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Eah Pattern Released

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Another pattern that has been released earlier this year is Eah, knitted in the divine hand dyed Walk Collection Merino Sport yarn held together with the Kid Mohair Lace. The fitted hoodie with a central cable was test knitted in my Ravelry group and the test knitters helped make a second version of the hood to fit closer around the head, see theDingBat’s photos. Hence you have an option to make a loose or tight fitting hood. Eah is worn by gorgeous Model Olivia Lindtein, with makeup & hair styling by Sissel Fylling and jewellery by Kaja Gjedebo Design, photographed by Eivind Røhne at Mortensrud Church back in November 2020. Both the English and the Norwegian pattern is available on Ravelry and on LoveCrafts.

An acronym for each way is this casually fitted cabled hoodie adorned by a herringbone cable on the front, the back and the sleeves. Eah ends in a hood with the cable at the back and an I-cord edge. The pullover is knitted in the divine hand dyed Walk Collection Merino Sport yarn held together with the Kid Mohair Lace, in pieces and seamed for the ultimate fit.

Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)
Shown in size Small

Finished measurements:
Bust/hip: 84 (92, 100, 108, 116, 124, 136, 148, 160) cm/33 (36.25, 39.25, 42.5, 45.75, 48.75, 53.5, 58.25, 63)“
Waist: 78 (86, 94, 102, 110, 118, 130, 142, 154) cm/30.75 (33.75, 37, 40.25, 43.25, 46.5, 51.25, 56, 60.75)”
Length: 61 (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69) cm/24 (24.5, 24.75, 25.25, 25.5, 26, 26.5, 26.75, 27.25)“
Sleeve length: 48 (49, 50, 50, 50, 51, 51, 51, 51) cm/19 (19.25, 19.75, 19.75, 19.75, 20, 20, 20, 20)”
Intended ease: + 5-10 cm/2-4”. Sample pullover shown is 92 cm/36.25” and worn with 9 cm/3.5” positive ease on model.

Yarn: Walk Collection, Merino Sport (100% Superwash Merino, 100 g, 325 m/355 yds)
Sample is knitted in Camel: 4 (5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8) skeins; 1202 (1332, 1462, 1592, 1622, 1752, 1947, 2142, 2337, 2556) m/1315 (1457, 1599, 1741, 1774, 1916, 2129, 2342, 2556) yds.
KidMohair Lace (70% mohair, 30% silk, 50 g, 420 m/459 yds)
Sample is knitted in Mica: 3 (4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins: 1202 (1332, 1462, 1592, 1622, 1752, 1947, 2142, 2337) m/1315 (1457, 1599, 1741, 1774, 1916, 2129, 2342, 2556) yds.
Note: 1 strand of each yarn is held together throughout.
https://www.walkcollection.com

Needles: 4 mm/US 6 straight needle.
4 mm/US 6 circular needle (80 cm/32”) for hood.
Adjust needle size as needed to match gauge.

Notions: Stitch markers (removable), cable needle and yarn needle.

Gauge: 20 sts and 30 rows in st st using a 4 mm/US 6 with one strand of each yarn, after blocking measures 10 cm/4” square.
20-st Herringbone cable measures about 9 cm/3.5” across.

Notes: The pullover is worked back and forth in separate pieces and seamed. The back extends into the back of the hood, while the front hood is picked up and knitted at the end.

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Photoshoot at Mortensrud Church November 2020: Eah

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The next set of photos that I am going to show you is of Eah worn by Olivia Lindtein, who inspired me to make a hoodie not unlike the one she was wearing on our previous photoshoot, with make-up & hair by Sissel Fylling and jewellery by Kaja Gjedebo Design, brilliantly captured by Eivind Røhne upstairs on the gantry in Mortensrud Church. Eah looked stunning on Olivia in the hand dyed Walk Collection Merino Sport in Camel (100% Superwash Merino, 100 g, 325 m/355 yds) held together with the KidMohair Lace (70% mohair, 30% silk, 50 g, 420 m/459 yds).

I choose to style the hoodie with cream coloured silk trousers, due to the cream shade of the Walk Collection KidMohair Lace yarn.

Olivia is wearing size Small with a bust & hip measurement of 92 cm/36.25″ with a 9 cm/3.5″ positive ease. Eah has been graded into sizes XS to 5XL with bust measurements from 84 to 160 cm/33 to 63″.

An acronym for each way is this casually fitted cabled hoodie adorned by a herringbone cable on the front, the back and the sleeves. Eah ends in a hood with the cable at the back and an I-cord edge. The pullover is knitted in the divine hand dyed Walk Collection Merino Sportweight yarn held together with the Kid Mohair Lace, in pieces and seamed for the ultimate fit.

The pullover is worked back and forth in separate pieces and seamed. The back extends into the back of the hood, while the front hood is picked up and knitted at the end. 

The test knit has completed and a narrower hood version has been added to the pattern as an option. The individual Eah pattern in both English and Norwegian is available from my Ravelry Store and will be added to LoveCrafts shortly.

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New Design: Eah

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The idea for this design came from a hoodie that the modell Olivia Lindtein was wearing during our photoshoot at Bøler Church back in May 2020. Just like Olivia’s sweater I wanted to use a mohair mix yarn in a beige or camel colour. Walk Collection had the colour I wanted the Merino Sport in Camel (100% Superwash Merino, 100 g, 325 m/355 yds). Now, did I want the same colour in the KidMohair Lace (70% mohair, 30% silk, 50 g, 420 m/459 yds) or should I choose a similar colour that would make a larger difference in the colour. Below you see the two yarns together and the cable I chose.

I was so chuffed that Cathrin Walk would sponsor yarn for a second design. The gauge with one strand of each yarn is 20 stitches and 30 rows in stockinette stitch using a 4 mm/US 6 needle measuring 10 cm/4″ square.

Back to the choice of stitch pattern for it. Olivia’s hoodie was all in stockinette stitch. I picked a cable for the center front & back as well as sleeve. I decided to use one that I have used previously in my Vaga design and have only one pattern repeat of it, so that it could continue all the way up along the sleeve cap to the final bind off.

What kind of hood should I make for it? I looked at other patterns and the different constructions of it. In the end I chose a close hood, where the back neck continues up along the back head – so that the cable could continue – with a rounded top. Then you pick up stitches around it and increase a number of times before the last part is worked even.

 Grete Jenssen, aka ma9 on Ravelry, brilliantly knitted this sample, in pieces, while I knitted the last part of the hood and tried out different edges on it. In the end the hood became a bit too shallow; It covers the back head but does not stay on the front part of the head.

I asked my technical editor Barbara how I could adjust it. She suggested simply to make the last part of the hood 3.5 to 5 cm/1.5 to 2″ longer, hence I have altered the pattern from sample length 11.5 cm/4.25″ to 16.5 cm/6.5″. I hope to have this theory tested during the test knit.

The photos above are taken by Michael at the beach in Ørje on a very cold November day with a cold blue light – typical for the winter season. I am wearing size S with only 2 cm/0.75″ positive ease. I have graded the hoodie in sizes XS to 5XL with a bust/hip measurement of 84 to 160 cm/33 to 63″, and a waist measurement of 78 to 154 cm/30.75 to 60.75″. This is the next test knit to start on February 15, with a release date of April 6.

I decided to style it with a pleated skirt, as I knew I wanted Olivia to wear cream coloured silk trousers with it during our photoshoot. So that you can see how it looks with different styling. I look forward to showing you those photos soon!

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