Project Focus: Fyberspates Scrumptious 4ply

April 22, 2016 Lottie

We had such fun picking out our favourite Scrumptious 4ply projects on Ravelry this week, there were so many gorgeous finished objects to choose from!

Eventually we managed to narrow it down a little, but we've still got plenty to show you, so let's get started!

As usual, just click on each picture (or any of the links to the patterns used) to see more details of the project on Ravelry.

We thought we'd start with some beautiful garments like this Vitamine D cardigan made by MorganeD. She chose to make Vitamin D by Heidi Kirrmaier using shade #304/Water and we think it's a lovely match of yarn and pattern, the silk in Scrumptious gives the cardi drape, which exactly what this pattern needs, perfect for spring.

Here's another gorgeous knit for spring, we love this pretty lace top by carenw, she chose to knit Talavera by Amanda B Collins in #313/Jen's Green, I love delicate lace patterns like this knitted in vibrant colours!

BlossomingKnits' LVD (Little Violet Dress)

This project is more adventurous! Knitted dresses are a lot of work, but this looks like it was worth all the effort! This amazing dress was knitted by BlossomingKnits who chose to knit the Principesa Dress by Sarah Wilson with #305/Purple. The dress also uses Scrumptious Lace for the lace patterned edging (#505/Purple - some of the shades in Scrumptious 4ply are also available in Scrumptious Lace, perfect for projects that need the same shade in two different weights of yarn).

Now on to some awesome accessories (I think we can allow a bit of alliteration on a Friday?) :D

We're coveting this pretty cowl knitted by wilckepedia! The contrast in textures between the cables and lace is beautiful against the garter st background. If you fancy making your own, you might want to take a look at the pattern that wilckepedia used, Change of Heart by Justyna Lorkowska, such a lovely match for #301/Cherry.

We love this shawl, knitted by knitgirl389 using #311/Flying Saucer and the inventive Turtle's Journey Shawl pattern by Heather Anderson. The stitch definition on the turtles is perfect and the colour seems somehow appropriate as well!

Next a completely different style of shawl, I love the strong graphic lines and bold contrasts of Mariasha's Filmstrip, knitted in #301/Cherry and #307/Slate using Suvi Simola's Filmstrip pattern.

Last but not least, another two colour shawl,

I love this combination of two muted shades of Scrumptious (#303/Oyster and #304 Water) that LVallentin has chosen for her Isbutik. So sophisticated and easy to dress up or down (I can just see this shawl worn with jeans or a pretty dress). If you fancy making your own, the pattern she used is the Glacerie Shawl by Hilary Smith Callis. (If you take a look at the pattern page there are lots of striping options to choose from too.)

That's your lot for today! Hope you've enjoyed looking at the projects we picked out and thank you to these lovely knitters for letting us feature their wonderful projects :)

Happy Knitting!

Project Focus: Fyberspates Vivacious 4ply

March 18, 2016 Lottie

It's been really hard to pick our favourite projects this week as there are so many beautiful projects in Vivacous 4ply to choose from on Ravelry.

So, after a lot of deliberation, here are just some of our favourites (as usual just click the pictures to see more details on each project)......

Vivacious is perfect for garments that you'll want to wear again and again as it's both hardwearing (thanks to it's high twist) and machine washable (thanks to the superwash merino wool), so that's where we'll start!

We adore this beautiful lace cardigan knitted by Helen. She chose Deep Aqua to knit the Hitofude Cardigan by Hiroko Fukatsu which has a fascinating seamless construction, we think it's the perfect combination!

Next, we have a gorgeous sweater, knitted by Judy.....

Judy used Justyna Lorkowska's Nogat pattern to knit her lovely cable and lace sweater in Peacock, the stitch definition is fabulous!

Concluding our selection of sweaters is Louizette's Florence cardigan: , knitted in Spiced Plum

I love this style, it looks so comfy and easy to wear but pretty as well, the kind of cardi you'd wear all the time!

Fancy making an heirloom project? What about something like this stunning blanket, Leaves of Grass by amusementcell?

Knitted in Peacock, this blanket is knitted using the Elizabeth Zimmermann Pi shawl method (where every time you double the number of rows you've knitted, you double the number of stitches). So while it may look complex, for the majority of the blanket you actually only have a lace pattern to concentrate on, rather than difficult shaping.

If you prefer smaller projects, fear not! We found some gorgeous accessories too. First we have a couple of pairs of socks!

We love the travelling stitches on littlemissyknit's Socks, they look great in Copper Tones:

And we love the combination of variegated yarn and a simple knit and purl pattern on iamfiona's Dumbledore's Christmas Tweed socks, knitted in Tweed Imps:

If you fancy something bright and pretty to keep your neck cosy you could try a project like one of these next two:

We love knittybaker's p r e c i o u s cowl, knitted in Mixed Magentas, a really lovely accessory that you can wear long like this, or wrapped twice round your neck for extra warmth.

Last but not least, a pop of bright colour in a simple relaxing project:

We love laceloveslinda's Rae a Drop of Golden Sunshine scarf, knitted in Sunshine, it's such a happy project (love the sunflowers in the background too!

Thank you to all these lovely knitters for letting us use their gorgeous project photos! We hope this has given you some inspiration :)

Happy Knitting!

Project Focus: Fyberspates Cumulus

February 22, 2016 Lottie

It's the third post of February and that means it's time to take a look at our favourite projects from Ravelry knitted in Fyberspates Cumulus!

Let's start with some cosy cowls, perfect for snuggling up in on a cold winter day.

Narapoia and vpurl have both knitted Resonate by Louise Zass-Bangham, from her book Knit Play Colour but their two versions are very different (I love seeing projects like this that really show how you can take a pattern and make it your own and a small project like a cowl is a perfect opportunity to experiment).

Narapoia's version (above) is knitted in #913/Slate and #902/Rust and we love the way the thin stripes of Rust really pop in this colour combination!

vpurl's version (below) is no less beautiful, but uses a colour combination closer to the original pattern, but in different proportions. She's used #905/Moonlight, #907/Magenta, 903/Bottle Green and #906/Turquoise. I love the bold flash of Turquoise!

Next we have a gorgeous wrap by DraadjesenZo, Old Vine:

I love the way this drapes and #903/Bottle green is the perfect colour for a botanical themed wrap! DraadjesenZo is also has a yarn shop, Wolwinkel Draadjes & Zo in the Netherlands and is one of our lovely stockists.

Another knit made by one of our stockists (Wereldwol, also in the Netherlands) is this stunning shawl, Dew drop by breimiek:

Knitted in #911/Silver, this shawl really shows off the beautiful drape and ethereal quality that Cumulus has, especially when used in lace patterns and blocked well.

The next project shows something we mentioned in our last post, how well Cumulus works when used with other yarns. And what more beautiful example of that than dawn's Ocean Breeze shawl:

Using Cumulus in #900/Pillar box (I adore bright lace!) with a hand dyed silk blend yarn is so effective and the contrast of textures gives a very pretty effect. The shiny beads look beautiful against the fluffy soft Cumulus too!

Last but not least is this delicate shawl, the brilliantly named Flufforama by WelshSteph!

Knitted from Anniken Allis's Twiss Crescent Shawl pattern in #909/Water, this delicate shawl could take you anywhere! Steph said: 'It was like knitting kittens if that’s possible!' Thanks Steph!

We hope you've enjoyed looking at these beautiful projects! Thank you to all these lovely knittes for letting us use their photos.

If you've knitted something in one of our yarns we'd love to see! Show us your knits on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Ravelry!

Happy Knitting!

Project Focus: CoopKnits Socks Yeah!

January 22, 2016 Lottie

So, this week we thought we'd show you some of our favourite Ravelry projects made using Socks Yeah! After a lot of deliberation, we chose these gorgeous knits.....

First, we have a beautiful project from the pattern that we showed you last week, Hulanicki, knitted by Michelle in #105/Danburite:

We love the beautifully defined architectural stitches on these!

If you prefer a relaxing project, we think something like Jen's lovely Plain November Socks knitted from Rachel Coopey's Dave plain sock pattern (from CoopKnits Socks Volume Two) would be perfect!

These socks look great in #106/Kunzite. We love her photo styling too!

Next we have Mandy's super cute Alfrick socks, knitted in #105/Danburite and #110/Malachite:

I'm a big fan of fairisle knitting so I adore these, and I particularly like the way the knit and purl textured pattern echoes the stranded colourwork on the rest of the sock.

Last but not least we have another lovely pattern from Rachel's CoopKnits Socks Volume Two, Orville (not the duck). This gorgeous pair were knitted by Gail for her son:

We love the cables on these so much!

Hope you've enjoyed this little look at our favourite projects in Socks Yeah! If you want to see more projects in this yarn take a look on Ravelry here.

Happy Knitting! :)