Month: November 2019

A wonderful good morning to the Saturday coffee with a little this and that from the knitting world and around Maschenfein. In the past week we have again discovered so many beautiful things for you in the knitting world, put them on the shelf, added them to the store, ordered or prepared them. And we have received so much positive feedback from you via Instagram and email that we are really motivated to start December and the Advent season. Also this year we have come up with something new and nice for you. The year before last, there was our video tutorial advent calendar, from which our Maschenfein video library was created. Last year there was our gauge advent calendar, where behind each door a yarn with a gauge was hidden. This year we would like to take you on a little fiber journey. To take a little hectic out of the Advent hustle and bustle, we will not travel daily, but weekly and therefore a little more extensively. Be curious! Sunday or Monday we start. Just as we make it!

But just make yourself comfortable with your Saturday or Sunday coffee and look what we have collected today for you in inspiration:

Camilla Vad is a Danish knitwear designer who you can also follow on Instagram. She takes beautiful pictures and creates such lovely designs, you may have come across one of her Magnolia sweaters. Here is the heavier chunky version and here is the regular Magnolia sweater. I'm sure many of you also know her "Dip Dye" designs with the color gradients like here. For today, we've picked out for you the "Mondays" scarf, which is knit very simply in garter stitch and with picked up stitches. The lifted stitches and the combination of different colors give it that certain something.

You could knit the scarf great from Pascuali Alpaca Fino or also two-threaded from the brand-new SANDNES Sunday. Or (very noble) from Blue Sky Metalico! Hachz! You can find the pattern for the scarf here on Ravelry. It is available in Danish or English.

We're leaning heavily towards the north today and maybe someone will get in touch who could create a Norwegian-German knitting term database. Because there are an awful lot of super great Norwegian knitting pattern. What do we do there? Actually, it's usually not a problem, you can really get the hang of it. Drops even has a glossary, so you could just bite your way through one of the folloinstructionsttern. Have a look:

Pattern (Danish and Norwegian) for the Vaffelsweater from Knitting for Olive, for example, is quite promising. You could knit it from SANDNES Tynn Silk Mohair, maybe in the current favorite color steel gray.

Or here are the pattern (Danish and Norwegian) for the Sonett Ribsweater, also from Knitting for Olive. Isn't it great! With a white blouse and blue jeans! Also suitable for SANDNES Tynn Silk Mohair

Very cool is also the Rakelgenser by Marianne J. Bjerkman (yes, unfortunately only in Norwegian). The tutorial is available on Ravelry, again a project for SANDNES Tynn Silk Mohair

Oh, and then (even in English, but actually there is no need for pattern) the Resterillesjal aka Resteschal by Marianne J. Bjerkman. It's stated as "suitable for many yarn counts" without a gauge; everything in Sandra screams cashmere, she said!!! Here are the Pascuali Cashmere 6/28 or Blue Sky Eco-Cashmere.

Here's something else for kids, because Christmas is coming soon and we KNOW that many of you are looking for beautiful children's things. The Dots Baby Solo by Lene Holme Samsøe (we already had this one in March! But can't show it often enough). The tutorial for the Dots Baby Solo Cardigan by Lene Holme Samsøe is also available in German on Ravelry (so that you don't all write down here that your Saturday coffee has fallen over because we only link Norwegian tutorials, haha). You can knit it with Sandnes Mini Alpakka or Sandnes Alpakka Silke, both yarns are available in many beautiful contrasting, rich colors!

New at Maschenfein

We are very, very busy in terms of store updates in recent weeks. Surely you have stumbled across news from time to time, that would be no wonder, because kits or accessories are added daily.

For example, we have brand new wool package Bassenfell by Clare Devine from Fibre Co. Cumbria Fingering in the store. The tutorial is available on Ravelry

And then of course all the current new kits from PetiteKnit, first and foremost, because I am sosososo in love, the September Cardigan.

I think he's just great. And because we all like him, we want to needle him together with you. It will certainly be a cozy project that will drag on over the Christmas days and anyway we are waiting quietly for the publication of the German-language tutorial, which is in the works. After that we use the hashtag #maschenfeinseptemberKAL My yarn is already ready though, I hope my Pico-Fino sh awl will grow a bit before needling. I am knitting dark brown in the original yarn "Sunday" with "Tynn Silk Mohair" and have chosen the colors Chocolate Truffle and Støvet Brun. Sandra is knitting an alternative because Sunday just isn't quite #teamblau optimized, haha! She found what she was looking for in BC yarn Babyalpaca (color light blue 16) and combines it with Kidsilk Haze (color 592 heavenly). Also great! And as if by magic, a few more accessories had wandered into her shopping cart....

There are more beautiful wool packages for the new Sunday yarn. The September Hat, which is a hat knitted from Sunday and Tynn Silk Mohair....

... and the Seaside Sweater (Kids), which I think is great, because it's finally suitable for my prince, who is not so easy to knit...

And the Anchor's Jacket (Kids). Typical Petite Knit, with this round yoke. You may already know it. Just like the Seaside Sweater, the Anchor's Jacket is knit from Sunday alone.

We also have many beautiful new accessory products in the store, which could land great on the wish list. Last year, I described in detail how the wish lists work here at Maschenfein. You can then share them with your loved ones.

For example, we have the new Flight of St itch Markers and Colored Split Ring Mark ers from Cocoknits in the store and also already freshly restocked.

And (because we just gathered on a-l-l-e-n project and accessories bags different pins: We have even more new pins! The sheep with lamb we have in the golden variant there and the Maker pin is now also.

Maschenfein Knitting round on Instagram

Christmas gift production is very evident on Ingram and Facebook in the #maschenfeinstrickrunde.

On the left Zilli Rad is knitting several Bosses from Smaland Scandinavian knitting for children and on the right Vanessa is knitting sweaters from the book Knitting - Stitch by Stitch.

And the Sultano love is unchecked (shortly before the weekend we could also fill almost all colors on the shelves! You can also order the colors that are not yet back in stock, Rowan will deliver as soon as possible. After your run on the Luna kits, there was a shortage of supply on the part of Rowan. But soon it will run smoothly again!

Left in the picture anyway the hammer set of Sibel Luna cloth, Luna gauntlets and matching the cap winter sun from Sultano Fine. And on the right the cozy gauntlets from Anja.

Here's some more Sultano love. Left: Claudia has just started Luna and Right: Lieschen just before the start with a quite magical description of the yarn "it feels like stardust!". That's right!

There are also many zoras for Christmas. On the left of Sibel (this woman is a knitting machine and on the right of emlule.

Also just finished: On the left, the Seven Tees Cardigan after Katrin Schneider (ahribokatrinchen) from Cowgirl Merino Twist Solid by Birgit. And on the right the Stripegenser from Sandnes Magazine 1908-06 by Melanie (her first garment! Awesome and congratulations!).

And then there's stitch test love with Dagmar (left) and Katharina (right). Stitch trials can be so much fun!

Have a great weekend!

A wonderful good morning to the Saturday coffee with a lot of this and that from the knitting world and around Maschenfein.

The last week was properly turbulent at Maschenfein. Our gauntlet collection 2019 has created a lot of buzz, which we are very happy about! And you also like the shawl Luna in the original yarn so much that Rowan can not supply us without further ado, so at short notice, as only gaaaaaaaanz short time... urgs... but do not worry, all do their best, so that Sultano Fine, the original yarn for our shawl Luna and the accompanying arm warmers in December is back and can land under many Christmas trees (whether knitted or in the skein... haha!). If you order it now, it will surely come directly to you with the next delivery. That's a promise!

Arm warmers collection 2019

If you think now - uh! arm warmers? Then you are probably not so active on Instagram. Never mind! Here's an overview of all four designs in our arm warmers collection this year, which you can still buy as a bundle in the super arm warmers collection offer until December 1: Gauntlet Pattern Bundle. This year each of our four designs matches one of the most popular Maschenfein scarves, what are we proud of this idea!

The simple hand cuffs "Luna" match the cloth of the same name Luna and are started at the wrist with a ruffle row and worked in the further course stockinette stitch with a fake seam running on the outside of the hand. Analogous to the beginning, the cuffs end with a ruffle row at the desired height, as does the thumb, which is worked here as a wedge thumb.
Sultano Fine by Rowan offers so much that the design is very restrained to give the yarn the space it needs to come into its own. And a little tip: four skeins of Sultano Fine are enough for a shawl AND hand warmers! Oh, and as always, the pattern are of course also available separately
, i.e. without yarn, if your stash has something suitable.

The second design, the cuffs Nissa match the shawl Nissa, the cover model of my second shawl book (is that really two years ago now?). Starting with a plain ribbed cuff, the "flea pattern" continues for the palm. For the thumb, the round is opened and knitted over a piece in rows in a two-color pattern. Stitches are later picked up from these edges for the thumb. Closed again to the round, it continues in the flea pattern with reversed colors until the desired length, where the cuffs are finished with an I-cord. And also this tutorial can be found separately in the store.

Then continued yesterday with the release of the design for the gauntlets Talula, which match the cloth Talula of the same name. Starting and ending with a narrow ruffle cuff in the contrasting color, the rest of the cuff is worked in a honeycomb pattern. This is created by lifting stitches, so that you always have to work with only one thread.
For the thumb, an auxiliary thread is worked in the appropriate place. This is finally cut out, creating an opening for the thumb and it can be worked to the desired length. And here are the pattern individually
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The last design of the collection went online today: the gauntlets Pico Fino to the Pico Fino shawl. Starting with an I-cord, from which stitches are picked up and closed to form a round, it continues in different blocks curly and stockinette stitch. Short rows create diagonal lines and, on the two cuff sides, also diagonal, asymmetrical finishes. For the thumb, the round is opened and knitted over a piece in rows. Stitches are later picked up from these edges for the thumb. The cuffs end with a lace row and are finished with an I-cord. Click here for pattern as PDF without yarn.

Until December 1, you can still buy all four patterns as a collection: Gauntlet Patterns Bundle. After that, all four pattern will of course remain in the store individually and as a knitting kit.

Oh and one more thing: All four pattern have been thoroughly tested and are calculated for sizes S / M / L or 6 / 6.5 / 7.5 (for hand circumference 17 cm / 18.5 cm / 20.5 cm). Knitting and wearing fun guaranteed!

Knit Fluencer Thriller at Sandnes Yarn

There's something great new exciting coming from the Norwegian knitting world next week and I'm really excited to see if Sandnes Yarn can handle it. For a few weeks now, Danish knitwear designer Mette aka Petite Knit has been announcing her "Sunday" yarn developed in collaboration with Sandnes Yarn. And knits diligently from it! We already have beautiful knitting kits from Petite Knit in the store, one of my favorite pieces is the Sunday Sweater in this version, although the mohair version will also eventually go into the closet.

The new design, which is now knitted from Tynn Silk Mohair together with the new yarn "Sunday ", is called "September Jacket". The pattern will be published next week, when the yarn will also be officially available in stores. It will also arrive at our house then, of course, in all colors. The jacket could be a nice "in between the years" project. There could be quite a run on the yarn, I'm really not sure how Sandnes yarn can withstand that, after all Petite Knit is a true "knitting fluencer"... (=knitting fluencer, so one who is really liked in social media, that's how I would explain it to my grandma Lotti now). We will witness this. Make yourself comfortable with a bag of popcorn: Let the Christmas thriller about "Sunday" begin. Here is a video to get you in the mood:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B44g9AaHJ7n/

Thriller or not. The knitting kit for the great September jacket we post you of course, as soon as the tutorial is online, you can already choose colors and happy to pre-order or then just be quick as soon as the kit is online. On the left you see Sunday in color 2564 and Tynn Silk Mohair in the new color 2755 (we have already ordered).

Relaxation in the world of knitting

Besides all the excitement about gauntlets, Sunday and Co. there are also other nice things to report. For example, you can always rely on Isabell and Anke.

Isabell Kraemer has something new, the Yanis a sweater with Faire Isle pattern, knitted seamlessly top down. Goes also with long sleeves, she shows on the pattern page, here is the tutorial on Ravelry. Our yarn suggestion: Fibre Co. Luma or Rowan Cotton Cashmere.

Not new, but Oho is the Great Love Cardigan from ANKESTRiCK. It is also knitted seamlessly top down, you can find the pattern here on Ravelry and we became aware of these two great versions via Anke's Insta profile:

On the left in an uber-cool yarn combination that we even have in the store, namely Blue Sky Woolstock with Lang Lace, though in that case we would replace Lang Lace with Lamana Premia for the sake of the beautiful color palette.

And right: we are thrilled, finally again something really great for your men or our male readers. The male version of the Great Love Cardigan. Simply t-o-l-l.

Pretty for kids

I am currently very busy producing mini sweaters for the smallest Fräulein, because it just goes soooo fast. Currently lies on my needles still a small Boblegenser.

I find Little Tiyuan by Xiaowei Design just as pretty. You could knit it with BC yarn Hamelton Tweed or with less structure Lamana Bergamo. You can find the pattern here on Ravelry.

Totally different, but also so cute is the Eucalyptuskjolen from Grethe Almås. Can you knit from SANDNES Tynn Merinoull, if you can read the pattern (unfortunately only in Norwegian): Here toinstructionsttern on Ravelry

The Maschenfein knitting round on Instagram

Every Saturday there is also a small review of your projects here. If you tag them on Instagram with the hashtag #maschenfein or #maschenfeinstrickrunde, we'll be sure to find you!

There were of course already many gauntlets on the needles, Heidi and Sigrid had already knitted the Talula cloth have tested for us the gauntlets to match. Click here for the Talula ga untlets and here for the Talula shawl.

Oh, Heidi and Sigrid again! Yes they were very busy in use and have also tested the Nissa gauntlets. Sigrid has also quickly knitted the scarf.... haha. Click here for the Nissa ga untlets and here for the Nissa shawl.

And here is the hammer picture from Slivie. She knitted the Luna shawl, the Luna cuffs and the matching hat from Sultano Fine following the pattern from Petite Knit. And on the right in the picture the test of Louisa. Click here for the Luna gauntlets and here for the Luna shawl.

We are always very happy about the lively use of our fine companion Knitting - The Encyclopedia. Here with Katarina and Margit.

And here's a little dream in pink to finish. On the right: Silvie knits the Tiril Genser from SANDES Borstet Alpakka. And on the left: Dani knits the Mohair Leaves shawl following a maschenfein tutorial.

Have a great weekend! And all those who have the Käffchen only on Sunday in the mail: a nice rest of Sunday and a good start to the week!

A wonderful good morning to the Saturday coffee with a little this and that from the knitting world and around Maschenfein. We have some wonderful ideas for you (and us) this week. We don't have time up our sleeves, but no matter. The one or the other has certainly just once again free needles and something always ends up on the needles and the rummage is also always just a wonderful thing, right? I must say, the daily wearing of knitted things (whether sweaters, cardigans or scarves) just makes me so happy. I don't know if you feel the same way and for sure only knitters can understand that. The feeling of wearing something you knit yourself is just unique. And the feeling of seeing it on your own or your friends children is also very special. Weird, isn't it? Crazy? Do you know it?

This week one of my favorite parts: the Cecilie Skog sweater in large and small. I didn't knit it myself, but I had it knitted by Ruth. And another one in mini for the baby girl and in "in between" for the big girl. Partner look among the women, so to speak. Awesome. Honestly. Such a great piece, highly recommended.

You will find of course both kits. Once the Cecilie Skog sweater for adults and once Cecilie Skog sweater for children. This sweater is knitted with the yarn Køs from Sandnes Yarn. It has a nylon content, which may bother some, but which I have already explained frequently in my Instagram stories, because I like the yarn namely sososo. It consists of a nylon net into which the wool and alpaca fibers are blown. This is exactly what makes the yarn incredibly light and at the same time beautifully cozy. We have a very, very nice synthetic fiber-free alternative in the store, Techno by Blue Sky Fibers, where this "net" is not nylon, but instead pure silk. Of course, this has its price, but just try it out and compare two stitch samples.

Anyway, the Cecilie Skog sweater is an absolute favorite and I actually have to make another one for the littlest Miss because it's just so cute. The next one will be gray. And then you could also... blue... and yellow.... that could be a Cecilie winter for's baby girl.

Another favorite went online yesterday and you almost overran us. But we have already reordered Sultano Fine and yesterday also came a larger shipment. We are prepared. The shawl Luna, which you have already diligently admired and commented on Instagram during the creation process, is knitted in the original Rowan Sultano Fine. A beautifully fine yarn of silk, mohair and cashmere. But for the slimmer purse, I've also come up with a beautiful alternative, Tynn Silk Mohair two-threaded knitted together with Tynn Line. This is also wonderfully beautiful - as my test knitters can confirm! You need 4 balls of each quality in your desired color.

As always, you can find everything in our store: the knitting kit including yarn and pattern, or just as a PDF, if you want to knit with the alternative or simply from the stash.

I love this shawl so much because I had so much fun figuring it out and it actually all turned out the way I imagined. Luna looks so plain and simple, but is very well thought out. The fact that it looks so harmonious is no coincidence. Rather, the pattern sequence follows the Fibonacci series and that is also the reason why the cloth spread out resembles a leaf. But don't worry: You don't need to have studied mathematics to knit the pattern.instructionsttern are there, so you don't have to think about it, just follow them. Then it will work automatically with Fibonacci.

What else is there? The new PomPom magazine is out and as always you can find all designs on Ravelry.

Beautiful is the title model Saltings by Sarah Solomon - Into the Wool. You could knit it from SANDNES Alpakka Silke and Tynn Silk Mohair. You can find the tutorial details on Ravelry, and PomPom Magazine always has a digital version as well. Saltings is knit in sections from the bottom up. Important to know. The fine cable pattern is in any case a clear eye-catcher.

Beautiful is also the cap Alatau by Ainur Berkimbayeva, which you could knit from Rowan Cashmere Tweed. You can find the details of the tutorial here on Ravelry. You can also find this tutorial in the digital version (and of course in the print version) of Pompom Magazine.

From Lene Holme Samsøe we have today the summer Ella Solo Top in petto. The tutorial is also available in German on Ravelry and the top is knitted from SANDNES Line, which you could now wear under a very simple cozy cardigan. Linen does not always have to be only summer, but can also be worn simply in winter "underneath", do not you think?

Really, really nice I also find Sin Cos Tan by Niina Tanskanen, the scarf to which you can find the tutorial on Ravelry, is built exactly like my Luna scarf. A little more pattern, but also very simple. You could knit it from Fibre Co. Cumbria Fingering, for example. Or from Road to China Light!

Super cool is also the BATMAN sweater from Paulastrickt with the bat sleeve construction. Schööööön! You can find the pattern (in German) at Etsy and we have various ideas for you: Fibre Co. Cumbria Fingering, oooor ITO Rakuda and Sensai, oooor (classic) Lamana Como.

I fell in love (probably because Curry...) with this left version of the Rainbow Solo by Lene Holme Samsøe. Also light batwing sleeves. The pattern are also available in German on Ravelry here and we would definitely knit the part from SANDNES Alpakka Silke and Silk Mohair.

For little princesses and princes we have also found something directly:

You can find the Harmony Cardigan - LF32 by Lisa Craig here on Ravelry to knit from SANDNES Merinoull or Lamana Como or Lang Merino 120.

The elephant Solo by Lene Holme Samsøe is unfortunately only available in Danish, but who can knit multicolored, gets that already hin.... Click here for the pattern on Ravelry and knit the jacket with the elephants from SANDNES Mini Alpakka.

Christmas is coming soon - pretty accessories

Yes, yes, it is no longer long. Slowly wish lists could fill, in our store there is a great wish list function, with which you can remember your favorite parts. You can even share the list via a link. Very practical. In the blog I explained last year at this time in more detail how it works with the lists.

Great wishes are beautiful accessory bags, of which you can never have enough. I certainly have them all. In the Mikawa Momen bag I keep things like wool needles, single crochet hooks, scissors, etc.

Also in the picture above in red the measuring tape of fine leather from Cohana (I have in yellow) and the mini scissors (here with me also in yellow).

Great for needle games and short circular needles or similar is the All Purpose Carrying Case from Twig and Horn. I also keep all my Crasy Trios and the short circular needles from Chiaogoo in it.

Instagram - Maschenfein Knitting round

Every Saturday there are also a few of your projects to see here. Of course, always one or the other Osaka. After all, Osaka always goes.

On the left, a finished Osaka by Katharina in a more gaudy combination, and on the right, a not-quite-finished Osaka with color decision considerations by Karo.

We also found two finished pieces: on the left, Karen's Palettjakke in SANDNES Tynn Silk Mohair, and on the right, Sandy's Sundaysweater from Petiteknit with a puffer belly, hachz.

It always, always, really pleases me to discover the right classics on your needles. Like for example on the left in the picture - there grows on Anja's needles Talula from the book "More Shawls Knitting", whoopee!

On the right is a Sunday Cardigan in the mohair version in planning
(also on the picture the encyclopedia for all cases, definitely always good to have and clearly also a case for the wish list, oh yes!).

Well, and then of course it's always nice to discover your gauge love, like here with Martina(SANDNES Duo and Silk Mohair in a great combination).

And last but not least: Our Bea knits the Herzblattbeanie by Ducathi for once there are animal fibers on the needles... to give away.

Have a great weekend!

A wonderful good morning to Saturday coffee with a little this and that from the knitting world and many beautiful inspirations.

Every year in November, around me well-organized mothers start preparing beautiful Advent calendars and in the entrance of the supermarket I stumble upon the much too crowded temporary shelves filled to the brim with Santas and chocolate angels. And once again I think so "Huh? Already? Is still soooo long ago".

But it's not - the Advent season is just around the corner. The time when we want to sit comfortably in front of the fireplace and then rush through the weeks slightly stressed. From celebration to celebration, from Advent wreath making to cookie baking to Christmas activities at school. Do you know this? Isn't it the same every year? And suddenly it's New Year's Eve and everything is over...

The best remedy for Christmas stress is good organization and leisurely knitting. This decelerates enormously and knitting is a wonderful way to think. So I've spent a lot of time at the needles in the last few weeks thinking and rethinking a lot of things around Maschenfein. In the new year, a new wind will be brought into the store, we will sweep through all the corners, renovate a bit, maybe even add on, just like in a real store. It is time!

What will not change, of course, are our weekly ideas and inspirations. And also this week we have discovered again so really nice things for you. But no...

... do you know what the greatest thing is? In the meantime, you've already come across ideas for Saturday coffee, like this tip from a customer: knitwear designer Lone Kjeldsen, who is known on Instagram as Hyggestrik, has lots of great designs, such as the Growing cardigan, for which you can find the pattern on Ravelry. It's knit seamlessly top down, so you can vary the length to suit your needs perfectly. You can also find pictures of a long version oninstructionsttern page. I really like the rib pattern on the upper back edge/neck in the top right picture. And the cardigan has nice big pockets too.

You can knit Growing perfectly from Lamana Bergamo or Blue Sky Extra.

Another design by Lone Kjeldsen is the cardigan Spøjs (click here for the pattern on Ravelry) in a half brioche pattern. You could also knit it from Lamana Bergamo or Blue Sky Extra.

Super simple and so noble sist the sweater Patenten by Lone Kjeldsen(pattern on Ravelry). This sweater is knitted from the bottom up, matching we have SANDNES Duo or Lamana Como in the store. To the needle size you have to try a little bit what fits you, because the gauge is given in the pattern.

Outside by Lone Kjeldsen has a similar hygge look to her other pieces and I think it's really mega cool in its whole construction. Here is the tutorial on Ravelry. Nice would be something with fleece, but great fits also SANDNES Merinoull to this cardigan.

Because you ask so often for it, here finally once again a sweater for men. The 364-06 Rallargenser from Dale Design, here you can find the pattern on Ravelry. You could knit it super from Cowgirl Merino Twist Solids we have all colors in stock again.

If you are looking for an easier and faster project, you could knit the Navia shawl by Laura Menéndez, because we now have the yarn Lore by Fibre Company in our store! You can find the pattern here on Ravelry.

If you like to knit something special, you might enjoy the Lace Pleat Cardigan by Emily Ringelman. You can find the pattern here on Ravelry, we have the matching yarn Rowan Cashmere Tweed in our store.

Maschenfein Knitting round on Instagram

Here we link you every week some projects from our Maschenfeinen Knitting Round. If you tag your pictures with the hashtags #maschenfein or #maschenfeinstrickrunde, we will find you easily!

The Seven Tees Cardigan from a tutorial Katrin Schneider by Birgit fits perfectly with Osaka by Karo.

Gauge love at Maschenfein spills over to our test knitters: On the left, Sandra's stitch samples for the maschenfein gauntlet collection and on the right: Sibel's gauge collection. Neatly labeled, I am very impressed!

We have great fun in the test knitting round for my shawl from Sultano Fine by Rowan and another project from the same yarn (Geheminis will soon be revealed!). Silvie (left) and Lina (right) both have this were treasure of yarn on the needles....

And finally, we discovered a dreamy color combination of the chipmunk scarf. Soar with matching cuffs from Meli!

Mareike's Saiki on the needles and knitting - The encyclopedia as a faithful companion with you!

A wonderful good morning to the Saturday coffee with a little this and that from the knitting world and quite a lot Maschenfein. For today's coffee there is once again (not exclusively, but) something more for the heavier needles. For quick knitting, so to speak, because that is now where Christmas is approaching not so unimportant. Of course there is still plenty of time, but not everyone has so much knitting time. Since one is also grateful for quick projects, right?

Hats, for example, are quite grateful gift ideas, such as the Pebble Beanie by Alicia Dobney - Lee & Evelyn. The pattern are available on Ravelry in English and knitted with about 12mm needles. Perfectly matches our Rowan Big Wool in the most beautiful colors and of course the Premium Fox Pompom. And if you are missing such heavy needles, you will of course find them in our accessories.

Matching the hat you could also knit the sweater Passerby by Erika Knight from Rowan Big Wool. This tutorial is also available on Ravelry in sizes XS to XL. Goes super fast and has very certainly a great fit!

Going down a few needle sizes, we might end up with the Farmhouse Cardigan by Amy Christoffers (go here for the tutorial on Ravelry), cast on about 5.5mm needles, which is still insanely heavy for some. Very, very noble, but some among us have already knitted cardigans from it, would be the variant from Rowan Sultano or (also noble) Blue Sky Extra.

Also from the needles of Amy Christoffers is the Felix Cardigan (here the tutorial on Ravelry). You could knit it from Rowan Cocoon, a mega blend of merino and mohair, ideal for cozy warm winter projects.

The new Sandnes Magazine 1916 is here! We have all the knitting kits already posted for you and my favorite is this sweater, the Aksgenser 1916-02 (go here for our knitting kit). It is knit in rounds from Tynn Alpakka Ull and Tynn Silk Mohair. Totally plain, with a fine detail on the sleeve seams, which of course are not "seams" because they are seamless, haha! I like it a lot! And the color anyway, hach!

Here you can find all kits from the 1916 magazine at a glance.

Also beautiful is this one, the Aksaker 1916-06 (you can find the knitting kit here). This true pattern explosion is also knitted from Tynn Alpakka Ull and Tynn Silk Mohair.

And now hold on tight! We have picked up many more new Blue Sky yarns and are ordering them for you on demand, because they are all very exquisite. Blue Sky Techno, for example, is something I've been lurking around for a year. It's the all-natural counterpart to Køs by Sandnes Yarn, which I've already told you about. Again, the wool and alpaca fibers are "blown" into a net, but with Techno, that net is not nylon but... silk! The yarn is wonderfully light, beautifully warm and all those of you who want to do without artificial fibers will have their true joy with it. Try it out! But please note the slightly longer delivery time for these yarns until further notice.

The beautiful big stole above on the left picture is worked from Techno, the knitting kit for it, so to the Tamarack Blanket Scarf is now available in the store.

Also the yarn Blue Sky Brushed Suri is now available in all colors in the store. Matching the knitting kit from this yarn, the Callaway Cable Scarf.

And last but not least, for all Blue Sky fans, we now also offer Woolstock made from the wool of Peruvian highland sheep. Once "normal (left) and once in the Jumbo variant (right).

So here is the thinner version for Blue Sky Woolstock for a gauge of 20-24 stitches and for example the Endless Wrap in the picture.

Or (back to the heavy needles) the Blue Sky Woolstock Jumbo for example for the Jumbo Pom Hat. If that one doesn't go fast!

Maschenfein Knitting round on Instagram

Let's get to our weekly roundup on Instagram. Osaka everywhere!

Osaka is really a phenomenon in waves. Again and again, year in, year out, there are these Osaka waves. An Osaka just belongs to it. Don't you think? Here you can find the Osaka knitting kit, where you can choose from predefined color combinations or create your own. Christiane (left) with a great color combination has not started yet. Maschenmind has chosen an earthy color combination and is already finished.

Gauge love, yes stitch samples belong in the Maschenfein knitting round of course. Julia loves stitch samples and great accessories like our Twig & Horn needle gauge in large (supplies are on the way, got stuck in customs, terrible skill, but solved). Louisa has something really precious on the needles; Rowan Sultano fine. Yes what for but bloss :)?

And last but not least, there are many Pico Finos on the needles. Claudia's Pico Fino is already finished, she had a little head start and was one of the testers. Tina was also so turbo fast and even has the matching hat ready. You can see my Pico Fino here on the needles. Click here for the Pico Fino pattern and here for the matching knitting kit. Oh and here I had reported about the cloth in the blog.

What else is on the needles in the Maschenfeinen Strickrunde you can read at "Auf den Nadeln - November", or at "Auf den Nadeln - Oktober" (there is already more to see).

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