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With our carefully curated selection of non-superwash, plastic-free yarns and notions, we have everything you need to get started on your next project - and the one after that.
Here's to a wardrobe of knits we love and want to wear for years to come!
We're here to help you stitch sustainability into every aspect of your making.
With our carefully curated selection of non-superwash, plastic-free yarns and notions, we have everything you need to get started on your next project - and the one after that.
Here's to a wardrobe of knits we love and want to wear for years to come!
Alma is the flowy, cozy drop-shoulder cardigan of our dreams. It's open front and long length invites us to curl up in it with a steaming mug of tea, while the delicate lace panels running down the fronts catch the light (and eye!) beautifully.
Alma is worked flat and bottom up, beginning in one piece before being separate for front and back at the armhole. The shawl collar is worked contiguously with the
garment body. Sleeves are picked up from the armholes and worked long.
Sabine Gschwind
Holst Garn Supersoft & Titicaca
This pattern is available in Making Stories Magazine Issue 12, Art Nouveau.
SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Finished bust circumference (twice the back width): 95 (101.75, 108.25, 115, 121.75) [128.25, 135, 141.75, 148.25, 155] cm / 37.5 (40, 42.5, 45.25, 48) [50.5, 53.25, 55.75, 58.25, 61]” – recommended to be worn with 5-10 cm / 2-4” of positive ease at the bust.
YARN
Holst Garn Supersoft (100% Wool; 287 metres / 314 yards per 50 g)
Holst Garn Titicaca (100% Alpaca; 400 metres / 437 yards per 50 g)
Yarns are held together throughout the pattern.
Sample shown is knit in colourways Coral (Supersoft) and Rose Bay (Titicaca). Laura wears a size 3 with 24.25 / 9.5” of positive ease.
1580 (1800, 1915, 2060, 2175) [2260, 2320, 2450, 2535, 2630] metres / 1730 (1970, 2095, 2255, 2380) [2470, 2535, 2680, 2770, 2875] yards of each yarn
NEEDLES
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle with a cable length of at least 80 cm / 32” (or needle size to obtain gauge)
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle with a cable length of at least 60 cm / 24” (or needle size to obtain gauge)
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needle with a cable length of at least 60 cm / 24” (or needle one size smaller than main needle)
GAUGE
24 sts x 33 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (worked flat, in stockinette stitch and lace stitch, on larger needle, after blocking)
NOTIONS
• Blocking tools (blocking mats, t-pins, blocking wires)
• Darning needle
• Removable stitch markers (optional)
• Scrap yarn
• Stitch markers
• Tape measure
SKILLS & TECHNIQUES
• Backward Loop Cast-On
• Cables
• Elastic Bind-Off
• German Short Rows
• Knitted Cast-On
• Lace
• Long-Tail Cast-On
• Three-Needle Bind-Off
• Reading your knitting
CONTRIBUTORS
• Model: Laura Alden
• Photography: Melinda Dela Costa
• Tech Editing: Jessica Schwab & Jen Hurley
• Graphic Design: Camille Romano
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
• Back neck width: 15 (17, 17, 17, 19) [19, 19, 23, 23, 23] cm / 6 (6.75, 6.75, 6.75, 7.5) [7.5, 7.5, 9, 9, 9]”
• Shoulder width: 19.25 (20, 21.75, 23.25, 24.25) [25.75, 27.5, 28.75, 30.5, 32] cm / 7.5 (7.75, 8.5, 9.25, 9.5) [10.25, 10.75, 11.25, 12, 12.5]”
• Back width: 47.5 (50.75, 54.25, 57.5, 60.75) [64.25, 67.5, 70.75, 74.25, 77.5] cm / 18.75 (20, 21.25, 22.75, 24) [25.25, 26.5, 27.75, 29.25, 30.5]”
• Armhole depth: 19 (19.5, 21, 22.5, 23) [24, 25, 26, 27, 28] cm / 7.5 (7.75, 8.25, 8.75, 9) [9.5, 9.75, 10.25, 10.5, 11]”
• Bust circumference (twice the back width): 95 (101.75, 108.25, 115, 121.75) [128.25, 135, 141.75, 148.25, 155] cm / 37.5 (40, 42.5, 45.25, 48) [50.5, 53.25, 55.75, 58.25, 61]”
• Side length from underarm: 52 (53, 53, 54, 55) [54, 53, 53, 52, 51] cm / 20.5 (20.75, 20.75, 21.25, 21.75) [21.25, 20.75, 20.75, 20.5, 20]”
• Sleeve length from underarm: 45 (44, 43, 42, 41) [40, 39, 38, 37, 36] cm / 17.75 (17.25, 17, 16.5, 16.25) [15.75, 15.25, 15, 14.5, 14.25]”
• Sleeve cuff circumference: 20.75 (23.5, 23.5, 23.5, 25) [25, 25, 26.5, 26.5, 26.5] cm / 8.25 (9.25, 9.25, 9.25, 9.75) [9.75, 9.75, 10.5, 10.5, 10.5]”
• Total length: 74.25 (75.75, 78, 80.5, 82) [82, 82, 83, 83, 83] cm / 29.25 (29.75, 30.75, 31.75, 32.25) [32.25, 32.25, 32.75, 32.75, 32.75]”
Manda's Alma Cardigan, knit in Holst Garn Supersoft in Truffle, held with Holst Garn Titicaca in Mushroom
Andrea's Alma Cardigan in size 3, knit in Holst Garn Supersoft, held with Holst Garn Titicaca
We're so delighted that we're able to add Holst Garn to our products, starting with their super star Supersoft! Supersoft is a classic non-superwash yarn that's perfect for colorwork, soothing stockinette, and texture.
It's a blend of 50% Merino and 50% Shetland, making it both soft and durable.
Hold it single for a delicate fabric or double to create a DK-weight yarn.
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