ConnieLene – KnitDesigner

It is in a glorious Rust red and black Naturally Mohair Plus 12ply from New Zealand. The pattern is available on Etsy now. It has 3 versions link to pattern for Simple Sweet Shell on Etsy.

1. Sweet Shell in turquoise (the colours of the sea) using stripes and intarsia, with small sections of yarn, and knitted in the round. The original was created for my Colour Play Exhibition in New Zealand in 2007 and went to Angelica in Switzerland. I am waiting for a photo of her wearing it.

2. All the Blues vest – with a k2p2 rib – for those who do not like the rolled edge – also in intarsia with short yarn sections but a one colour rib – or if you like it can be striped as well.

3. The new one – is knitted in one yarn only, a Naturally Mohair Plus 12ply from New Zealand. The yarn has a long gradual change and in a piece like this shell it has a muted rather than striped effect. The colours in the one in the picture are ruby, wine and black. (col 25).

NOTE: I have just checked the New Zealand website and the yarn has been discontinued – which is daft because mohair is coming back as a trendy yarn for 2010 and 2011. There is quite a bit available on USA online shops still should you be interested.

As I am a firm believer that any yarn that knits to the tension will create the piece so I am not stating a yarn in the pattern, just that it is a 12ply and that it should knit at 14st and 18 rows to 4″ or 10cm in Stockinette or stocking stitch.

My next pattern, by the end of this week as long as life goes to plan.

The original was created for my “Colour Play” exhibition held in Auckland, and it went to Angelica in Switzerland.

It is a Simple, Sweet Shell – which could be knitted from any yarns – such as wool, mohair, faux fur, eyelash yarn, what ever stash yarns you have that knits at the same tension or similar tension, or in just one colour or just one yarn. This shell was knitted in the round to the armholes.