Skill Building with Manos del Uruguay Yarns in 2018
It’s a new year and now is the perfect time to take stock of your crafty skills and Manos del Uruguay yarn stash! Consider all that you accomplished last year as a starting point. Even if you just learned to knit, purl, or wield a crochet hook, you can build on those skills! Feel free to work a few of these ideas into your crafty resolutions and goals.
The newest free pattern from the Fairmount Fibers team is the Florentine Cable Hat. One skein of bulky-weight Serpentina works up quickly in a medium adult-sized hat. This is a great introduction to cables and results in a practical project!
Winter weather is here and will be for a while - thank goodness for sweaters! The brand new Twist Collective includes the Framework sweater by Kate Gilbert in Maxima. Another turtleneck sweater option is the Raglan Turtleneck Sweater by Rosemary Drysdale in Franca, published in Vogue Knitting Winter 2017/18. All the Love is a boxy style pullover with beautiful lace details down the front and back, knit in Silk Blend, designed by Joji Locatelli. Bonus: Joji’s design is a fundraising effort for a children’s school in Argentina! Click here to read the details.
The Double Hook Mitts, published in Interweave Crochet Winter 2018, uses a double-ended Tunisian crochet hook and Fino in these ribbed, two-color fingerless mitts. Imagine how impressed your non-fiber friends will be when you pull out these reversible mitts. Consider making a pile of these now and be ready for the end-of-year holiday season!
Whether you’re enhancing your stash and trying a new-to-you Manos yarn base or colorway or building your skills with a new project, we’d love to hear about it! We’re on Facebook, Ravelry, and Instagram, ready to encourage your projects and plans throughout 2018.
Make a Hat & Learn to Cable
The newest free pattern from the Fairmount Fibers team is the Florentine Cable Hat. One skein of bulky-weight Serpentina works up quickly in a medium adult-sized hat. This is a great introduction to cables and results in a practical project!
Step Up Your Sweater Style
Winter weather is here and will be for a while - thank goodness for sweaters! The brand new Twist Collective includes the Framework sweater by Kate Gilbert in Maxima. Another turtleneck sweater option is the Raglan Turtleneck Sweater by Rosemary Drysdale in Franca, published in Vogue Knitting Winter 2017/18. All the Love is a boxy style pullover with beautiful lace details down the front and back, knit in Silk Blend, designed by Joji Locatelli. Bonus: Joji’s design is a fundraising effort for a children’s school in Argentina! Click here to read the details.
Double Hook Mitts
The Double Hook Mitts, published in Interweave Crochet Winter 2018, uses a double-ended Tunisian crochet hook and Fino in these ribbed, two-color fingerless mitts. Imagine how impressed your non-fiber friends will be when you pull out these reversible mitts. Consider making a pile of these now and be ready for the end-of-year holiday season!
Whether you’re enhancing your stash and trying a new-to-you Manos yarn base or colorway or building your skills with a new project, we’d love to hear about it! We’re on Facebook, Ravelry, and Instagram, ready to encourage your projects and plans throughout 2018.
