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Koala – Gwynn’s new favorite yarn

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Koala . My newest favorite yarn to knit with! – especially this time of year. It’s supposed to be spring, moving into summer but you might not be able to tell here in Maine. It has been especially chilly so far this season and so a sweater is still called for when you leave the house.  (Oops! When I wrote this it was freezing with unseasonal temps and rain! Of course, now we have just come off of a 93 degree weekend…. so go figure! The way weather goes in Maine, this post will be timely some week or other.)

Koala feels so delicious and smooth on my skin. The blend of fibers – cotton, bamboo, silk and linen makes for a wonderful transitional fabric. It is soft and drapey and the bamboo and silk make it just warm and cozy enough. Plus these fibers coupled with the linen help the cotton keep its shape. (No cottoney sag and bag!)

At first glance, the colors can be a be a bit much but when knit into fabric they soften and blend wonderfully. The use of texture within a pattern also tones the fabric down quite a bit.

I wondered what it would look like if I used a solid contrast on my Knitbot Spring Ribbed Cardigan using the pink and pumpkin [Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock] so I knit the entire front band with a solid and capped off the sleeves to tie it all together. I chose [Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock] . The two yarns are perfectly compatible. It completely changes the character of the sweater and it was terrific fun choosing a color!

 

Knitbot Spring Ribbed Cardigan  Knitbot Spring Ribbed Cardigan
[Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock]
  [Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock]
[Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock]
  [Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock]

Love that Koala! I am working on my second sweater – this time using the periwinkle/chartreuse combo, [Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock] , and a new pattern, Top Down Drape Front Cardi by Pure and Simple. Keep you posted!

 

[Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock]
  [Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock]
Top Down Drape Front Cardi by Pure and Simple  Top Down Drape Front Cardi by Pure and Simple

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