Greetings from the Maschenfein team

It's crazy: we are now eleven employees (plus our valuable contract and test knitters), all of whom live spread across Germany - apart from a small Berlin knob. 😉 And yet we keep in touch a lot, and not just for professional reasons. Of course, it's all the nicer to meet up in real life, talk shop about new products on the yarn market or exchange project ideas.

I know from Louisa, for example, that she was immediately taken with Cardigan No. 9 from My Favorite Things Knitwear. I can tell her about the knitting method when we walk through the fair together: from the top down with saddle shoulders. Short rows are also used, as are panels in double knit and ribbing. Louisa also has a great selection of colors: The combination of Woolia from Gepard and Soft Silk Mohair from Knitting for Olive offers bold colors like the original or more muted tones. In addition to red, there is also green, for example, dear colleague!

I'll probably pick up Marisa and Sandra next. Maybe they're at the Ito stand and Marisa is thinking about which yarn she could use to knit the Ralph Cardigan by Polish designer Moreca Knit. As you know, she has at least three needle cases - so there will be some 4.5 mm needles available (and if not, she knows where to order them ...).

With this certainty, she can browse through the colors of So Kosho and Sensai without a care in the world. Given her current color preference, I'd guess that she'll end up with either Snow Gray and Silver or Angora. The main thing is to knit from the top down!

Sandra, on the other hand, will be thinking hard right now. Now that her boys have even picked up the needles themselves to knit their own loops (just goes to show how important role designs are!), she is probably thinking about whether she can outsource the knitting of children's fashion to her offspring.

She can still do the color consulting, I hear her say - although she will probably stick to the original for the Collin Sweater Junior from Sandnes. Three colors are used, two of which are blue - what could be wrong with that? Exactly!

The raglan construction is knitted from the top down with Tynn Line. The step from a plain knit loop to a sweater is of course not that small, but it's not that big either. It always depends on the corresponding empowerment at home. I'm sure Sandra will find the right words!

I'll have to look for Jule a bit. She's just so nimble and probably already in another hall. But sooner or later we'll all meet up at the Lamana stand. There are some new products announced for this year and you have to visit one of the first Maschenfein partners!

Jule can then be shown the color chart of Como again. You remember: This yarn is one of my favorite new wool qualities. So beautifully soft and light - I love it so much!

We recommend the Superlight yarn (the running length is 120 meters per 25 grams) for the Johanne Loop Sweater from Other Loops. You knit the casual sweater from the top down. Anyone who thinks that "only" stripes can be seen here is mistaken. Take a closer look: Maja has opted for a graphic pattern, but it doesn't take up too much space thanks to the choice of color. How much of it you see is of course entirely up to you. Depending on the color contrast, the pattern will stand out more clearly.

Unfortunately, Krea Deluxe from Denmark is not taking part this year. Too bad! I actually wanted to show up there with one of my crocheted sheep and get a few compliments. Although praise would be too much of a good thing. I'm telling you: crocheting sheep where the designers have even paid attention to details such as knee joints is definitely a challenge ... which I am of course happy to take on!

But I would have much rather looked at the color charts and thought about what I wanted to do with Organic Wool and Deluxe Silk Mohair. What do you need this combination for? Well - for the Tresse sweater by Isabell Kraemer, for example!

The design that you are knitting - of course - from the top down is simply one of those designs that are beautifully simple, but provide enough variety when knitting thanks to the pattern in the middle of the body. Off the top of my head, I would go for a muted shade of pink or even beige. Sandra will certainly advise me!

Of course, we would also visit the manufacturer Gepard again - and make sure that the color Light Beige is really coming in April for the Teddy Dear quality. That's because we used the same yarn to create an update for the cloud sweater with cozy collar, which you - if you already have the pattern - automatically received yesterday by email with a download link or via Ravelry.

Of course, we also put on the matching kit and luckily almost all the other Teddy Dear colors are in stock. Marisa is already wearing her model extensively and is thrilled!

Of course, there is no question that we will also pay a visit to Pascuali. There's no other way! For example, I urgently need to go there and take another look at the Pinta color chart. I still haven't decided which color I want to knit our Mother's Day shawl Lotti in this year ...

Are you still undecided or is your desired color not available? Don't worry! There will be new deliveries at the end of March and then again in April and you can of course join the Knit-Along at a later date. The complete pattern will be available on Maundy Thursday (March 28), so you can study them at your leisure. And for those of you who are already stocked up, just get started! Feel free to share your color choices and knitting progress under the hashtags #maschenfeinmuttertag2024, #maschenfeinmuttertagsKAL and #maschenfeinstrickrunde on social media. We look forward to lots of pictures! And pssst ... I might have another little treat for you next week - stay tuned!

And because I know that for many of you, Saturday coffee is as much a part of the weekend as a fresh roll, I'll warn you right away: unfortunately, I won't be serving you any coffee over the Easter weekend. But I have consolation in another form and the blog will not remain empty. So feel free to drop by anyway and after Easter it'll be back in full swing - I promise!