Category: Accessories

  • Attabi Wrap and Cowl

    The woven stitch wrap and cowl now have a name!

    Attabi Wrap

    ATTABI WRAP
    An easy to knit rectangular wrap with an intruiging woven stitch and contrast border. Little pops of colour perk up a stockinette stitch wrap. The Attabi wrap is knit with DK weight yarn at a loose gauge, giving you a drapey, open fabric. Surprisingly quick to knit up and perfect for solid or handdyed yarns.

    SIZE
    Finished Measurements: 62 inches / 158 cm long, 14 inches / 35.5 cm wide

    MATERIALS
    colour A: 250 yards / 228m DK weight yarn colour B: 500 yards / 460m DK weight yarn
    Shown in Tanis Fiber Arts Yellow Label DK weight (100% superwash merino; 260 yds / 238m per 4 oz / 115 g skein) in Plum and Fleece Artist Woolie Silk 3ply (65% wool, 35% silk; 250 yds / 230m per 3.5 oz / 100g skein) in silver
    US 8 / 5mm circular needle, 32 inches / 80cm or longer tapestry needle

    GAUGE
    17 sts and 24 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm square in Stockinette Stitch

    Attabi Wrap

    Attabi Cowl

    ATTABI COWL

    An easy to knit, cozy cowl with an intriguing woven stitch. Little pops of colour perk up a stockinette stitch background. The Attabi Cowl is knit with small amounts of soft, luxurious worsted weight yarn. Super quick to knit up and perfect for solid or handdyed yarns.

    SIZE
    Finished Measurements: 18 inches / 46cm in circumference, 9.5 inches / 24cm long
    For a larger cowl, you can cast on any even number – make sure you have more yarn if you want to make it bigger!

    MATERIALS
    colour A: 65 yds / 60m worsted weight yarn colour B: 88 yds / 80 m worsted weight yarn
    Shown in Bijou Basin Bijou Spun (50% yak down, 50% cormo; 150 yds / 136m per 2 oz / 57g skein) and Devon Fine Fibres DK Cashmere (100% cashmere; 110 yards / 100 m per 1.75 oz / 50g skein)
    US 8 / 5mm circular needle, 16 inches / 40cm long or double pointed needles tapestry needle

    GAUGE
    16 sts and 24 rounds = 4 inches / 10cm square in Stockinette Stitch

    Attabi Cowl

    HOW TO BUY
    Each pattern is a 2 page PDF. They’re available separately for $5 CAD each, or together for $7.50 – save 25%!
    Payment by Paypal and delivery by Ravelry, no accounts required. Credit cards accepted.

    ATTABI WRAP ONLY – $5 CAD

    ATTABI COWL ONLY – $5 CAD

    ATTABI SET – BOTH PATTERNS TOGETHER FOR $7.50 CAD

    Note: As of July 5, 2010, sales tax will be added to this price for all Canadian residents only. The rates are: British Columbia 12%; Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador 13%; Nova Scotia 15%; and everywhere else in Canada 5% GST. Tax will be added in the Paypal payment process.

  • not neutral, but woven stitch

    new project

    A bigger, plummy wrap version of the woven stitch cowl – I just need to get some decent photos and I can release the pattern! For this one I used super squishy Tanis Fiber Arts DK in plum, and some Fleece Artist Woolie Silk 3ply for the silver.

    You know what I’d really like to knit? A sweater dress. I don’t know what’s gotten into me with that one, but I really want to make one! Still looking for the right yarn. It should be wool, and lightweight. Hmmm. I’m still working away at my red sweater (yes, that is a sheepfold cable!) and I’m very excited about that one, but my mind’s eye can’t help by wander…

  • neutrals

    neutrals cowl

    Off the needles, but in the pattern writing stage at the moment – a wide scarf or cowl using this fun woven stitch. This little cowl was knit with some of my fancier yarns: Bijou Basin cormo/yak (yum!) and DK cashmere from Devon Fine Fibres that I picked up last year in the UK. They were just waiting for the right project to come along!

    This cowl uses very small amounts of yarn – 65 yards of colour A (the darker one in mine, the cormo/yak) and 90 yards of colour B (the lighter colour). And it’s fast!