BUNDLE: ZOUTELANDE COWL & HAT

Working with ITO yarns was pure joy for me. Talking of a design idea, I aimed to incorporate typical Japanese elements. The initial idea of the red half circles, appearing mirrored on the two ends of the wrap was skipped while knitting. I made up my mind finding the idea of two halves creating a full red circle when worn intriguing.

This sweater resembles a tribute to an old sweater but also to modernistic approaches. I obviously have a crush for details and my love for grellow is no secret at all – looking at the Kokon colourways I couldn’t resist to play with this combo. Michelle came up with the name Zaha, looking at the sample and its somewhat unusual construction – no...

This hat is a perfect last-minute gift made from one of the beautiful skeins waiting in our stash …

The asymmetrical shawl is worked in rows, starting at the tip with a few stitches and getting its shape through increases every other row. The edges are worked as a neat built in i-cord.

Thanks to the special year 2020 with all travel restrictions, I travelled back to Canada looking at my pics and one of my most vivid memories were the days spent at a campground close to the fantastic Teslin Bridge. It is huge yet the special construction makes it look so filigree. Depending on your position and perspective, the look changes re...

The cowl is worked in round, starting with a regular or provisional two colour braided cast on, switching to two colour briohe, ending with a two-colour braided cast off. The result is fully reversible, providing a beautiful graphical look and beautifully showing off the main colour on both sides.

The hat (in fact there are two hat options) is knitted in the round, starting with a tubular cast on. Instructions are given for a stockinette stitch or a ribbed stitch version. Both hats have a folded brim, the stockinette version comes with a round crown and 4 pronounced decrease lines while the ribbed version features a pointy crown finishing.

The symmetrical shawl is worked in rows, starting with a garter tab and getting its shape through increases at the edges and along the middle stitch every other row. The edges are worked in garter stitch.

The asymmetrical shawl is worked in rows, starting at the tip with few stitches getting its shape through increases every other row. The edges are worked as a neat build in iCord.

INSIEME is the Italian word for ‘together’ - that’s what’s becoming more important than ever nowadays. The wrist warmers were initially just knitted to fulfil a wish my goddaughter addressed. I liked the fit and look, so it became a pattern and facing the actual worldwide crisis, hopefully also a bit of a helping hand for people dear to me…

The cowl is worked in rounds, starting with a provisional crochet cast on, knitting a repeat of 30 stitches over several rounds and several repeats. The result is fully reversible, providing a beautiful graphical look on both sides.

Perfect for all of those lonesome, I liked the colour, I liked the base, etc. but didn’t really have a plan for skeins…