Happy new year, happy new knitting!

Anyone who has read the last, somewhat different Saturday Coffee knows that I actually wanted to knit a sweater for my husband as my next big project. What can I say? His birthday is only a few months away - so why go crazy now?

Instead, and I'm just going to call it fate, I came across a video of Abby Genser from Sandnes. Holy moly - why didn't I have him on my radar yet?

The good news first: the German pattern booklet is on its way back to our warehouse and will probably arrive in the course of next week. So the knitting fun is within reach! Apart perhaps from the "difficulty" of deciding on two colors ...

In any case, it is knitted from the top down. In the above video, pink and natural were combined, but I can also imagine a blue and white version for spring. Or how about spring green or lemon? I'm absolutely still embracing winter (it's snowing right now!), but I'm happy for the needles to be colorful. How does it look? Do you like Abby as much as I do? Then you are welcome to choose your favorite from Sunday and Tynn Silk Mohair from Sandnes!

If you prefer structure to stripes: How about the JURI sweater from Paula_m? As we all know, a simple sweater in half brioche always works and is as simple as it is interesting.

The Coburg-based designer's latest design is knitted from the top down with a high collar and raglan increases. The wrong side is deliberately on the outside, although experienced knitters can of course also wear the "actual" half brioche side on the outside. Here you just have to rethink when weaving in the ends and especially when folding the collar. But it is possible!

For the yarn, you can choose between Double Sunday from Sandnes and Sayama from Pascuali. The latter is even a tad cheaper and therefore perhaps a great way to get this beautiful yarn made from 50% virgin wool and 50% llama wool on your needles. The color palette is rather small, but perhaps that's why it's so appealing! If you are looking for bright colors, go for Double Sunday.

I may be snug and warm as I write this, but I also just love wearing the coziest sweaters and cardigans at the moment. When it's snowing outside or - as is far too often the case - raining down cold and wet from the sky, my knitted treasures make me feel cozy.

The PEPPA jumper from Lotilda would be the perfect addition to the range. Here you will once again find a high collar and four raglan slants. You can choose the yarn: The version made from Snefnug and Midnatssol by CaMaRose is mohair and poly-free. If you want to recreate the colors of the original, choose Kos and Tynn Silk Mohair from Sandnes.

I discovered a really, really cool (men's) scarf from the Canadian Max the Knitter. Together with Vincent Deslandes, Maxim Cyr runs a wool store in Montreal and also creates his own knitwear designs. The Rustic Cabin Scarf is one of the latest designs and I think it's simply chic!

We have created the matching knitting set so that you can also achieve a mottled effect. The two main colors (colors one and three) are worked in single yarn from Double Sunday by Sandnes. In order to achieve the marled effect of color two, you knit two strands of Sandnes Sunday in the two colors you have chosen for Double Sunday. This also means that you won't have too many balls of yarn on your knitted piece.

Incidentally, the technique used here is the intarsia technique. The model looks as if it has been woven, but you knit it in stockinette stitch. And I think the scarf doesn't just look good on men!

Just in time for the new year, a fresh podcast episode also went online this week. This time I talked to Marisa again, who I caught in the old Maschenfein office.

In the episode, she gives a little personal update - as many of you know, she's had a lot going on in her private life. But we also talk about the office and the upcoming move, look back on the past year and Marisa tells us what she's looking forward to in 2025. So check it out! By the way, you can find the podcast not only on Spotify, but wherever you listen to podcasts 🙂