt when washed. Enjoy! Tin Can Knits is the collaboration of two Canadian designers - Alexa Ludeman and Emily Wessel. Perfect for some lightweight additions to your knit wardrobe. Love Note by Tin Can Knits. $15.95 $18.00. I am so excited about these color possibilities! Tin Can Knits - Vivid - Tin Can Knits. A similar example is illustrated by the swatches below. In the Love Note we went for a really drapey fabric, but if you just want that mohair halo, you might just need to swatch and go up one needle size or so. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Your posting felt like reading my own experience vastly expanded! With deliciously textured colourwork, Embers is a perfect project for playing with colour, and using up precious odds and ends! Great Inspiration Thanks! The rust and green Love Notes are beautiful! Alexa and Emily design and publish exquisite patterns for hand knitting, supported by high-quality tutorials www.tincanknits.com I love this post!! After knitting quite a few wee TCK sweaters I made a Lush cardigan. Sale. Love Note - by Tin Can Knits This sweet little sweater knits up quickly from the top down. Yes, I said 'recipe'. It’s very similar. Tin Can Knits. Fantastic! Sign up for email updates I have a blue/ teal! Knitting Category. Published. July 05, 2019. The deep dark Love Note is a blend of La Bien Aimée Merino Singles in ‘rust’ with La Bien Aimée Mohair Silk in ‘undergrowth’. This is such an interesting article. Thank you for the swatch images and ideas. from $7.00. I knit this lovely version of our free Antler hat in yarn that I recycled from a second-hand sweater. For my Embers sweater, I held a matching strand of lace-weight mohair alongside the CC yarn. I’d suggest you swatch it! Alexa saw my photos and said ‘WE MUST PUBLISH THAT PATTERN’. Love Note sweater pattern by Tin Can Knits This sweet little sweater knits up quickly from the top down. So how do you choose a yarn …, Every New Year, I always go a little overboard with ideas and plans for the coming year. I’m also intrigued by the possibility of a sweater made entirely in mohair lace… perhaps a Bonny lace top? rating of 4.4 from 1636 votes More from tincanknits Prism. Do you prefer a lighter halo over a darker yarn or vice versa? Years ago at Edinburgh Yarn festival I impulse-bought a couple single skeins of La Bien Aimée yarn in ‘Aimée’s sweater’ and ‘neon static’. Thank you for sharing all these swatches, a lot of inspiration. What a difference combining makes! I find the dark teal mohair over the pale grey to appear more ‘speckley’, with an effect that seems more marled than blended. Your email address will not be published. To my eyes, it’s just a bit less harsh a contrast than the ‘shire’ mohair over ‘life aquatic’, and this difference means the blending works. With a high-low hemline and two length options, what’s not to love? Sweaters are usually the largest items knitters make, and the cost for that amount of yarn can be high. What yarn do you suggest for your sweather? - Once or twice a month, we will send you inspirations: tutorials, free patterns, and previews of our upcoming books and events. Embers - by Tin Can Knits. Sounds like a lovely use of the combination! This privacy policy sets out how we uses and protects any information that you give us when you use this website. Special Requests Send us a note ... We recommend using a blend of fingering yarn + mohair lace weight, but if you substitute we suggest using a DK weight yarn. May 26, 2020 - The best Spring knitting patterns from Tin Can Knits. Through extensive swatching, I have some strategies to share on how to select colour combinations when combining a lace weight mohair with a sock weight yarn! The top mohair is LBA ‘elise’ and the bottom is Walk Collection in ‘jungle’. The pale ephemeral Love Note is a blend Rainbow Heirloom Solo Light in ‘driftwood’ with Rainbow Heirloom Kidsilk Cloud in ‘sweet dreams’. Playdate (Adult) by Tin Can Knits. Do we need to get larger needles while adding Mohair to our yarn?
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