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Wool Studio Book

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I was so pleasantly surprised to discover my Wool Studio design – Brewster Cardigan – in a printed book, called Wool Studio: The knit.wear Capsule Collection by Meghan Babin, published by Interweave Press, on Instagram. I was tagged and instantly recognised the design and was thrilled to see images from the printed book. Two days later it was delivered to me, sent by Interweave Press. Meghan Babin is the editor of the digital look-book series Wool Studio and now the printed book, as well as two other magazines: knit.wear and Interweave Knits. The hardcover book contains 21 designs and is photographed by Harper Point Photography. Wool Studio …”is a capsule-collection series for the modern woman featuring sophisticated, simple, and luxurious knitwear” writes Meghan in the introduction. On the cover is the beautiful Pismo Beach Pullover by Amanda Scheuzger.

“The knitwear design in this collection is nothing short of stellar. We have been overwhelmed by the skill, thoughtfulness, and care that each designer poured into her work. It has been a thrill to work on these collections with Bristol Ivy, Emma Welford, Mary Anne Benedetto, Linda Marveng, Amy Gunderson, Sarah Solomon, Véronik Avery, Norah Gaughan, Kate Gagnon Osborn, Lana Jois, Amanda Bell, Andrea Babb, Susana IC, Kephren Pritchett, Grace Akhrem, and Amanda Scheuzeger. Wool Studio would not be what it is without each of their contributions”. Meghan continues in the introduction. I am so thrilled by the designer company I am in and the release of this printed book, in addition to the digital version of Wool Studio. Above you can see the designers’ pages, with a stunning photo of the Monterey Tee by Kate Gagnon Osborn.

My Brewster Cardigan is on page 63, and introduced as follows: “Alluring cables and a draped loop cowl create the unusual but captivating silhouette of the Brewster Cardigan. The generous loop cowl can double as pockets, or the extension can be omitted entirely! Either way, the stunning cables and comfortable fit will make this cardigan a favorite for years to come”.

The cardigan is knitted in Valley Yarns Northfield made of 70% merino wool, 20% baby alpaca, 10% silk, with 113 meters/124 yards per each 50 gram ball, using a 4 mm/US 6 needle and a gauge of 22 stitches and 30 rows in stocking stitch per 10 cm/4″ square. The finished size has a 89 (96.5, 101.5, 112, 120.5, 136) cm/35 (38, 40, 44, 47.5, 53.5)” bust circumference. The cardigan shown measures 101.5 cm/40″ and is modelled with 15 cm/6″ of positive ease. For more details see the pattern page here: Brewster Cardigan.

So for the first time, I have a pattern in a US printed book. Thank you Interweave Press and editor Meghan Babin for making this possible! You can find the book in selected yarn and books stores, as well as online here: Interweave Store and Amazon (where you can look inside).

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Photoshoot at Bøler Church: Brewster Cardigan

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The time has come to show you the marvellous photos we took at the photoshoot at Bøler Kirke/Church in Oslo last October. The first series of photos out are of the Brewster Cardigan. We started photographing outside in the courtyard next to the chapel due to the  funeral in the main church hall, so we would be out of sight as agreed with the parish priest Dag Auli who unlocked all doors and gave us close to unlimited access to the church.  The next backdrop we choose was the entrance to the church hall with its high ceilings, half concrete walls and large windows, by HBA Architects. Above is the gorgeous Emma Ross, with hair & makeup by Sissel Fylling and jewellery by Kaja Gjedebo Design, wearing Brewster Cardigan captured by Eivind Røhne. It is one of my favourite shots from the photoshoot.

I chose to style the cardigan with black pencil trousers and those magnificent sculptural high heels by Danish designer Camilla Skovgaard. The Brewster Cardigan was initially made for Wool Studio 2016 an off-spring of the knit.wear magazine and published in December 2016. The pattern rights reverted to me in December 2017, hence I needed to take new photos for the release of the pattern in my Ravelry Store.

Reversible sand cables, adorn the generous loop cowl as well as the center of the back and the sleeves of this straight cardigan. The draped loop cowl creates the unusual captivating silhouette. A fake garter stitch seam adds a bit of structure to this cardigan. The loop cowl can be worn loose, folded once behind the neck or twice in front or three times around the neck in a ballerina style.

The cardigan is knitted in Valley Yarns Northfield (70% Merino, 20% Baby Alpaca, 10% Silk, 50 gram, 113 meters/124 yards). Sample is knitted in Haze 14. Cardigan shown measures 96.5 cm/40″; modeled with 15.5 cm/6″ of positive ease. It is available in sizes XS to 2XL with a bust circumference of 89 to 136 cm/35 to 53.5″.

Brewster Cardigan is knitted by me using 4 mm/US 6 needles with a gauge of 22 stitches and 30 rows in stocking stitch measuring 10 cm/4″ square.

Above you see the cowl worn three times around the neck, pulling the cardigan together into a ballerina wrap style. The body is worked back and forth in one piece to the armholes and then the fronts and back are worked separately. The sleeves are worked in the round, with the sleeve cap worked flat. The loop cowl is worked in two parts, with 3 pattern repeats, and is joined with a 3-needle bind off at one end and a mattress stitch seam at the other after it has been attached around the opening with extra length hanging loose.

Emma’s wonderful hair adds a splash of colour to these grey tone photos. The English pattern is available on Ravelry and on Loveknitting while the Norwegian pattern will be published in the special issue Familien Strikk magazine out in March. Thank you to my team including Sissel’s assistant Nora and my husband – always working in the background – for making these wonderful photos!

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Brewster Cardigan Again

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I wanted to show you how the Brewster Cardigan, published in Wool Studio 2016, looks on me and the different ways you can wear the loop. My husband photographed me wearing it at Ormøya by the Bunnefjord just before I sent it off to Interweave, back in July. The English pattern is available in the digital pattern collection; Wool Studio 2016 by the knit.wear editors. Above I am wearing the loop hanging around my neck once.

Here in this picture, the loop is crossed at the front. The Brewster Cardigan is knitted in Valley Yarns Northfield using a 4 mm/US 6 with a gauge of 22 stitches and 30 rows measuring 10 cm/4″ square. The lush yarn is a mixture made of 70% merino wool, 20% baby alpaca, 10% silk with 113 meters/124 yards on each 50 gram ball, and has a divine stitch definition.

The third way of wearing it is with the loop crossed and twice around the neck, so that it pulls in the whole cardigan. The cardigan is worked back and forth in one piece to the armholes, and then the fronts and back are worked separately. The sleeves are worked in the round, with the sleeve cap worked flat. The loop collar is made in two pieces and joined using a three-needle bind off.  There are no cables on the fronts, since the wide loop collar is made of the several cable repeats with garter edges and attached along each front with the extra loop hanging loose.

This side view shows the faux side seam and the garter stitch edging, as well as the cable panel on the sleeve. Here is the introduction to the cardigan from the webzine: “Alluring cables and a draped loop cowl create the unusual but captivating silhouette of the Brewster Cardigan. The generous loop cowl can double as pockets, or the extension can be omitted entirely! Either way, the stunning cables and comfortable fit will make this cardigan a favorite for years to come.”

The sand cables cover most of the back. They give a lovely texture to the back just as the loop does to the front. I am wearing the sample which is the third of six sizes and it measures 101.5 cm/40″ around the bust and is modelled with 10 cm/4″ of positive ease on me. Recommended ease is around 5 cm/2″.  The smallest size measures 89 cm/35″ and the largest measures 136 cm/53.5″. If you have not had a look at Wool Studio 2016, I recommend you do. It is: “a capsule collection for the modern knitter. Wool Studio is a digital lookbook featuring clean, accessible knitwear designs for every woman”.

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