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Spellbound | multiple bases available
$ 32.00 - $ 34.00
Become ✨Spellbound✨
Spellbound is my color of the season for peak fall.
It's one of my "more-complex-than-it-seems" neutral colors. It's an engaging, warm, slightly blush-leaning taupe with speckles of cinnamon, gold, and bronze, and the very occasional navy blip.
If you're thinking of adding a handmade neutral sweater to your wardrobe this year or perhaps a jaunty little "go with everything" scarf—this colorway is for you.
It's available on four of my favorite yarn bases, for projects ranging from fingering weight to worsted weight. If you open the toggles below, you'll find all the yarn info, gauge, and pattern recommendations.
This is a preorder and will ship in 4-6 weeks, and sooner if I can.
Cashmere Blend
fingering weight
70% SW extrafine merino wool, 20% cashmere, 10% nylon
420 yards (384 m) | 115g skein
3-ply | superwash
Gauge & project information:
- Makes plush socks, drapey fingering weight shawls, and lightweight (yet warm) sweaters.
- For sweaters, I use it by itself at a gauge of 24 to 26 sts to 4 inches (10 cm).
- Hold it with Mohair-Silk Lace for a drapey, soft, fluffy fabric that's happy anywhere from 16 to 21 sts to 4 inches (10 cm).
Pattern ideas
See my favorite patterns for Cashmere blend on Ravelry.
See my favorite patterns for Cashmere Blend + Mohair-Silk Lace on Ravelry.
Mohair-Silk Lace
lace weight
70% kid mohair, 30% silk
477 yards (436 m) | 50g skein
1-ply | non-superwash
Gauge & project information
Although it can be used on its own, my favorite way to use Mohair-Silk Lace is by holding it together with a strand of fingering or sport weight. I've used it with:
- Cashmere Blend: makes an ultra-soft and drapey fabric. This is my favorite combination for the Love Note sweater by Tin Can Knits.
- Targhee Sock: makes a gorgeous worsted weight sweater with fluff and body.
- Harvest Sport: makes worsted to aran weight sweaters, with that extra bit of warmth.
Harvest Sport
sport weight
100% merino-rambouillet wool blend
312 yards (285 m) | 100g skein
3-ply | non-superwash
Gauge & project information:
- Makes warm sportweight shawls that are full of body, and lightweight (yet warm) sweaters.
- For sweaters, I prefer a gauge of around 22-24 sts to 4 inches (10 cm).
- Hold it with Mohair-Silk Lace for a fluffy and yet full of body fabric that's gorgeous at around 18-20 sts to 4 inches (10 cm).
Pattern ideas
Consider these patterns that were written for Harvest Sport:
- Bandit sweater by Jacqueline Cieslak
- Texture Garden Cardigan by Tina Tse
- Kittenish Tank by Tina Tse
- Kittenish shawlette by Tina Tse
See my favorite patterns for Harvest Sport on Ravelry.
Targhee Worsted
worsted weight
100% Targhee wool
280 yards (256 m) | 115g skein
3-ply | non-superwash
Gauge & project information:
- A robust worsted weight yarn that can be used for any pattern with a gauge between 17 and 20 sts to 4 inches (10 cm).
- I usually use a US size 7 to 9 (4.5 mm to 5.5 mm) needle for Targhee Worsted.
- This yarn looks best in garments or accessories where you want body, rather than drape. Think: sweaters, hats, cowls, mittens.
Pattern ideas
- Blossom, a raglan pullover designed by me
See my favorite patterns for Targhee Worsted on Ravelry.