anticipating autumn

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And now for the next offering in our ensemble summer lace KAL—this beautiful crescent shawl in two sizes, designed by kirsten kapur, named Anticipating Autumn. this is the piece to start now, in preparation for the cooler nights of september and the chilly mornings of october! kirsten chose to knit her sample in our luscious […]

violet

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when we originally scheduled the release of this pretty eyelet cardigan—violet—we were thinking that march is the month when we begin seeing the tiny spring flowers. and while a crocus or two has turned its face to the sun and some buds were beginning to appear, march has mostly been the scene of this not […]

dock and cabin

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i’m excited—today is the day that we’re releasing my very favorite design of this winter’s ensemble collection: dock and cabin cardigan, knit in stone soup fingering yarn. this replica of one of my oldest and dearest sweaters, which i designed and knit back in the 1990s, has been several years in the making. originally knit […]

tweel

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this weekend’s ensemble release is a new wool skirt—tweel—which is the scots gaelic word for twill. knit in airy kent dK, with its gorgeous sheen and drape, this skirt is a classic. from its eye-catching herringbone twill fabric that’s a dead-ringer for a woven version, to its beautifully wrought cables along the princess lines, this is one skirt […]