In the mood for spring? Here you can find spring yarns 
Esther Sweater Baby 
We have new Muud products in the store 
You can find all Maschenfein pattern here
A wonderful good morning to your Saturday coffee! The weeks fly by just like that. Sometimes I can't even keep up with them. What is the date today? Never mind, I say to myself. Just any day in the pandemic. What does matter is to provide you with knitting ideas and webtalk! I'll say right away that our net talk is nowhere near the palace whispering of the British. And that's no longer whispering either, but that's another story.
Today it's all about inspiration again, about beautiful sweaters, great patterns, small - knitted in no time - projects that might end up in one or the other Easter basket. Are you ready? Then get your coffee, or maybe Earl Grey, and we'll get off to a royal start this weekend. Maybe still in pajamas and not in a tweed blazer, but one must be allowed to let all fives be straight.
The Queen likes it
So maybe. The dress code at Buckingham Palace is rather, shall we say, classic. But because of the events, designs from the British yarn manufacturer Rowan simply had to go in here today.
: © 2021 Rowan Yarns
Two weeks ago I had shown you the sweater Lohman by Julie Hoover. A great piece! But the pattern are only available in English (and Norwegian, I just wanted to mention). If you are looking for an alternative, you could have a look at the Sweater Howe by Sir Martin Storey. Little fun. So the one with the "Sir". The model, however, is already worth a look.
Knitting is done in single pieces from the bottom up. But savvy knitters may simply work the sweater seamlessly. But since the sleeves are obviously knitted directly on, the sewing work is kept within limits anyway. The yarn is Moordale, which combines British wool and alpaca perfectly, but you could also use Alpaca Classic from Rowan, which comes without wool and has a cotton content instead. Very nice, indeed!
Search now British country house with small rose garden
Perfect for the British country style including a possible aristocratic title fits the cardigan Cringe. With it you could casually yet stylishly admire the roses in your garden, while you still tip a sip of milk into the tee. It is also knitted in single pieces and from the bottom up. Bottom-up and you have to imagine me saying it in perfect British English and looking a bit like Mr. Bean (who, by the way, is called Rowan Atkinson in real life and that's a sign!).
Rowan (the manufacturer) also suggests Moordale as the yarn here. But you can also go for Felted Tweed, which has a great color selection - which is only an advantage for this jacket. Either way: The Queen would be amused! At least as long as you don't do an exclusive interview with Oprah and spill the royal beans....
Classic patterns...
Let's stay with classic designs for a bit. Or rather, classic patterns. The sweater Atrium by designer Bernice Lim from Singapore combines a classic pattern with a modern, light cut. By the way - and this was really not intended when choosing this design - Singapore as a former British colony belongs to the Commonwealth of Nations today. I'm telling you, today we're doing Saturday coffee with history lessons here, ladies and gentlemen!
: © yamagara
...meet modern design
The sweater is knitted seamlessly top down and is certainly something for advanced knitters. The pattern include three different sleeve variations: sleeveless, short sleeves and sleeves to the elbow. You'll also find photos and videos that better illustrate each step.
And what are you knitting with here?
For yarn, we would recommend Shimo from ITO or the Merino Twist Solids from Cowgirl Blues. Shio is made from recycled silk and lambswool and has a rather muted color palette. The merino yarn from Cowgirl Blues is more colorful. So you have the full selection.
Or would you prefer a scarf?
A little easier than the sweater is certainly the scarf Wholecloth from the current Pom Pom Magazine. The pattern are also in English, but the pattern remains the same all the time except for the increases.
Photos: © Laura Morsman
I have a soft spot for the British Pom Pom magazines (Great Britain again! And again no intention!). I really like the colorful and gaudy nature of the magazines, even though I would probably go for more muted colors when knitting myself. For the Wholecloth shawl, for example, we would recommend Island Blend from Rowan. If you want to break through the English flair here today, you could also knit Lunar by Shibui or Milano by LAMANA - both doubled. By the way, for the price of the pattern you get allinstructionsttern of the magazine as a digital version.
-
Elsa Genser - 2102-05From: 121,00 €incl. VAT
-
June Jakke - 2102-04From: 92,00 €
incl. VAT
-
Weekend Jakke - 2102-03From: 94,25 €
incl. VAT
In our knitting kits you will now also find brand new SANDNES knitting kits - all laid out to match the new issue "Mykt til dame" (2102). There are timeless designs in yarns like Sunday, Børstet Alpaka or Kos. We are gradually adding all the designs as knitting kits.
Easter gift wanted?
If you are still looking for a small gift for Easter, you could knit - besides our bunny Mümmel - for example the Easypeasy Bandana from Paula_m.
Photo: © Susanne Müller
The shawl is absolutely suitable for beginners and knitted quickly. Start at the right tip, from where you work with increases until the shawl is wide enough. From there you decrease again until you reach the left tip. You only need two balls of Como and one ball of Premia. With a final weight of 75 grams, the Easypeasy Bandana is a light companion for spring days and will certainly look great in your Easter nest. By the way, the tutorial is free!
Net talk with Oprah Sophia
Let's move on to net talk. It's like reading Bunte, only better! For example, we have more and more tutorials from other designers directly in the store. In addition to ChrisBerlin, you can now also buy the tutorials from Rosa P. and Lotilda directly from us. For all of you who don't like to use Ravelry, this is a great alternative! And the tutorials from our second shawl book will be added bit by bit, so you can buy them separately. So we make something good out of the bad luck that the book is no longer published!
And did you know that our podcast Only one more series had a birthday yesterday? We almost forgot, but a follower made us aware of it. Fitting for the anniversary, there was also directly a new episode. The guest was Julia from Lia Lykke. I find the conversation so wonderful! It just puts you in a good mood. And we finally learn how to pronounce "Midnatssol". Namely quite differently! And we've already recorded the next podcast episode. Look forward to it! For once it will not be directly about knitting...
Maschenfein knitting round
Our Instagram roundup is always about knitting, of course. Judith, for example, has pinned the No Frills Sweater from PetiteKnit, even though the last project isn't finished yet. If anyone can understand that, it's me! Sometimes it just itches too much in the fingers to start something new. And at Lavandula_1, the beginning of the Mapala Sweater in the mohair version of Rosa P. is done. In pink! Fits just perfectly.
Birgit got infected and is now knitting the Bubble Sweater by Stephen West. Although it doesn't look like it, you only knit with one color per row. And as for the possibility of color combos, you really have all the options here. Finally, at Salibabaga the Arwen sweater by Isabell Kraemer is finished. Knitted from Puno Winikunka by Pascuali, it is certainly a wonderful piece for spring!
So, that's it for today from me as a nobility and knitting round correspondent (if it had not worked out with Maschenfein, I would have gone to ZDF Royal). Next week I'll continue with knitting ideas and net talk. But for now it's the weekend. We wish you relaxing days and lots of fun knitting!
About Sophia
I'm Sophia, live in Hannover and since October 2020 I've been taking care of the blog posts, the newsletter, planning the podcast and coming up with actions for social media. By the way, I also happen to be a knitting addict, which benefits me at work.
Show all posts by Sophia
24 comments
Dear Sophia,
a wonderfully humorous written Saturday coffee.
I like the designs very much, especially the first, which certainly suits plus-size women.
A wonderful week.
Best regards Anneliese
Dear Anneliese! Thank you so much! I'm glad you like the Saturday coffee and the choice of designs 🙂 Very best regards, Sophia
Dear Sophia, I too would like to thank you for your wonderful post! It was simply wonderful! I am already looking forward to next week. With all the great suggestions I sometimes do not even know more - where to start, what can be left, what next. Simply great your ideas. Please continue sooo....
I also have a question. Who can help me with the projects of rosa.p.. I want to knit a cardigan before her and namely the kukka cardigan, but I must confess I have never knitted top down and I can not now understand the decreases for the sleeve slopes. It would be great if I could get some help here.
Then until the next Saturday coffee..... I'm already looking forward to it. And now I'm going to make myself a nice cup of Earl Grey.
Dear Sieglinde, thank you for the praise! It always makes me so happy when people like to read my texts 🙂 Regarding your question: I'm afraid I don't know exactly which decreases you mean. Do you mean the ones on the sleeve to make them narrower at the end? Or maybe you mean how the sleeves are sectioned off before the torso is knitted on? Basically, if you have questions like that, I would recommend you check out the Ravelry or Facebook group for the designer in question. The designers, or the team, can always answer such questions best: Here you can find the Ravelry group and here the Facebook group of Rosa P.. By the way, Maschenfein also has a Facebook group - they are always happy to help you there. You can find the group here. I hope I could help you a little bit! 🙂 Greetings and a good week! Sophia
Dear Sophia,
thank you for this, as always, successful start to the weekend! So cozy to start the Saturday with making new knitting plans...and immediately implement.....das Easypeasy bandana is already on the needles....I had purely by chance still so a bit of wool in the closet 🙂
Please keep up the good work!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Susanne
Dear Susanne, thank you so much for your feedback! And the Easypeasy Bandana is really great. Quick to knit and a super project to use up scraps! 🙂 Love and have a great Sunday! Sophia
Hello dear Sophia,
I am quite new to this and do not yet know my way around. Where can I find the pattern for the seater "Howe"?
Love and have a nice weekend,
Marina
Dear Marina, welcome and glad you found us 🙂 I always link the tutorials directly in the text (unless I mess it up...). But you can find Howe here in any case: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/howe And if you prefer to buy directly from Rowan, you'd have to look here: https://knitrowan.com/en/designs-patterns/howe But on the Rowan website you have to choose if you want the pattern in German or in English; Ravelry automatically gives you both. Have fun knitting and best regards! Sophia
Hello dear team,
can you please tell me which of your wants come from museling-free animal husbandry? I would like to order from them, but first I would like to have this information.
Thank you very much!
With kind regards
Anna-Maria Banani
Dear Anna-Maria! Thank you for your inquiry! This is indeed an important topic. Mulesing is a practice that is only used in Australia and New Zealand. The reason for this is that the flies, due to whose infestation mulesing is used, only occur there. New Zealand, however, has now even banned mulesing. Our manufacturers get their raw wool mainly from other regions, such as South America. So this wool is mulesing-free in any case. The exception is Lang Yarns, which also uses merino wool from Australia. However, the company has decided to switch to wool from merino sheep that are guaranteed not to have been subjected to the procedure of mulesing. You can find more information here: https://www.langyarns.com/index.cfm?dolphin=098AABA0-155D-006D-1EE4-5B439C53F311 I hope I could help you. If you have any further questions, feel free to send me an email to "redaktion@maschenfein.de"! Best regards and have a nice sunday, Sophia
Dear Miss Sophie,
Trank you very much for this nice episode....
I was very amused...
I love your writing style and could read forever....
Have a great weekend
Dear Trixi, thank you very much! Such feedback always makes me very happy. Have a great weekend as well! Sophia
Dear Sophia,
Saturday coffee today is sooooo great written by you!!!
"like Bunte reading, only better!" ♡
Have a great weekend! LG
Dear Heike, thank you for the praise! Such a thing always makes me very happy! <3 Have a great weekend and love! Sophia
Very nice newsletter - yes, indeed. Your sentences makes my smile and so I can start a bit better in the day. We are all very grateful that you don't work for the ZDF - yes, indeed!
Dear Marta, thank you very much! I'd also rather be here than on ZDF - because I don't know if you're allowed to knit during the live broadcasts from London, Stockholm and Co. 😉 Love, Sophia
It's a pity that you don't have so much of the mentioned color variety of Rowan Felted Tweed. Only some of the colors are available in the Maschenfeinshop. Will there be more?
Dear Stefanie, yes, we are waiting for supplies. But in the current situation, deliveries are unfortunately delayed again and again. It's best if you register with your email address for the corresponding product, then you'll find out directly when your desired colors are available again 🙂 And otherwise you can always write to us at "support@maschenfein.de". Then we'll see if we can find an alternative yarn for your desired model. Best wishes and have a great weekend! Sophia
Dear Sophia, thank you very much.....again a wonderful, witty, sparkling, entertaining and informative net whisper. Nice, that brings me now with momentum into the weekend. I wish you also a creative WE. Kind regards Christiane
Dear Christiane, how nice that I could give you a good start to the weekend! 🙂 I'll get right on the needles - and hopefully you too! 🙂 Greetings, Sophia
Good morning Sophia and all knitting enthusiasts,
what I just had to smile so, you write so wonderfully! Class, keep it up!
And there are again so great suggestions, I think it's great that there are now so many pattern to buy from you!
Thank you for it!
To all a nice weekend with lots of knitting, who can.
Kind regards
Petra
Dear Petra, oh, thank you very much for the praise! And great that you like the pattern in the store - that's how it should be! Best regards and have a great weekend! Sophia
Good morning dear knitting girls and dear team of Maschenfein!
Today's Saturday coffee was a real pleasure. Gnicker,a fine touch of humor ,coupled with wonderful ideas. The Cringle Cardigan....
I can't knit as fast as the new project requests come in!
Have all a fine weekend!
Eva
Dear Eva, we are glad that you enjoyed the Saturday coffee so much! And be sure: we would also like to knit more than we can, but as long as the needles are occupied, we knit in our heads 😉 Have a wonderful weekend! Sophia