A wonderful good morning to Saturday coffee with a little this and that from the knitting world and around Maschenfein and with a huge big push to start producing Christmas gifts. Please don't tell me you're already in the middle of it, because then I'll feel guilty, because Christmas isn't even on my own knitting list yet, so that has to change real quick! Best today. Write lists, collect ideas... do you also start?

We have a super bargain this week for those of you who missed our last year's gauntlet week and are ringing in another stitchy gauntlet autumn this year. We start with our special product, last year's gauntlet collection "Autumn" (PDF) for your collection at a super bargain price until 11/3/2019. All six tutorials in one.

You could perhaps take this collection directly already as an incentive to start with small, fine, halfway quick Christmas gifts (no, no, you have certainly not started yet). From simple to playful, plain or striped, variety is guaranteed. So you'll find six pattern in the collection, each covering three sizes. All cuffs are knitted with needle sizes between 2.5 and 4.0 mm. Of course, we have the matching wool for allinstructionsttern in the store and you can find all the kitinstructionshe pattern HERE. And because the cuffs are all so much fun and knitted so differently, we present them to you here in more detail:

The hand cuffs "Outono" (= Portuguese autumn), left in the picture, are started at the wrist, from where the cuff is knitted in a simple rib pattern to the desired length. After a few rounds of plain knitting, the number of stitches is doubled by increases from the cross stitch to achieve the corresponding hand circumference with the pattern of crossed stitches. Due to the strength of the pattern, this part of the cuffs will be unusually heavy in relation to the yarn used, so that later the cuffs will be pleasantly warm. With the start of the pattern, the wedge for the thumb is worked before the thumb stitches are set aside and knitted over the palm to the desired length in the pattern. Hand and thumb are finished with a few rows of rib pattern.

At the top right of the picture you can see the hand cuffs "Tardor" (= Catalan autumn). They are started at the wrist, from where the narrow cuff is knitted in a rib pattern. Continue in wide block stripes with alternating colors until an auxiliary thread for the thumb is worked in at the appropriate height. Continue in block stripes until you reach the final cuff at the desired height.
Finally, for the thumb, the stitch holder is removed from the work, the stitches are picked up and a piece is knitted in stockinette stitch. A few rounds in the cuff pattern finish off the thumb.

Beautifully delicate are the two arm warmers Syksy (left in the picture) and right Ruduo. The hand warmers "Syksy" (= Finnish Autumn) are started on the forearm in two strands with Milano in a pearl pattern. After this narrow cuff, the work continues in stockinette stitch, interspersed with garter stitch rounds of Premia (also two-thread), to the thumb, where the work is continued in rows for the thumb opening. Closed again to the round continues to the final cuff, which is also knitted in the pearl pattern. The width of the stripes knitted in stockinette stitch decreases from the underarm to the end at the fingers, while the number of stripes of the same width increases. Finally, for the thumb finish, pick up stitches from the edge of the piece knitted in rows in two strands of premia and work an I-cord finish.

The hand cuffs "Ruduo" (= Lithuanian Autumn) are started at the underarm cuff, from where a narrow cuff is knitted with one thread of Modena and one thread of Premia in a rib pattern. On the top of the hand the rib pattern changes into a diamond pattern of crossed stitches, the rest of the cuff is worked stockinette stitch. The ribbed cuff of the beginning finishes the short cuff at the palm end. For the thumb, an auxiliary thread is worked in at the appropriate height. Finally, this is released from the work, the stitches are picked up and knit a few rounds of stockinette stitch before finishing the thumb, also in the rib pattern.

And then there are Aki on the left and Namar on the right. The hand cuffs "Aki" (= Japanese autumn) are started at the underarm cuff, from where they are knitted with one thread of Karei and one thread of Sensai in a rib pattern to the desired cuff length. From now on, both yarn qualities are worked double. Stockinette stitch rows of double Karei are interrupted by small nubs knitted with two threads of Sensai in the contrasting color. For the thumb, an auxiliary thread is worked in at the appropriate height before continuing in the stockinette stitch nap pattern to the end of the hand. For this,
an I-cord is worked
from two threads of
Sensai. Finally, for the thumb, the stitch holder is removed from the work, the stitches are picked up and a few rounds of stockinette stitch are knitted with two strands of Karei before an I-cord is also cast off with two strands of Sensai.

The hand cuffs "Namar" (= Mongogian Autumn) are started on the forearm with a narrow cuff in a ribbed pattern before the pattern begins on the top of the hand. The sides and the underside of the hand are knitted plain purl. At desired height, work the wedge for the thumb by increasing stitches. After stopping the thumb stitches, continue in the pattern and plain purl to the desired total length. Analogous to the beginning, a narrow ribbed cuff finishes the cuff. For the thumb, work a few rounds in stockinette stitch before also finishing with a narrow ribbed cuff.

All six gauntlet patterns are available now and until 3.11. as a bundle for a special price, which is very worthwhile for all gauntlet fans among you!

While browsing in the knitting world, we have discovered a lot again in the past week:

Three pattern from one and the same designer we show you today. Elizabeth Smith has already made quite a few things for Quince & Co. The... mmhhh, is it a sweater or rather a poncho? So Happy Harvest anyway you could also LAMANA Puno. The tutorial is here on Ravelry.

I think her Ramona Cardigan is especially pretty, knitted in a heavier yarn, for which you can buy the pattern here on Ravelry. Our maschenfein yarn recommendation is: Rowan Felted Tweed Aran, that fits mega!!!

A little color in the fall brings Flicker & Fade, the tube scarf by Elizabeth Smith, but of course you can also knit completely colorless, if you like. The pattern are available here on Ravelry and we recommend LAMANA Puno, which is also available in beautiful contrasting colors.

Beanie weather is also just around the corner and on Instagram, the Hanley Falls Hat by Sara Cookson caught our eye right away, if only because the original yarn is our beautiful Eco-Cashmere from Blue Sky Fibers. We have all the colors in the store! You can find the pattern for this beautiful hat at Blue Sky Fibers and we actually wanted to make a wool package, but haven't gotten around to it yet. You will need four colors of Eco-Cashmere, one skein in each color.

I'm not sure if I've shown it here at Saturday Coffee before, the maine by Regina Moessmer, a classic among her tutorials, I think. The tutorial is here on Ravelry and you could knit this cardigan great from Blue Sky Extra!

Instagram "Maschenfein Knitting round"

Also in our #maschenfeinstrickrunde was again a lot going on, as the first I show you here times a variant of our Pico-Fino cloth of Lisa.

Lisa had Pico-Fino namely test knitted, in these magical colors! You can of course also find the pattern alone in the store. As usual with us. But if you like, you can also very conveniently order the yarn via the knitting kit.

Lieschen is knitting shawls like crazy :). Hinata from the book "Knitting Shawls", Growing Lilies by Jen Peck (here you can find the pattern on Ravelry) and a brioche shawl from Rowan Big Wool according to herinstructionsttern.

Ostseefisch (right) knits the scarf "Nellina" in the screen pattern from the "Knitting Shawls" book from SANDNES Tynn Silk Mohair.

Sibel is starting to creep me out a bit, how does she do it? Lots of secret secrets on the needles and still so much output, like the Cecilie Skog from Sandes Kos (yarn package and pattern here Maschenfein).

Yay, right the Sequence Sweater by Petite Knit knit from Lamana Milano and Premia, it turned out so beautiful, Ruth!

On the left of emlule28 the Avion Cardigan by Katrin Schneider (pattern on Ravelry) made of Lamana Modena and Premia, fantastically fluffy (and also in the picture the Cohana rolling tape measure).

Simone (in the right picture) has also knitted a Hinata from the book "Knitting Shawls". A touch of pink! That could also move in here!

And speaking of "pink":

Have you already seen the huge pink shawl in the new LAMANA magazine? This is the shawl 01/09, knitted from LAMANA Cusi, the matching knitting kit can be found here. Also on the picture the beautiful Bladjakke by Sandnes Yarn from the magazine 1912, knitted from Køs. You can find the knitting kit for the jacket here.

Have a great weekend!