Canopy Worsted has been a longtime favorite over here at Kelbourne Woolens. But, it had one little quirk in that it was available in 50 gram / 100 yard skeins, which wasn’t a lot of yarn per skein – particularly for a good basic worsted. We love using it for sweaters, and at 100 yards per skein we were tying on a new skein too frequently. Not being ones who relish the task of weaving in all those ends we decided to make a change: Canopy Worsted is now available in 100 gram / 200 yard skeins!
That means a woman’s medium sweater will use less than 10 skeins to complete, which is fantastic.
We believe that Canopy Worsted is a fantastic luxury sweater yarn and in honor of it’s re-vamp, we’re pleased to release the last pattern in the Gallery Collection, Gertrude:
Pattern Specifications:
• Yarn: Canopy Worsted: orchid (MC), 7 (8, 9, 10, 12) skeins + obsidian (CC), 1 skein.
• Gauge: 19 sts and 36 rows = 4” in Garter St, 21 sts and 27 rows = 4” in Ribbing Pattern.
• Needles: US 6 (4.25 mm) straights or 1 – 24” circs, or size to obtain gauge.
• Size: To fit 34 (38, 42, 46, 50)” bust.
Many of our favorite designers love Canopy Worsted for sweaters as well!
Amy Herzog’s fantastic Cooke Cardigan from Knitscene Fall 2011 uses 900-1800 yards, just 5-9 skeins.
Julia Trice’s Evendim, published in Twist Collective Fall 2011 uses just 5-8 skeins.
Thea Coleman’s Drambuie uses just 4-7 skeins.
Here’s a link to a lot more of our favorite patterns on Ravelry using Canopy Worsted and here’s a link to a Pinterest board devoted to Canopy Worsted inspiration!
Happy Weekend!
