Ambarine was inspired by the waving lines of California’s fields and hills which inevitably draw the eye every summer as the grasses turn their distinctive golden color. The lines of overlapping hills that stretch across the landscape are replicated in Ambarine’s offset groups of ridges and eyelets. The looser gauge at which it is knit and its lacy design make it soft and whisper light, while its many styling options make it the perfect wrap for any summer outing. The silk and merino blend of Invictus Yarns’ Poetry gives it a distinctive softness, sheen, and drape, and its colorway, Dubloon, beautifully replicates the shades of California’s golden hills.

Ambarine is constructed modularly as a series of triangles that build upon one another. Growing from a single-stitch cast on, Ambarine takes the knitter through a series of unexpected directional changes that are pleasantly clever without being unmanageably difficult. Sections of stockinette are offset by garter ridges framing rows of simple eyelets. The distinctive variation in the direction of the ridges and rows is created by picking up and knitting outward from the sides of each previous section, changing the direction of the knitting with each new triangle, and increasing and decreasing to shape the piece. Ambarine is finished with a unifying 3-stitch garter edge, knit on after all the sections are worked.

This design is part of The Sun and Fog Summer 2021 collection.

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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length: 74” / 188 cm
Width: 18” / 46 cm

YARN
Fingering weight yarn: approximately 870 yds / 795 m
Yarn used in sample: Poetry by Invictus Yarn (50% superwash merino, 50% silk; fingering weight; 435 yds / 100 g skein)
Color: Dubloon; 2 skeins

NEEDLES
US 7 / 4.5 mm 14” straight needles or 24” or longer
circular needle for working flat, or size needed to
obtain gauge

NOTIONS
1 large stitch holder or waste yarn
Blocking pins

CONTRIBUTORS
Thank you to Sue and Invictus Yarns for their generous support!

Model: Marjorie Gelin Goodwin

Ambarine Wrap is one of eight designs in The Sun and Fog Summer 2021 Collection - MEADOW
Meadow features knit and crochet designs from Northern California creators that showcase the aesthetics of summer meadows in fiber form. We’re honored to spotlight local designers and to be supported by small local businesses who offered yarn support for this collection.

Aira Shawl (knit) by Ksenia Naidyon / Life is Cozy, yarn support by Fiber Circle Studio / Fiber Circle Yarns
Ambarine Wrap (knit) by Amy Snell / Devious Knitter Designs, yarn support by Invictus Yarns
Blooming Moon Bandana (knit) by yelley L.d. / yelleyknits, yarn support by Sea Change Fibers / The Dye Project
Fence Post Socks (knit) by Gabrielle Koizumi / Slip Slip Sis, yarn support by Little Skein in the Big Wool
Free Spirit Stole (crochet) by Kira Dulaney / Kira K Designs, yarn support by Seismic Yarn
Honeyed Tote (crochet) by Kristin Lynn / Artfully Hooked, yarn support by A Yarn Less Raveled
Paddock Hills Shawl (knit) by Yvonne Poon / Gamer Babe Knits, yarn support by Speckled Finch Studios
Wase Vest (knit) by Juliana Lustenader / Knit by Jules, yarn support by Sincere Sheep