The Magic Sweater
If you haven’t yet read our last blog post, A Feisty Knitalong, read that first before this one.
Earlier this year, The Yarn Therapist and Feisty Fibres met at a yarn festival, and fell very much into creative love. Since then, they have been working on a collaboration that uses both of their yarns to the full extent of their beauty. The product is The Magic Sweater!
This fully customize-able sweater kit includes enough Yarn Therapist self-striping to make a perfect yoke for your chosen size, and enough Feisty Fibres worsted to complete the rest of the sweater. This kit can be used to make just about any top-down sweater pattern. See the bottom of this post for some of our suggestions. And best of all, we are offering this kit at 10% off if you pre-order by September 26th! Send an email to info@yarnsuntangled.com or give us a call at (416) 603-2338 to place your order.
The yoke section of the sweater is available in 5 scrumptious colourway sets; seen in the main picture above are four of them (L to R): Kelp Forest, Deciduous, Rainbow, and Royal. The final colour not included in the picture is a series of six shades of grey that would match with anything, photo coming soon!
The possibility of combinations here is just endless, but the dyers have a few suggestions of their favourites to help guide you:
These five colourways from The Yarn Therapist can be coordinated with any of the colourways from the Feisty Fibres catalog. Although as she is still a newish dyer, she has yet to have a presentable photo of each and every colourway she produces. To get you started, here are some lovely photos of 17 colourways from her roster.
Not pictured here: Crush, Falling, Lucky Penny, Luscious, Mermaids Are Real, Party Like a Unicorn, Roses Aren’t Red, Rust Sleeps, Sweep, Totally Teal, YOLO, and YU @ Night.
So very many patterns will work with these sweater yokes, but we have quite a few recommendations of ones we like best.
To fit everyone:
The ever-popular Flax Sweater from Tin Can Knits
Basic Raglan Pullover by Joji Locatelli
Amelia’s favourite: Gramps by Tin Can Knits
Just for men:
Hanstholm Sweater by Petite Knit
A cardigan: Shore Cardigan by Carrie Bostick Hoge
A turtle-neck: Monochrome Pullover by Katrin Schneider
For colourwork:
Arboreal by Jennifer Steingass
With a touch of lace: Payday by Jenny F
For the kids:
Little Coffee Bean Cardigan by Elizabeth Smith
A Simple Baby Pullover by Erica Kempf Broughton
and for the crocheters,
Top Down Baby Jacket by Donna Wilby
Once you’ve chosen your pattern and you know your size, here’s how you choose the right yoke:
| Chest | Size | Total Price | Pre-order Savings |
| 18″ | 0-6m | $48.00 | $4.80 |
| 19.5″ | 6-12m | $76.00 | $7.60 |
| 20.5″ | 1-2y | $76.00 | $7.60 |
| 22″ | 2-4y | $86.00 | $8.60 |
| 24″ | 4-6y | $86.00 | $8.60 |
| 26″ | 6-8y | $114.00 | $11.40 |
| 28″ | 8-10y | $114.00 | $11.40 |
| 31″ | xs | $124.00 | $12.40 |
| 33″ | s | $152.00 | $15.20 |
| 35″ | s/m | $152.00 | $15.20 |
| 37″ | m | $180.00 | $18.00 |
| 39″ | m/l | $180.00 | $18.00 |
| 43″ | l | $223.00 | $22.30 |
| 47″ | xl | $223.00 | $22.30 |
| 51″ | xxl | $251.00 | $25.10 |
| 55″ | 3xl | $251.00 | $25.10 |
| 58″ | 4xl | $279.00 | $27.90 |
These are of course only the tip of the iceberg of what you could make. Give us a call or come see us and we will help you choose the one that’s just right for you. If you’ve already chosen your pattern, post below and share your wisdom with the group. And remember, get your pre-order in by September 26th to get 10% off!