Dreaming of fall in the heat

At the beginning of each week, I like to reveal which yarns are currently very popular with you. At the beginning of the year, there were many warm and cozy yarns like Peer Gynt from Sandnes or Snefnug from CaMaRose, but in summer, plant-based fibers were ahead. One of the most popular: Line from Sandnes. And rightly so, in my opinion. The cotton-linen-viscose yarn is beautiful to work with, easy to care for and can withstand a lot.

I would therefore like to recommend it to you once again - in the form of the summer sweater by Tiril Eckhoff from the Tiril 18 collection. You have often knitted the shorts from it, for example, but the shirt and summer sweater are also more than worth a look. The sweater in particular is ideal for a beautiful fall. The long sleeves won't make you shiver, but the yarn blend doesn't keep you too warm.

And here's a little treat: the booklet is no longer being printed and we can offer you the pattern as a PDF free of charge. After purchasing the knitting set, you will receive a download link and the PDF in your customer account. I won't be able to knit the simple sweater this year - but it's due next year!

Why can't I make it? Well, maybe I've overdone my planning for the summer and am still "working through" (although new yarn for swatches for new projects is already in the shopping cart ...). But one thing is for sure: I won't be making any more summer tops (she said and a great design is coming out in two weeks, but what's in two weeks is only in two weeks).

I just know that I won't have said top ready until November and would then have to hide it under cozy sweaters and cardigans. Ergo: I'm eyeing up long-sleeved designs. And yes, even with stripes. I actually swore them off, but now the mantra prevails: one more stripe is fine!

And so I recommend the Moray Sweater by Cheryl Mokhtari. Knitted from Double Sunday by Sandnes, it will keep you warm in the mornings and evenings. And when the October sun pampers us, you can simply drape it around your shoulders in the afternoon. Or me. Depending on who finishes faster! Knit from the top down with 4 mm needles - or according to your gauge swatch.

In addition to my ability to mercilessly overload my knitting list, I'm also extremely good when it comes to mental movies. As you might expect, I didn't knit that much on vacation because I simply had to soak up so much sea air. Instead, I thought about what else I could do. Getting a sailing license, for example. I always find it so incredibly idyllic (and admirable) when the boats come and go in the harbors, the owners sit on deck and drink a well-deserved coffee in the sun.

As I always think in terms of outfits, my head cinema must of course also include the matching knitwear for sailing. I'm fully aware that the weather isn't always such that you have time to appreciate the knitted clothing, but that's the beauty of mental movies: they don't have to match reality 100 percent.

Nonetheless, the Marseille cardigan - also by Cheryl Mokhtari and also from Double Sunday by Sandnes - definitely belongs on anything with a shore for me. So the local bathing lake works too. The cardigan is knitted from the top down. The cut is classic and goes very, very well with an aperitif at the local fish restaurant. As you can see, I don't just think in outfits, but also in events! And another hot tip: until tomorrow evening there is a 30% discount on Cheryl Mokhtari's patterns - on her website or on Ravelry. You can find all the information about the code here in this post.

The Montpellier top from NovemberKnits was also on my knitting list for the summer. When I wrote to my colleagues that I had bought the pattern, they laughed. Because I had bought another pattern at the same time (namely the one for the Traveler Shell by Andrea Mowry) and it was clear that I wouldn't be able to do it all. The short-sleeved cardigan actually won the race, the top will have to wait.

It is therefore a coincidence that the Montpellier Slipover has now appeared. Ha! So maybe the Montpellier look will work out for me this year after all ... (Incidentally, it's a city in the south of France, just a few kilometers from the Mediterranean. Maritime and me - we just belong together!)

The sleeveless design with a turtleneck is knitted from the top down - whereby the turtleneck is only knitted on at the very end. A possible yarn suggestion from the designer: Peer Gynt together with Tynn Silk Mohair, both from Sandnes. We have also created the knitting kit in the same way. You will also need 4 to 5 mm needles.

You can tell: it's getting cozier. I hardly dare say it, but: you also have to think a bit practically. If you're not going on a six-week Canary Islands vacation or living (far) south anyway, you're more likely to be planning autumn projects than summer ones (unreasonableness is still welcome, of course - I've tested it myself!).

But as we can see from your questions about yarns and knitting kits that you are also planning your fall and winter wardrobe, I have another idea for you: The Brioche Bliss Jacket from Rust Knitwear is a beautiful cardigan in a brioche pattern that you can knit with either a V-neck or a round neck. Our knitting kit is designed for the version with a round neckline - but feel free to write to us if you have any questions about the amount of yarn for the other neckline version ("support@maschenfein.de").

Chest circumference from 90 to 183 cm

Knit from the top down, first working the folded double collar for the round neckline. The yoke is then shaped using short rows. This is knitted in rows, just like the rest of the body, while the double-knit facing with button placket is created at the same time. Work the sleeves in rounds. If you don't like wide sleeves, you will definitely be happy here: decreases towards the wrist ensure a narrower fit. We recommend Como from Lamana and Soft Silk Mohair from Knitting for Olive as a yarn combination.

And because I wrote so nicely above about common sense and planning, I'm stepping out of line again. Because even though I'm a very rule-abiding person (I'm pretty stuffy) - when it comes to knitting, I'm much more generous than when it comes to sorting my garbage, for example (really - it drives me crazy when ... let's not go there ;-)).

I also always like to show you something new from the store. For example, Juutti from Lankava, a pure jute yarn that we bought especially for the Coast Bag from PetiteKnit, has just arrived.

You can knit the bag in two sizes - the diameter is then approx. 19 or approx. 25.5 cm. The cone itself has a generous yardage (approx. 315 m per 700 g), so you only need one for both sizes. And yes: this yarn is not a hand flatterer. But the bag itself is nice and robust in the end and you have to shop all year round, don't you? So everyone can use a jute bag like this.

The new design by ChrisBerlin is also on our list of knitting sets to be created: Roma is a light and airy sweater with a polo collar made from Roma and Modena by Lamana. If you want to wear a cloud - you've come to the right place!

The yarn combination is very elegant and therefore expensive. Maybe some of you are already thinking about your Christmas wish list - who knows? But we also have a cheaper alternative in mind. I'll definitely be presenting the design in more detail next week. You can already buy the pattern - there's also a small introductory discount on Ravelry. No code is necessary 🙂

If you don't want to start the weekend hustle and bustle of shopping and cleaning just yet - don't worry! - I have another good excuse for you. A new episode of our german podcast "Nur noch eine Reihe" is here, giving you another 45 minutes in your favorite chair.

In the latest episode, I'm joined by Marisa, who has been away again this week but will be back in the Maschenfein office on Monday. We talk once again about Sandnes and the new collection, about technical refinements when it comes to garter stitch and knitting sleeves and confess to each other what's still unfinished in our project baskets. And Marisa also tells us what Maschenfein designs she has planned for the fall. Do you fancy a cardigan with a leo pattern, a cozy cardigan in garter stitch with a facing and a hat and loop set? There's definitely a lot to hear - have fun with it!