Trendsetter Yarns
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Knitting: Pullover
Multi colored Stride plays as the accent to the beautiful and strong shades of Cool Merino. The body is worked in small stripes and the yoke is worked with Reverse Ridges to add a texture to the classic yarn. Soft, beautiful and colorful.
Knitting: Pullover
Cool Merino is a wonderful super soft Merino Wool that is multi colored and then chained. The yarn is tubular from the chain and the yarn remains light and elastic. The sweater is knit in boxes of Stock St. and Rev. Stock St. with the top of every Stock St. having a cable twist to close the box. A subtle but fun detail. The pattern is written f...
Knitting: Pullover
Diversa is a perfect blend of Cotton and Viscose. The Viscose stays a Linen color and the cotton absorbs the strong dye colors. Plies are twisted together to create the base yarn. Loose easy fit with a different eyelet pattern from bottom to top.
Knitting: Pullover
Diversa is a blended Cotton and Viscose made up of plies. The cotton is dyed and the balance of the yarn stays natural. To get the dimension, we doubled each color of Diversa. Simple boxes and rectangles that are separated by Textures of Stock St. and Rev. Stock St.
Knitting: Pullover
We’ve combined two very different yarns and worked them at the same time. Lana Grossa Terra is a soft cotton slub yarn and we’ve knit it with Brillino, a super soft and super sexy metallic The body is long and extra wide with a split at the side for a really relaxed feel. Easy to knit and something you’ll take when you travel or feel like headi...
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
Kinsale is a very wonderful yarn that blends three delicious fibers together. The yarn looks like a classic Irish Tweed but remains super soft with great movement. The Zig Zag detail is worked in Stride, a wool yarn with an elongated striped. The body is A-Line in shape with more tight shoulders. Long set in sleeves.
Knitting: Vest
Texture abounds in this subtle striped long vest that alternates a solid shade of Trendsetter Merino 6 with brushed lace Silkhair Print from Lana Grossa. Pick a solid that highlights the multi color selected and the color changes become part of the design. All of the pieces are knit oversized and then folded to create the front edge and sleeve.
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
Let the colors go wild…..this is the best way to approach this light weight classic jacket. We’ve selected two different printed yarns and we stripe them while alternating them. The differences in color and texture and detail come shining through. Look at all of the colors you seen in every piece of this cardigan to realize all of the shades dy...
Knitting: Pullover
This sweater contains everything we love about knitting and wearing our finished creations. Vector is a cage filled Merino that is space dyed with color flares. Thick in dimension but very light. The solid is selected in contrast to the Vector. Soffio Cashmere is a Merino and Cashmere fiber that is injected into an elastic core. So very easy to...
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
This beautiful boxy styled cardigan is knit from side to side working with Vector (A caged merino fiber that is space dyed) and Soffio, (a merino and cashmere fiber blend that is injected into an elastic core.) The yarns are worked in a fun Slipped Stair Step stitch that moves the design to look like stairs. When half is done, the two yarns are...
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
The body of this classic DB cardigan is knit with Vector, a space dyed Merino fiber that is injected inside of a cage. The yarn is super light and very soft. The collar is knit with Cool Merino, a 3 needle chained Merino yarn that has thickness but no weight as the chain has an air space down the center. The collar is working in Rib St. with Sh...
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
This classic jacket is A-Line in style with decreases along the side edge. The body runs straight from the bust up. The entire body is worked in Stock St. with Kinsale. The collar is worked using Merino 8 and Silkhair held together. All of the stitches are picked up and worked in Fan St. collar.
Knitting: Pullover
This new yarn, Alpaca Air, is tubular in construction with a light cage cover. The finished yarn is brushed Alpaca so it stays light and easy but has some thickness. The body is worked from the bottom up with ribbed border that turns to triangles that turn plain for the body. When done, the ribbed border is top crochet and fringed as desired. W...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The body of the triangle shawl is knit in Trendsetter Yarns Vector. This new yarn is created with open Merino fiber that is space dyed and then set inside of a polyamid cage. When the yarn is done and washed, the fibers open up to create a thick yarn without the weight. The fibers create stripes and strong inserts of contrast colors. The body i...
Knitting: Poncho
This wonderful design starts out knit from side to side in rectangle shape with rib stitches and cables. The design is knit with Soffio Cashmere, a luxurious blend of wool and cashmere fibers that are combed together and twisted into a tight elastic core. The yarn is thick in texture but not in weight and feels incredible to knit and wear. When...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Trendsetter Silkhair Lux is used to create the body of this wrap. The yarn is lace weight blend of Super Kid Mohair, Silk and a touch of metallic so it is really light weight. The body is knit from side to side so you can work it to fit your body needs. The ruffle border is worked with Silkhair that alternates with Colorissimo so each short row...
Knitting: Cape
The body is worked in stripes from the bottom up. The yarns are alternated in stripes and each stripe segment is decreased around so that the body takes a flared shape. When done, the body edges are folded and tacked to create a place for the arm to pass through. Stitches are picked up around the neck to create a collar. Leave it all open and i...
Knitting: Cowl
Merino 6 is a DK Merino Wool and it is worked in a wonderful slip stitch pattern along with Colorissimo (a pure wool yarn with a long/short dye stamp). The two are worked in a visual slip stitch pattern that alternates the two yarns and creates the look for stairs. Colors need to be diverse so both the solid and the multi will show.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Knisale is a beautiful tweed blend of Wool, Silk and Baby Alpaca. The tweed look allows for strong color changes with a soft blend of tones in each shade. The body is worked in stripes with color movement and boxes with Intarsia to carry the color across the row. Play with color and let the yarn colors make for the artwork of the this wrap.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Kinsale and Silkhair are worked together on a large needle to create what looks like a quilted fabric. The fabric is created with a cable stitch variation that moves stitches from side to side. Kinsale gives the fabric the look of Irish Tweed and Silkhair allows for the bigger needle and the brushed Halo affect of the finished fabric. When the ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Gomitolo DiPinto is one of the new versions in the Gomitolo family of yarns. Gomitolo means “ball” in Italian and this is one big ball of yarn. 770yds are in one ball and this project takes only 1. Stitches are cast on and worked in an Eyelet St. After a short distance, 1 pattern repeat is cast off at the beginning of the row and one additional...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Diversa is a beautiful blend of Cotton and Viscose. The cotton is dyed and the Viscose stays a dark Linen shade so the finished yarn has a tweed look. The ends are worked in stripes of checkerboard with each accent color used a few times. The center is worked in Stock St. with the neutral solid that wraps around the shoulders. Simple, easy, fun...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
In this wonderful Triangle Shawl it is worked with two yarns and each yarn is knit in Garter St. for 2 rows and carried up along the side. The Picot edge is created while working with a cast on and bind off. The Bind off is more stitches than the cast on so that the triangle shape is happening at the same time. Play with the colors and let the ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The bottom border is worked in a blocked Eyelet stitch pattern that is worked from side to side in order to create the width of the shawl. This is done with Cheerleader so the soft sparkle sits on the edge. When done, the side edge of the Cheerleader border is picked up with Tiger and worked in Garter St. and Short Rows to fan shape the body an...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This wonderful wrap is all about color. Celebrate is a light cotton yarn with a variety of shades in each color way. We use 1 ball each of 4 different colors and they are each worked in pattern as 2 rows A, 2 rows B and repeated for a distance. One color is removed and Color C is added. This continues until the length of wrap has hit desired le...
Knitting: Scarf
this is a really fun stitch pattern and it is all based on the movement of stitches and rows through Stockinette St. and Garter St. It looks difficult and is soooo soooo easy and fun. The yarn feels incredible so it’s the best of both worlds. The perfect Holiday gift for yourself or for someone you really love.
Knitting: Cowl
This classic Cowl is knit in one of the most luxurious 100% cashmere yarns possible. Ribbed borders start and stop the cowl which is knit in one piece around with an alternating and interlocking cable pattern. Wear the cowl up towards the neck or pull it down over the shoulders. Flexible and fun.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This wrap is knit in Garter St. with increases each end to create a width and then striped to prepare for color change. Each color change is merged to the previous one with K2-tog and the color stripes are part of the design.
Knitting: Cardigan
Die Strick-Weste im Lochmustermix hat eine gerade Silhouette und einen gehäkelten Kragen mit verspieltem Muschelrand. Abgeschrägte Schultern optimieren seine Passform. Der sanfte Nougatton bringt Ruhe ins Modell. … Lana Grossa/Linea Pura 16
Knitting: Vest
Diese beigefarbene Weste hat eine gerade, unkomplizierte Form. Flammengarn, platzierte Ajour-Muster und die langen, angeknüpften Fransen addieren dezenten Boho-Flair.
Knitting: Pullover
Dieser zeitlose Pullover wird glatt rechts und im Lochmuster gestrickt. Highlight ist sein Carmen-Ausschnitt mit breiter, stabiler Rippenblende. Abgerundet wird das Luxusteilchen durch ein neues, schwereloses Bändchengarn in schimmerndem Terrakotta. … Lana Grossa/Linea Pura 16
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
Basis für das elegante Neckholder-Top ist ein glatt rechts gestricktes Viereck mit abgerundeten Seiten, die im Rücken zusammengenäht werden. Der Wasserfallausschnitt wird von feinen Bändern gehalten. … Lana Grossa/LInea Pura 16
Knitting: Dress
Macht jeden Schritt zu einem kleinen Ereignis: Die Tunika mit Ajour-Mustersaum und langen, angeknüpften Fransen. Ihr Bustier wurde in Form gestrickt und mündet in zarten Spaghetti-Trägern. … Lana Grossa/Linea Pura 16
Knitting: Pullover
Fallmaschen-Streifen bescheren dem lockeren, glatt rechts gestrickten Sweater einen coolen, schwerelosen Look. Für den glamourösen Twist sorgt schimmerndes Bändchengarn (neu) in einem dunklen Blauton. … Lana Grossa/Linea Pura 16
Knitting: Dress
This long dress is worked in Mare’, a space dyed Linen yarn. The pattern is an openwork Eyelet stitch that moves the color changes further apart. Make the dress to your desired length.
Knitting: Pullover
Free pattern download (only in German) from Woolplace:
Knitting: Pullover
Ausdrucksvolle Farben, ein sanfter Verlauf und ein plastisches Halbpatentmuster: Dieser Pullover ist zeitlos, wunderschön und – tadaa! – absolut anfängertauglich. ... Lana Grossa/Linea Pura 16.
Knitting: Pullover
Free pattern download (only in German) from Woolplace:
Crochet: Cardigan
Free pattern download (Woolplace) is only in German:
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
Das leichte, kraus rechts gestrickte Kasten-Top beindruckt mit einem weichen Verlauf aus pudrigen Tönen und kräftigem Orange. Dazu gibt es ein passendes Häkel-Jäckchen (Model 2) das mit Pikot-Rändern akzentuiert wurde. … Lana Grossa/Linea Pura 16.
Knitting: Cardigan
This design includes both jacket and sleeveless shell to create a two piece sweater Set. The yarn is Dodici a new blended cotton, viscose and linen that is then chained to create elasticity and a subtle texture. The body is worked to classic measurements but has a textured diagonal stitch pattern separating the bottom border from the body.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
this shawl is knit in short row segments worked in Stock St. and a Diamond Lace stitch from a chart. This is worked as segments (like pizza slice) and then worked over and over to create the wide shawl. The pattern is worked in Tiger, Alpaca and cotton brushed and dyed with segments of Black and another color to create a texture within the stri...
Knitting: Scarf
This yarn from Lana Grossa is beautiful blend of alpaca, wool and cotton. The 3 fibers are brushed to create a halo with additional shades injected for color fun. This design is knit from side to side and the pattern lets you decide on width by choosing from 3 different needle sizes. The pattern is done with a lace pattern that moves up to look...
Knitting: Shrug / Bolero
This pattern is written for 2 variations and 3 possibilities. The entire piece is worked in a wide Rib St. pattern. The body of this garment/accessory is worked from side to side keeping the pattern linear. The first instructions is for a scarf version. The next instruction is for the wider version that will be a wrap. The last instruction give...
Crochet: Scarf
This is a great scarf to learn and work on Tunisian Crochet. We used Indulge, a brushed long dye stamp mohair/alpaca blend on a big hook so the halo of the yarn fills in the spaces and keeps it light. Watch the colors as they come off the cake style skein working from inside or outside as it won’t matter. When done, we chose to jazz it up and u...
Knitting: Scarf
This wonderful scarf is made in an easy Yarn Over lace stitch pattern on every row. The movement of the lace keeps the fabric light and simple. We play with colors starting with one color, moving to an ABC style that works one row of each color and ends with another single color at the other end. Super fast and perfect for every member of your ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This shawl is worked in 3 different colors of Pappagallo from Lana Grossa. This new yarn is created using an elongated dye Extrafine Merino yarn that is chained loosely to create a light open tube. This pattern stitch is a variation of a classic slip stitch but to carry the colors/yarns up, a double wrap is worked on the set up row and then dro...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This wrap is as basic, easy and fun as knitting gets. This pattern is set for a beginner and a more advanced knitting will just get it done faster. The pattern is worked in a Box St. pattern that alternates segments of Stock St. and Rev. Stock St. that alternate up the entire length. The yarn is worked from the outside of each skein so the colo...
Knitting: Poncho
This great poncho is worked as a rectangle and then assembled and finished. You will use the yarn from inside or outside of the ball as all colors will appear. The pattern is worked in stripes of Garter St. (knit every row) and an easy Lace St. Watch the colors come to life and work until desired length. If desired, keep as a rectangular wrap. ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This wonderful cape/shawl is a fun way of playing with color and creating texture along the way. The design starts at the very top with a small tab. Stitches are picked up around the tab and each section has increases to help make it expand. The pattern is clear with yarn (Gomitolo Aida - long dye stamp wool blend and Seta Suri - Alpaca/Silk bl...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This fun shawl is worked from the top down so you’re in control of how big you want it. The sections change from simple Stock St. to a fun open eyelet design. Along the way increases are worked to make the shawl larger. The yarn is worked from the outside of the skein for each to keep color changes matching.
Knitting: Poncho
We’ve selected 4 diverse colors of Lana Grossa Colorissimo, a 100% multi shaded merino. The body is worked rectangular from bottom to top and then folded to create the poncho. The body can be left open for a wonderful wrap or made wider and longer for a throw on a bed or sofa. The body of the Poncho is worked in the classic Feather & Fan st...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Cardiff Cashmere Classic is an incredibly soft plied 100% cashmere made in Italy. Raw Cashmere fiber is spun into plies and then twisted together to create a DK style classic yarn in look and a luxurious yarn in the hands and on the body. The scarf/wrap uses 4 different colors in solid and stripe areas keeping the center in Stock St. and the ed...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Two fun thin yarns from Lana Grossa are worked together to create a thicker yarn with drape, color shades and brightness. The finished yarn is a blend of Linen and Cotton. The body of the shawl is worked in Garter St. with an easy to read Eyelet Lace stitch that grows as the piece gets longer.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
We’ve used two different yarns to create this openwork slip stitch shawl. Nastrino is a thin cotton tape in solid shades and it’s worked against Silkhair Print, a kid mohair and silk blend, that is shade dyed in multi colors. The two are worked separately in an easy and well defined slip stitch pattern to create the box pattern. The needle size...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
We’ve taken two yarns and knit them together to create this textured shawl. Silkhair Print is a blend of Kid Mohair and silk and has a soft elongated dye stamp to it. We’ve run it with Diversa, a twisted cotton, viscose. Both yarns work well together and show off the various stitch patterns worked to create the rib and pointed eyelet sections.
Knitting: Scarf
We work 2 different yarns in this layered diagonal shawl. Impress is worked for the bottom layer. The yarn is a beautiful blended yarn with subtle color changes. The design is worked on the diagonal with a full fashion increase at the begging of the row and a full fashion decrease at the end. When necessary, Impress is changed to Celebrate, a 1...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This triangle shaped shawl is worked with Celebrate, a multi shaded cotton yarn and Volante, a solid colored cotton/wool blend. The yarns are worked in stripes with a very clear slip stitch pattern that creates the triangle motifs inside the triangle shape shawl. The shawl is shaped by working decreases in full fashion before the end of the RS ...
Knitting: Cardigan
This classic long ribbed smoking style jacket is worked in Trendsetter Stride, a multi striping merino blend yarn. The colors work at random and the body is knit in an easy to see wide Rib St. pattern. The body is worked and put together and all neck stitches are picked up and worked in Rib St. and short rows to create the shawl collar.
Knitting: Poncho
An easy to read Rib St. is worked throughout this design. The back is worked in 2 pieces allowing for the seam to be part of the design. The body is extra wide to create a side body wing. For the front, there are increases along the V neck shaping to create a neck split but also add extra fabric. This can easily become a cardigan by keeping the...
Knitting: Cardigan
A classic cardigan gets turned on edge using Soffio Cashmere yarn for its incredibly soft fiber and elastic core. Cables are run along the side edges and are used to frame the raglan armhole shaping. Long and lean and very easy to knit. Even more fun to wear.
Knitting: Pullover
Soffio Cashmere is a wonderful yarn. The fibers of Merino, Cashmere are combed together and then injected into an elastic core. The yarn is light and super soft but with the elastic core, the shape remains the shape….always. Different colors are worked in Garter St. to create details in the stripe sequences. Simple, easy and fun.
Knitting: Cardigan
Every part of this jacket is a blast to knit. The entire jacket is worked in 2 row stripes of each yarn; Blossom - texture pop yarn and Pappagallo - Chained multi colored yarn. The entire back is cast on with side, across the top and opposite side. You will work in 2 row garter stripes with full fashion miters in the corners. When the center is...
Knitting: Pullover
This sweater is knit in Stock St. with an easy Yarn Over eyelet pattern that looks like the top of an umbrella. The yarn is a merino base with injections of contrasting shades to add color and detail to the yarn. The yarn is knit from the outside of each 200gr. ball that you start so the color flow will be the same.
Knitting: Pullover
Colorissimo is a multi colored 100% wool tops fiber and is space dyed in long and cropped color shades. This yarn is worked to create the colorful waves and are done with a variety of yarn overs. We contrast it with Merino 6, a pure plied classis Merino. The body is worked from side to side letter the colors happen where they are from the skein.
Knitting: Cardigan
This classic pullover has been updated with a pair of front breaks that are set up with eyelet to tie. The body is worked in classic Stock St. This is a very simple pattern, simple design and this is where the yarn does the work.
Knitting: Pullover
This unisex pullover is worked in a new cotton/linen blend chained yarn. The body is worked in Stock St. along with an exciting Slip St. design. The color is worked for 1 row….hold your needle…slip stitches back and pick up other contrast to work the row. Both yarns end up at the same edge. Fun in every way.
Knitting: Pullover
This unisex pullover is worked in Ecopuno Degrade, a blend of Cotton, wool and alpaca. The yarn is shaded in a soft color change so each stripe will pick up new shades from a color already used. An easy eyelet pattern is used to separate each color change. Classic, easy and fun.
Knitting: Pullover
This sweater is knit in Pavlova, a blend of cotton, viscose with a long dye stamp and a subtle texture from the two twisted strands. The body is worked straight and the yarn is worked from the outside of the skeins for all of the pieces to keep the color flow consistent. This design can easily be translated into a cardigan by cutting the front ...
Knitting: Cardigan
Pavlova is a cotton/viscose blended thick/then texted yarn with a long dye stamp that has a subtle change from shade to shade. This cardigan is worked in a visual Eyelet pattern that creates an arrow design. The body is straight and flows nicely along the body. The yarn is worked from the outside of all skeins. You can choose outside or inside ...
Knitting: Cardigan
This fun butterfly style jacket has the body knit in one piece from front across to opposite front. It looks like a wrap with two buttonholes (for the sleeves.) The body is worked in stripes of each yarn in Rev. Stock St. so the textures show. The sleeves are sewn in place. The body can be worn as shown in one picture or turned upside down to c...
Knitting: Vest
We’ve used 2 different yarns in this light weight color play vest. Alfa is a solid tubular cotton yarn with a touch of metallic inside the tube. This is worked against the Pavlova, to spread out the color changes. The yarn is worked right from the outside of the skeins to keep the color flow. The pattern stitch is a classic Slip St. pattern wit...
Knitting: Pullover
This design uses Alfa from Trendsetter Yarns. This yarn is tubular in style with cotton on the inside of the tube and Polyamide to create the tube. The cotton is inserted as an open fiber to fill up the tube along with a touch of metallic so that the tube stays soft and has a beautiful sequin look.
Knitting: Pullover
Te body is worked from the bottom up in separate pieces. The bottom is worked in stripes of Stock St. and a new wide Eyelet that is created by binding off a few stitches like a buttonhole and working short rows to get the stitches back. The top yoke is worked in a simple Yo, K2-tog linear eyelet. Sleeves are classic Stock St. sleeves.
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
The body of this pattern is knit from the center to the cuff with the front and back pieces knit separately. Colors flow from yarn at random but try and pull all ends from either inside or outside. The body is worked in Chevron Zig Zag pattern so colors wave and do not create stripes.
Knitting: Pullover
The body is straight and all body pieces are separated with a tucked panel to add some color change and dimension. Tucks do not need to be done. The body is worked in a wide rib st. The pattern is written to match sweater (a bit cropped and wide) but also given for standard lengths to be worn oversized. Collar is crew neck with funnel but can b...
Knitting: Pullover
The body is worked with an A-Line shape. All yarn is space dyed and worked from the outside of all skeins so color flow is the same. The decreases are worked as Dart style double decreases on front and body so the body shape remains the same. The body is worked in Stock St. to keep decreases away from a pattern stitch. The yoke and sleeves are ...
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
Lala Cloudy is a beautiful textured yarn that shades Degrade’ style in each ball. We’ve worked 2 diverse colors in boxes letting the colors and the Degrade’ shades look like different colors have been worked. Super soft, light weight and warm. There are lots of colors so go bright and crazy as we did or go classic. The choice is always yours.
Knitting: Vest
The paid download pattern (Trendsetteryarns) is only in English.
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
The paid download pattern (Trendsetteryarns) is only in English.
Knitting: Pullover
The paid download pattern (Trendsetteryarns) is only in English.
Knitting: Cardigan
The paid download pattern (Trendsetteryarns) is only in English.
Knitting: Cardigan
The paid download pattern (Trendsetteryarns) is only in English.
Knitting: Cardigan
Paid pattern download (Trendsetter Yarns) only in English.
Knitting: Cardigan, Sleeveless Top
This easy to knit and wear sweater set is knit in Dodici, a chained blended mix of cotton, viscose and linen.
Knitting: Pullover
This sweet little top is worked with a ribbed ruffle that is then gathered to work a more fitted body. The length designed here is cropped but you have the opportunity to make the body any length that you want before starting the armhole shaping. Just make sure to have enough yarn. The sleeve repeats the design element with a ruffled border cuf...
Knitting: Pullover
This openwork pullover is oversized and worked in an easy Eyelet pattern in the new Puno Luce, a twisted yarn with a cotton core that has a light iridescent sparkle. The pattern repeats for all pieces to create a sheer and lightweight pullover for a carefree day or an evening out over a tank dress.
Knitting: Pullover
When you want something classic, easy and will last forever this is your garment. The body is worked from the bottom up with no armhole shaping. The sleeves are worked in the same rib stitch pattern and you have control of sleeve length.
Knitting: Vest
Paid pattern download (Trendsetter Yarns) only in English.
Knitting: Pullover
Paid pattern download (Trendsetter Yarns) only in English.
Knitting: Pullover
Paid pattern download (Trendsetter Yarns) only in English.
Knitting: Pullover
Paid pattern download (Trendsetter Yarns) only in English.
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
Free pattern download (only in German) from Woolplace:
Knitting: Cardigan
When you want to fall in love with both your yarn and your knitting work this pattern. This design was created to be taught on our Iceland Knitting Cruise both in design and yarn. There is one base color and many accent colors that are worked in stripes and different slipped stitch variations to create and Icelandic pattern but in a luxury yarn...
Knitting: Pullover
We’ve put two fun yarns together to create this classic pullover. We’ve worked Trendsetter Stride, a Merino yarn with an elongated dye sequence that never duplicates itself and knit it with a soft twisted metallic from Lana Grossa. We tend to love a touch of sparkle in things and Brillino adds that glitter. The sweater can be made without Brill...
Knitting: Pullover
the ultimate luxury comes with an ease to wear T-shirt style. Cardiff Brushmere is 100% brushed cashmere that gives thickness but not weight. Knit on a big needle in tall stripes that have an easy slipped stitch color change each time. Worked straight up with no body styling and sleeves are picked up and worked down just to have a simple upper ...
Knitting: Cardigan
We all have a favorite Denim Jacket and now it’s time to update it. Cut the sleeves from the jacket and knit new ones using two luxury fibers from Trendsetter Yarns. We’ve taken Milos, a delicious blend of cashmere and cotton and worked it along with Spirit, a blend of Cashmere, Silk and Merino. The two yarns together have a brushed and flecked...
Knitting: Cardigan
This jacket is constructed “butterfly” style. The body is cast on from the front border and then knit around the body in one piece with two armholes. The front sections are long and the back section is a bit more narrow to create the swing butterfly Flair. The body is knit in Soffio, a luscious blend of Merino and Cashmere fibers that are injec...
Knitting: Pullover
We selected Milos, a beautiful blend of shaded Cashmere that is wrapped with different shades of cotton. The pattern for the body is a wide rib that starts out across the entire body and towards thw armhole, the pattern alternates making the sweater look long and lean on the body. This is a really easy and fun pattern to knit and to wear.
Knitting: Cardigan
With 35 years of patterns, this is one of the most interesting and exciting ones to knit. The body is worked in one row stripes of Stock St. and Rev. Stock St. alternating Indulge, a brushed mohair and Cool Merino, a chained tubular merino. Once each yarn has been worked, you hold the needle and slip the stitches to the opposite end to get to t...
Knitting: Cardigan
The little touch of glimmer is from a baby sequin that sits inside this yarn. Cheerleader has a nylon chain tube and inside the tube is brushed merino and a baby sequin. When the finished yarn is dyed, the water expands the merino to open up and create a thicker yarn without the weight and traps the sequin in place. Super soft, easy to knit and...
Knitting: Cardigan
This classic french style cardigan is worked alternating stripes of T.Bear, a small boucle yarn and Stride, an elongated striping merino. Carry the yarns along the side and work the stripes. The body is designed as long but can be made to any desired length. The boucle is easy to knit as the loops are very small and the needle cannot pick up a ...
Knitting: Pullover
Two dyed to match luxury yarns of two different gauges are worked to create this wonderful A-Line swing pullover. Soffio is a blend of Merino and Cashmere fibers that are injected into an elastic core. The body is worked A-Line style with bust darts with Soffio. Once the armhole is worked, the yarn changes to Spirit, a delicious blend of Merino...
Knitting: Cape
When you feel adventurous and you love beautiful yarn with an incredible array of shades, this is where you start. The body is knit sideways starting at the center front and is worked in short row segments so you can see how the colors create triangles. Use the yarn just as it comes off the ball and let the colors be part of the story. Sleeves ...
Knitting: Cape
When you feel adventurous and you love beautiful yarn with an incredible array of shades, this is where you start. The body is knit sideways starting at the center front and is worked in short row segments so you can see how the colors create triangles. Use the yarn just as it comes off the ball and let the colors be part of the story. Sleeves ...
Knitting: Pullover
This sweater is all about color, texture, details and fun. The center of the front/back is knit with Cheerleader, a tubular yarn filled with open wool and a baby sequin. When the finished yarn is dyed, it takes on the strong color and still allows the sequin to sparkle. We used Stride, a multi colored merino tops that is space dyed with an elon...
Knitting: Pullover
We’ve used Stride to create this elegant and fun pullover that is classic on one side and fun/flared on the other. Stride is a Merino fiber that is dyed with an elongated dye stamp when the fiber is first created. They pull the fiber through rollers to twist it, thin it down and elongate the dye stamp even more. The finished yarn is wrapped wit...
Knitting: Cardigan
Every aspect of this cardigan is new and different and exciting. We’ve used one of our newest yarns Milos, a wonderful blend of 50% Shaded Cashmere that is twisted with multiple strands of different colors of cotton for the balance of 50%. Soft, delicious in the hands and very easy to knit. The body is knit sideways with 1 row stripes to look l...
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
Just when you think you’ve seen it all…….we bring you this fun and different coat that takes different yarns and in creating stripes, they are tucked to create bubbles that make the fabric look like it’s pulled through. Each yarn is worked in Stock St. so it’s not difficult to knit. You will put stitch markers in place to remind you where the t...
Knitting: Pullover
T. Bear is a new and fun yarn. The base yarn is created by making a small boucle loop that is locked in place. The yarn has been designed using 2 different shades so the yarn tweeds and the loops are delicate and small so no additional stitches catch on the point of the needle. We’ve worked T.Bear with Merino 6, our classic 100% Merino and we’v...
Knitting: Pullover
T. Bear is a new and fun yarn. The base yarn is created by making a small boucle loop that is locked in place. The yarn has been designed using 2 different shades so the yarn tweeds and the loops are delicate and small so no additional stitches catch on the point of the needle. We’ve worked T.Bear with Merino 6, our classic 100% Merino and we’v...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This amazing wrap is worked with two different yarns. We’ve selected 5 different colors of Cheerleader, a tubular yarn with Wol and sequins inside the tube for super soft and clear color. Alternating between the colors of Cheerleader is Stride, an open spun Merino in an elongated dye stamp. The stripes of Cheerleader are worked in Garter St. an...
Knitting: Cardigan
This cardigan has it all…..stripes, texture, color changes, zipper, hood, pockets and tons of love. We choose to start with the colorissimo from Lana Grossa. This yarn is wool with an incredible array of 24 shades inside each colorway. We then matched Trendsetter Cin Cin to add texture and more colors and tie it all together with the thick/thin...
Knitting: Vest
T.Bear is a new yarn and is very special. It is create with short boucle loops and was designed to make teddy bears. The yarn is luxury based fibers and the loops are very short and made up of two diverse shades. The loops will not catch the needle so stitch count remains the same. The body is A-Line with decreases each side so more room at bot...
Knitting: Vest
If you like simple knitting and letting the design, the yarn and the color changes do the work then this vest is for you. We knit with Indulge, a brushed wool, mohair that is space dyed with long color changes that do not repeat in length. The fronts are extra wide so that they fold back onto themselves and create the pockets. The pattern does ...
Knitting: Pullover
Spirit is a really special yarn that is constructed with merino, silk and cashmere. The finished plies are brushed and locked in place by a central binder. Light, luxurious and super super soft. This design is knit from cuff to cuff allowing total control of fit across your body. The color boxes are put into the design and worked across. You ha...
Knitting: Pullover
This very special pattern stitch was created by Rick Mondragon, the editor and executive from Knitters Magazine and XRX events. I have admired the stitch for years and when I swatched it with our yarns and showed it to Rick, he said “go for it….it’s incredible.” This pattern is worked using Nuance, an elongated dye cotton blend and Volante, a s...
Knitting: Pullover
This very special pattern stitch was created by Rick Mondragon, the editor and executive from Knitters Magazine and XRX events. I have admired the stitch for years and when I swatched it with our yarns and showed it to Rick, he said “go for it….it’s incredible.” This pattern is worked using Nuance, an elongated dye cotton blend and Volante, a s...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The great triangular shawl is made using Trendsetter Nuance, an elongated cotton yarn along with a strand of Poet Mohair, an elongated mohair/silk. The shawl starts at the top with a garter rectangle and all stitches are picked up from there. There is an I-Cord edge that remains on the edge while the inside grows and changes with patterns such ...
Knitting: Scarf
When you want to make the perfect gift for your friend, your partner or even for yourself, this easy ribbed and striped shawl is your new “go to.” We’ve selected 6 diverse shades of Sprit, a seductive blend of Cashmere, Silk and Merino that is lightly brushed to create a halo. Worked in Rib St. in solid shades that transition from one to the ne...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
For this wonderful wrap, we’ve selected to luxury yarns and worked them in large striped segments alternating between the yarns. We work with Trendsetter Milos a blend of 50% Cashmere and 50% multi plied cotton. Milos is worked in Rev. Stock St. and then alternates with Spirit, an incredible blend of Brushed merino, cashmere and silk. Spirit in...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
We’ve worked this shawl with two of our favorites. Lana Grossa has introduced a Hand Dye version of their Cool Wool and we’ve selected this for the Tuck ridges. For the openwork eyelet, we’ve selected Lana Grossa Silkhair so the body of the shawl remains light and open from the brushed mohair/silk fibers. The shawl starts at the bottom with one...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
We’ve worked this shawl with two of our favorites. Lana Grossa has introduced a Hand Dye version of their Cool Wool and we’ve selected this for the Tuck ridges. For the openwork eyelet, we’ve selected Lana Grossa Silkhair so the body of the shawl remains light and open from the brushed mohair/silk fibers. The shawl starts at the bottom with one...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
We loved knitting this fun stitch pattern that alternates Garter St. boxes with two variations of eyelet that force the stitches to head to the right or the left. The pattern stitch is written row by row but once you work one repeat, the pattern is visible. The pattern is written for a wrap and a big oversized triangle. The wrap is worked from ...
Knitting: Cardigan
Nothing is more fun than taking two diverse printed yarns and fibers and knit them together. This creates a yarn and color combination that is exclusive that that moment. In this classic Cardigan, we’ve mixed Stride, a space dyed Merino along with Indulge, a brushed and space dyed mohair. Both yarns can be knit alone but for this design we’ve p...
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
Using two diverse print colors of Gomitolo Felice, the pattern alternates the colors in 4 and 2 row intervals. The sizes include ease and the body style is straight so make sure to look at your bust and hip so cardigan will fit nicely.
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
This swing cardigan is knit from side to side alternating Spessottile in Garter St. and Solo Lino (double stranded) in Stock St. There are short rows worked to create swing at the bottom edge. All pieces are worked flat and then sewn together. We knit ours in a few different colors but this is just as effective in one color way.
Knitting: Tee
In this easy pullover, we’ve worked Spessottile (thick/thin) cotton and Poet Mohair (elongated dye brushed mohair) by working them together in Garter St. Keep it simple and pull both yarns at the same time and don’t worry about texture and color changes.
Knitting: Cardigan
This fun cardigan is worked in a stripe sequence with each of the yarns. There are pieces that start in a corner and are worked on the diagonal with increases each end to create a triangles and then increase/decrease to maintain stitch count but get height and ending with decrease/decrease to finish off the rectangle. The yarns repeat from side...
Knitting: Cardigan
This jacket is worked from side to side and alternates Stock St. in Maldives to and easy Lace St. in Alfa. We selected matching colors so yarn texture and stitch texture play a part in the design but it can also be done in non matching colors adding another dimension.
Knitting: Pullover
Wide Slip Stitch sections are worked with Alfa as the frame and Heavenly as the centers. This is a fun stitch pattern that is very visual so knitting the stitch pattern is easy. Work in colors that contrast so the fibers/colors and texture all remain inmportant.
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
Candyland is a very light yarn that is created with a tubular chain base with open end pre-dyed fiber that is placed inside as the chain is made. When the yarn is washed, the fiber opens up and expands to create a thick yarn that is very light. Nuance is a space dyed cotton that is worked stranded and is set every few inches to create a ridge t...
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
This easy shell is knit in A-Line fashion with dart style increases that are written into the pattern for all 3 dart rows. Nuance has an elongated dye stamp to it and to break up the colors, we attached 2 skeins and worked one from the outside and the other from the inside and they are alternated every 2 rows. Simple classic A-Line style. If de...
Knitting: Pullover
This easy to wear design is created by working a Slip St. pattern using two skeins of yarn with one from inside and the other from outside. Colors will stripe and the Slip St. moves the color up one row so the finished fabric is not striped.
Knitting: Pullover
This pullover is worked with Nuance, a soft plied yarn with an elongated dye. To break up the horizontal dye pattern, this sweater is worked in a vertical Rib St. pattern along with a moving vertical stitch that moves side to side in cable style. Our sweater uses Nuance as it comes off the skein allowing the colors to happen. If you prefer to b...
Knitting: Pullover
Great flow to this pullover with Alfa, a chained cotton yarn with a touch of metallic that is set inside of the chain adding a light sparkle. The pullover is knit from side to side allowing for extra ease. Short rows create ruffles at the bottom edge and flow evenly across.
Knitting: Pullover
This piece is knit in a rectangle style with ribbed borders on all pieces. When done, the sides are folded in and over to create a shrug and sewn in place as sleeve. Simple knitting of rib and stock st. Puno Due is a blend of Cotton and Alpaca with each dyed an different shade so the finished piece as two colors in each stitch.
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
This shaped Cardigan is created working two Lana Grossa Classic yarns together; A.M. Cashmere Fine and Silkhair. Both yarns have great yardage and wonderful elasticity. The body is worked in classic Stock St. that changes into cables and you place them where it is comfortable for you. The yoke is corrugated by alternating Stock St. and Rev. Sto...
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
What starts out as classic, quickly becomes high fashion with the addition of one tie added to each side seam. Button the front and tie the back or button the front and tie the front as well. You can even let the ties go free at the waist……or not do the ties at all. Impress has an elongated dye to it and we simply knit from the ball and moved f...
Knitting: Pullover
Impress is a classic cotton plied yarn with a subtle dye stamp that is elongated and never duplicated. We worked the sweater in pieces right from the skeins without playing with colors and shades. The body is worked in a bottom rib stitch and then a classic Box St. to create some texture inside of the color.
Knitting: Cardigan
this is a classic cardigan worked in Impress, a soft twisted yarn with an elongated dye pattern to each skein. The body is worked straight from bottom up and when armholes are being created, the stitch changes to Rib St. to bring in the yoke.
Knitting: Cardigan
Puno Due is a wonderful yarn from Lana Grossa and it is constructed with cotton chain and brushed alpaca inside. Each yarn is pre-dyed so there are two shades in every color way. Super soft and great stitch clarity allows for cables and eyelet and lots of fun pattern stitches to be used. The body style here is long and straight with a set in sl...
Knitting: Pullover
This easy to knit T-Shirt is worked in 2 colors of Lana Grossa Mare’, a unique blend of Linen and Silk. Each color has an elongated dye stamp and to break up the colors, we’ve selected 3 diverse colors and they are alternated every few rows to create a new and unique color combination. The body is worked from the bottom up with the sleeves adde...
Knitting: Pullover
This long oversized pullover is designed with two yarns; Basis, a blend of cotton and alpaca and this is played against Solo Lino, a recycled linen. The fun piece is knit in different directions with the back worked as a straight piece split between two Solo Lino colors. The front is done in pieces with 1/2 worked bottom up and then stitches ar...
Knitting: Pullover
As simple and easy as a sweater can be. This design is knit with two different yarns and worked in stripes every 8 rows. The body style is A-Line with a wider bottom than bust and the shape is created by dart decreases in two places on front and back. The sleeves are worked in the same stripe pattern and designed so stripes match from one piece...
Crochet: Beret, Tam
Classic Italian made pure cashmere is worked in a variation of Treble crochet stitch from the center out. This technique creates long stitches that create open spaces for additional stitches on each round. Continue to the desired size of beret and then change to single crochet border.
Knitting: Cowl
This great shoulder cape is worked with a classic Merino yarn for the openwork eyelet lace border. Spessottile is a thick/thin cotton yarn that has great texture and the body is worked in Garter St. so the texture flows on all sides. Decreases are worked to bring in the body until desired length. The body stitches return to Merino to bring in t...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Impress is a super soft cotton blend yarn that is comprised of multiple strands that are twisted. The finished yarn is dyed in an elongated fashion with subtle color changes to avoid stripes. Work the colors right from the skein and if all yarn is worked in the same direction, the color changes will continue.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
We use two different striped yarns worked in tandem to create this wonderful shawl/wrap. Impress is worked in classic Rev. Stock St. as the color changes are more subtle. Then the yarns change to Nuance which is a classic elongated dyed stamp with strong color changes. This section is worked in a openwork eyelet pattern before changing back. Th...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Seta Suri is a new classic luxury yarn from Lana Grossa and it is a blend of silk and suri alapaca. The alpaca is brushed to look like mohair but have a super soft feel. The silk is twisted around the alpaca and the finished yarn is dyed in strong clear colors that allow the two fibers to show. We’ve worked in eyelet stripes and areas with our ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This wrap is also good as a blanket because it is more of a square shape. We’ve used Lana Grossa Setasuri, a luxury blend of silk and suri alpaca. The alpaca is brushed to give a light halo and is wrapped with stranded silk. The finished yarn is dyed in strong clear colors that allow the fibers to dye in different shades that complement each ot...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Lana Grossa Setasuri now comes in Degrade’ shades (dark to light in one color family) so this luxury yarn continues to improve from season to season. The base yarn is brushed suri alpaca that is wrapped with strands of silk. The finished yarn is dyed in shaded degrade’ shades to tell a color story in one family. This pattern is designed by a go...
Knitting: Scarf
We’ve worked two of our favorite yarns together in this easy and fun scarf/wrap. The pattern is written for both design styles and the technique is the same just with different stitches on the needle. Colorissimo is a mutli colored base yarn and is worked in Stock St. Soffio is carried along the side edge and is worked for 2 rows of Garter St. ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This creative design brings in lots of exciting and different design opportunities. The two yarns are worked in a variety of stitch patterns from Stock St. to Garter St. to Slip St and more. Each piece is worked from a corner on the diagonal until 1/2 the width of the piece. Stitches are put on hold. Another piece is made until it matches. Both...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Candyland is a truly innovative yarn and adds to the beauty of this easy to make shawl. The yarn is created with a tubular open tube and while the tube is being made, open spun and pre-dyed wool is put inside of the tube stretching the pre-dyed color inside. When the yarn is done, it is washing and the wool inside expands to spread the tube mes...
Knitting: Poncho
This design is worked with Lana Grossa Cool Merino. The yarn is 100% merino and is chained as a circle to create a tube with an open center that allows the yarn to be thicker but without the added weight. The colors are all lightly tweeded. This design is worked in Shadow Knitting that involves creating ridges by reversing knits and purls so wh...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
this boxed rectangular wrap is worked in Ecopuno Degrade’ from Lana Grossa. The yarn is a base of chained cotton with brushed Alpaca inside the cage. The yarn is created undyed and when constructed, the finished yarn is dyed in a Degrade fashion that goes from dark to light on one color story as the colors shade from one to the next. We’ve work...
Knitting: Cardigan
TRENDSETTER HAND DYED YARNS USED:
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A VERY SOFT WRAP USING 3 COLORS OF Lana Grossa Silkhair, 210m/25g WITH MOSAIC STITCHES
Knitting: Cardigan
Lana Grossa Amano #2–12(13,15,17,19)/50gr. Skns.
Knitting: Cardigan
TRENDSETTER HAND DYED YARNS USED:
Knitting: Cardigan
MC) Smoothies #202-2(2.2)/single boxes
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
LANA GROSSA & TRENDSETTER YARNS USED:
Knitting: Shrug / Bolero, Scarf, Shawl / Wrap
LANA GROSSA YARNS USED:
Knitting: Cardigan
TRENDSETTER/LANA GROSSA YARNS USED:
Knitting: Cardigan
A-Trendsetter Yarns Recycle Linen Hand-Dye #3-4(5,6,7)/50gr.
Knitting: Scarf, Cowl, Shawl / Wrap
TRENDSETTER/CARDIFF YARNS USED:
Knitting: Scarf
TRENDSETTER/LANA GROSSA YARNS USED:
Knitting: Cardigan, Pullover
TRENDSETTER YARNS USED: (Pullover or Cardigan)
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
TRENDSETTER YARNS USED:
Knitting: Pullover
Please note this pattern offers three variations:
Knitting: Pullover
Trendsetter Yarns Phoenix changes color, texture and fiber as you knit. 66% Rayon 34% Cotton, a cotton chainette construction with sections and slubs of glossy viscose. Phoenix is perfect for light, cool summer knit and crochet projects. Made in Italy. Yardage requirements: 11 - 17 skeins
