Brooklyn Tweed’s new yarn, Tones Light, is already turning heads here at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop. What to knit with this colorful stuff? Here are some ideas!
Jared Flood designed two new patterns especially for this yarn, “Shadow Stripe Pullover” and “All Ways Hat.”
“Shadow Stripe Pullover,” by Jared Flood, photo © Brooklyn Tweed
“All Ways Hat,” by Jared Flood, photo © Brooklyn Tweed
Because Tones Light can easily substitute for Loft or Peerie, there’s a world of patterns to choose from; here are some ideas from both the Brooklyn Tweed pattern archive and independent designers!
Garments:
“The Weekender Light,” by Andrea Mowry – reverse stockinette pullover with slip stitch detail
“Bract,” by Sarah Shephard – colorwork yoke pullover with triangle motif
“Stasis,” by Leila Raven – colorwork yoke pullover with geometric motif
“Birkin,” by Caitlin Hunter – colorwork yoke pullover with floral motif
“Hello From My Colors Crop,” by Jessie Maed – short sleeved pullover with all over stranded colorwork
“Berenice,” by Julie Hoover – lace and cable pullover
“Culm,” by Fiona Alice – textured dolman-sleeved pullover
“Woodblock,” by Emily Greene – textured short-sleeved pullover
“Wool & Honey,” by Andrea Mowry – honeycomb cable yoke pullover
Accessories:
“Skipp,” by Jared Flood – brioche hat
“Seeds,” by Jared Flood – colorwork hat
“Ensata Scarf & Cowl,” by Amy van de Laar – lace and ribbing
“Nysa,” by Jared Flood – garter stitch and eyelet shawl
“SSP (slip stitch party) shawl,” by Isabell Kraemer – six color slip stitch shawl
“Lunae,” by Natasja Hornby – two color slip stitch shawl
I’m the lucky knitter with the assignment of making a shop sample in Tones Light, and all of these vibrant colors had me thinking of Stephen West. I picked “Painting Parallelograms” from Painting Shawls, a slip stitch scarf whose shape and texture intrigued me. I picked three shades of Tones Light for the contrast colors, and a speckled skein of Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio Sock for the main – here’s a peek at my progress so far.
Look for BT Tones Light in the fingering weight section here at HYS – see you at the shop!