Striped love

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Striped love

Stripes always work! They always look great, they're always fun to knit ("Just until the next stripe") and they make you want summer, sun and sea. As soon as the temperatures rise, we see Marisa sitting in the office in her striped favorite Ship Shape. That's why you can find out everything about striped knitwear in this themed world: We'll show you which techniques you can use to get particularly accurate stripes, when and how best to change the yarn and, of course, introduce you to our favorite designs. Have fun reading!

Only until the next strip

If you like striped tops, you'll love striped knitting! We all know it: you knit from the top down and have already cut off the sleeves. This is usually followed by the somewhat boring part where you knit stockinette over many centimetres until you have finally reached the desired length of the torso. Lucky you if you are working on a striped model. The stripes mean you always have a small intermediate goal to reach. Comfortable mindless knitting with that little pinch of variety you need to keep you going: Simply perfect!

Stripes always work - even as a cardigan. *Caramel* by Isabell Kraemer.
Photo: © Ines Grabner / Maschenfein

There are two things you should bear in mind when knitting stripes: How to change the yarns and how to make the color change invisible.

There are two options for changing the threads. You can either cut the yarn - this is particularly useful for wide stripes. Or you can loosely guide the yarn along the back of the knitted piece for thin stripes. We can definitely recommend this technique for up to six rows.

Anyone who has ever knitted stripes in rounds will be familiar with the small "step" at the transition from one round to the next. However, there are tricks to avoid these transitions and work continuous stripes.

Once again, it's worth taking a look at our YouTube tutorials. In this video, Marisa shows you how to achieve continuous color changes. This involves moving the color change one stitch at a time. But don't worry: it's not noticeable at all!

We love stripes! *Cambito* by Katrin Schneider.
Photo: © James Simon / Maschenfein

Stripes over stripes

Because we love to inspire you and extend your knitting lists, we'll show you in detail all the things you can conjure up with stripes.

Let's start with block stripes. A few wide areas of color run across the knitted piece and when you have finished one stripe, you are already a big step closer to completion.

Salcombe Sweater

From: 124,75 €
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Piilo shirt

From: 55,80 €
incl. VAT
plus shipping costs
Seiser Cardigan

From: 215,10 €
incl. VAT
Dingley Dell

From: 31,20 €
incl. VAT

Smaller and finer

Delicate scarf with delicate stripes: fine stitch Mother's Day shawl *Zora*
Photo: © Ines Grabner / Maschenfein

If you prefer something more delicate, you will of course also find it at Maschenfein. Thin stripes can be found in many styles - they are simply a design classic. And if you add a little maritime flair on top, we're all ready for warm temperatures, aren't we? We've picked out our favorites for you and got the next project straight onto the needles.

Sailor Swift Top

From: 23,00 €
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Seaside tee

From: 35,70 €
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Friday tee

From: 43,75 €
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Jules sweater

From: 76,45 €
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plus shipping costs
Delivery time: approx. 2-3 working days

Criss-cross

Real lovers of stripes go in every direction and like to mix and match.
Stripes of different thicknesses are just the beginning. We also like to work sideways or in different directions. We know no limits. Keep the stripes of all designs coming!

Vertical and horizontal stripes on the maschenfein cloth par excellence: *Hinata*.
Photo: © Ines Grabner / Maschenfein

Hae tee

From: 27,00 €
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Top Karyna

From: 35,60 €
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Argil

From: 20,80 €
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plus shipping costs
Eliana - shirt

From: 53,40 €
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plus shipping costs

Fine stitch stripe cloths

You can't go past scarves at Maschenfein. Of course, we also offer striped ones. There are classics such as the first maschenfein Christmas shawl - Margaret's Mama - but also brand new designs such as the Mininata. The first Mother's Day shawl Zora, which you were able to admire above, also features stripes. Strictly speaking, not only because of the colored stripes in the third part, but also because of the textured stripes in the first part, which result from the brioche pattern. But that would be a theme in its own right ;-).

Carla - Mystery cloth 2021

From: 68,40 €
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plus shipping costs
Margaret's mom - Christmas shawl 2019

From: 71,60 €
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plus shipping costs
Delivery time: approx. 2-3 working days
Mininata

From: 25,90 €
incl. VAT
plus shipping costs
Water cloth

From: 53,70 €
incl. VAT
plus shipping costs

to all fine stitch designs

Louisa

About Louisa

I'm Louisa, live near Munich and since February 2022 I've been taking care of the English-language site, our newsletter and, with Sophia, all sorts of things concerning the blog. I have been a test knitter for Maschenfein for much longer and knit one model each year for the Mother's Day shawl and the Christmas shawl.

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