Choosing yarn is probably my favourite part of every new project! And in the run up to Knitvent 2024, we have six new projects to plan for: shopping and stash diving and planning and swatching Knitvent yarn is a lovely way to keep busy before the first secret pattern drops.
(To catch up on all the details on the Knitvent 2024 mystery gift knitting collection, click here!)
I’ve just sent the first yarn hint email to the Curious Handmade newsletter list (now’s a great time to sign up!) and I’ll update this post over the next few days as the sample yarns are revealed. Today, we’re beginning with:
Louie & Lola Yarns
The brilliant Karina of Louie & Lola Yarns is no stranger to Curious Handmade or Knitvent, and it’s always so fun to collaborate with her!
Based in Tasmania (the one properly chilly bit of Australia!) Karina is an amazing yarn dyer, a sweet friend, and a deeply engaged member of the fibre community. This Knitvent, she’s contributed sample yarn for two of our upcoming designs, including “the big one”.
Knitvent 2024 Window 1: Vignette
Yarn hints:
- This is the big “yarn advent calendar”/scrappy pattern of the season
- It was designed to use either a five skein gradient set or your advent calendar mini sets or other minis and left over 4 ply/fingering/sock weight yarn
The sample used:
Louis & Lola Organic Merino Fingering
[400m/437yds per 100g skein; 100% 20.5micron Merino non superwash]
5 x 100g skeins
Colour: Aurora Australis Fade Set
or
Approximately 20g (80m/88yds) of 24 colours of fingering weight yarn or a total of 480g (1920m/2112yds) of fingering weight yarn.
Needles: 4mm (US 6), 100cm (40”) long circular needles (or size to obtain gauge)
Notions:
Tapestry needle
Stitch marker
Removable stitch marker
Safety pin
Gauge:
15 sts/36 rows = 10cm (4”) in garter stitch after blocking
Karina is offering two versions of this stunning fade set: the non-superwash version as used in the sample, and also the same yarn in a superwash version.
Get the Louie & Lola Aurora Australis Fade Set Here
Knitvent 2024 Window #4
Yarn hints:
- This is a one-skein project
- Designed for lovely, squishy DK weight yarn
- This pattern would look great in any kind of colourway you have stashed or fall in love with. The focus is more on texture, so you don’t need to worry about obscuring fine details
The sample used:
Louie & Lola Merino Nylon DK [80% superwash merino, 20% nylon; 243m/266yds per 100g skein]
1 x 100g skein Colour: Aurora Australis
Get the Louie & Lola Aurora Australis Merino DK Here
Karina has just updated her shop with a limited number of ready to ship sets and skeins for us, but if she sells out quick, just choose the “preorder” option, and she’ll dye up another batch. My hope is that all of you who fall in love with this yarn (like I did) are able to bring it home for Knitvent!
Before I go, I wanted to mention that I love sharing the beautiful yarn that has inspired my designs (and spotlighting my fellow small creative biz owners), but there’s never any pressure to purchase the sample yarn.
Stash diving is a Knitvent tradition for many members of the Curious Crew. If that includes you, I hope this email has given you enough clues to take a fresh look at your stash and the inspiration to go rummaging for some special skeins.
And please, feel free to share your Knitvent 2024 yarn pondering and choices with the community on Ravelry and Instagram! It’s so fun to see what you’re planning. Use the hashtag #Knitvent2024 when you post on social media, so we can take a look!
