One of the most fun parts of being a designer is seeing how others interpret your designs. Spring is in the air, which means there's a lot more linen and short sleeves popping up on the internet - here are a few of my favorite finished objects (FOs) of late. Click on any image to visit the maker's Instagram or Ravelry page!
Want to share your knits with me? Tag me @mscleaver on Instagram, or if it's on Ravelry, I'll see it. :)
Ripley knit by SkinnyHookerCreations
Reed knit by Chrisstrickt
Atlee knit by Beeweefibers
Atlee knit bu Todoknits
Dal knit by Decosphere and clevery adapted to a men's sweater
Summer Rain knit by Carie May
Summer Rain knit by Carie May
Toulouse knit by Bad Apple Betty
Want to make one of your own? Grab the patterns below!
Bare those sun-worshipping shoulders in Ripley, designed by Leah B. Thibault. This racer-back tank is knitted in the round from the bottom up in Kestrel linen, shaped with side and back darts, and embellished with a beautiful vine lace detail at the back. For those seeking a true summer knit, this beauty is for you.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
30 (32, 34, 37¼, 40¼, 42¼, 45½, 47½)" [76 (81.5, 86.5, 94.5, 102, 107.5, 115.5, 120.5) cm] bust circumference; shown in size 32" [81.5 cm] with 2" [5 cm] negative ease
YARN:
kestrel / cove 503 / 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins
NEEDLES:
32" circular in size US 10 [6 mm] / one spare circular in size US 10 [6 mm]
GAUGE:
15½ sts and 22 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch, after blocking
SKILLS REQUIRED:
Knitted cast on, wrap-and-turn short rows, three-needle bind off (links provided). Chart and line-by-line instructions included.
Inspired by freshly plowed fields and the plants that grow from them, the botanical lace section is worked first, with the body picked up along its side and decreased to form a triangle. Pattern includes both charted
Finished measurements
50" [127 cm] wingspan and 25" [63.5 cm] deep
Yarn
Sparrow by Quince & Co
(100% organic linen; 168yd [155m]/50g)
• 3 skeins Frond 252
Needles
• One 24" circular needle in size US 5 [3.75 mm]
Or size to obtain gauge
Notions
• Stitch markers
• Tapestry needle
Gauge
19 sts and 23 rows = 4" [10 cm] in ladder lace pattern, after wet blocking.
As a child, I dreamed of summer storms.
Growing up in northern California, my summers consisted of soaking my swimsuit in the sprinkler and rushing to the driveway to leave an ephemeral body print on the concrete; of running barefoot across the hot asphalt to my friend’s house and trying not to burn my feet; of the dark towels my mother put over the windows in the daytime to keep out the heat.
I wanted my summers to be cooler, wetter. I thought a summer storm would be the perfect antidote to the dry California heat, a backyard sprinkler writ large.
Having lived in Maine for a decade, the dozen or so summer storms take on a different role than I imagined as child, offering not an invitation to play, nor to hide, but to simply be still. After a stretch of hot sunny days, the plants in my garden welcome the rain. I follow their lead, raise my face to the heavens and drink it in.*
This shawl is knit flat from the bottom up. You will decrease 4 stitches every right-side row through raindrop pattern and every row thereafter.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
66" [168 cm] wingspan, 31" [79 cm] high
YARN
Milo by Manos del Uruguay (65% merino wool,
35% linen; 380 yards [350 m] / 100 grams)
2 skeins in Lisboa
NEEDLES
One 36" circular needle in size US 5 [3.75 mm]
GAUGE
24 stitches and 36 rows = 4" blocked
NOTIONS
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Summer begs for basics, and Atlee delivers. In Cleaner Cotton™ Willet, with an a-line shape, scooped neckline and textural details in the yoke, Leah B. Thibault’s tee is a picture-perfect essential for easy days in the sun.
Shown in size 35” / 89 cm with 1” / 2.5 cm positive ease
- Bust Circumference: 33 (35, 36¾, 39¾, 43¼, 45, 48, 50)" [84 (89, 93.5, 101, 110, 114.5, 122, 127) cm] bust circumference
- Yarn: 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8) skeins of Willet by Quince & Co in Sail (701)(100% cleaner cotton; 160yd [146m]/50g)
- Needles:
32” circ in size US 5 / 3.75 mm
16” circ in size US 4 / 3.5 mm
set dpns in size US 4 / 3.5 mm
- Gauge: 25 sts and 33 rows = 4”/10 cm in St st on larger needles
Learn more about Atlee in the Chronicles
View it on Ravelry
Photos © Pam Allen
I love textured stitches in Lark, and chunky cables on top of texture just pop! Knit and purl stiches combine for a cushy body, while a stockinette sleeve keeps this cozy raglan from being too busy.
Finished measurements
30¾ (34¼, 37½, 41, 44¼, 47¾, 51, 54¼)"
[78 (87, 95.5, 104, 112.5, 121.5, 129.5, 138) cm] bust circumference; shown in size 34¼" [87 cm] on a 31" [79 cm], 5' 7" [170 cm] tall model (3¼" [8.5 cm] positive ease)
Yarn
Lark by Quince & Co
(100% American wool; 134yd [123m]/50g)
• 10 (11, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17) skeins Carrie's Yellow 125
Needles
• One 32" circular needle (circ) in size US 8 [5 mm]
• One 16" circ in size US 6 [4 mm]
• One set double-pointed needles (dpns) in size
US 8 [5 mm]
• One set dpns in size US 6 [4 mm]
Or size to obtain gauge
Notions
• Stitch markers
• Cable needle
• Waste yarn
• Tapestry needle
Gauge
22 sts and 32 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch with larger needles, after blocking
19 sts and 32 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in basketweave pattern with larger needles, after blocking.
