KNITmuch | Issue 01

I
ntroducing
Glenna Harris
the NEW Downton Abbey Yarn Collection!
In this issue, it is with great
excitement that we introduce a
new set of yarns! The Downton
Abbey Yarns are new for this fall
and winter season, and feature
four different yarns, each named
after a different character on
the Downton Abbey show. We're
thrilled to cover two of the new yarns
in this issue, Matthew and Lady
Mary yarns, and go over patterns
and ideas for how to work with them.
he other two, Branson and Lady Sybil,
will be covered in our next issue.
New yarns can lead to great new
knitting projects!
If you haven’t had the chance to
branch out to different kinds of
fiber combinations in your knitting
projects so far, the Downton Abbey
Yarns will give you the chance to try
out a few interesting blends. If you’re
(like me) a fan of the show Downton
Abbey, you might be able to guess
what kinds of yarn have been made
for each character! The Matthew
yarn (pictured above) includes some
tweedy wool for a very rustic look.
Can’t you imagine him walking
around the Crawleys’ estate in a vest
made from this flecked yarn?
The Matthew yarn is a worsted weight
blend of wool/acrylic/viscose and
would be so versatile for accessories,
garments, or even blankets and
pillows. There are a lot of possibilities
and the color selection is very much
in line with the outdoors palette, lots
of naturals and rustic tones. The dark
purple (far below) is another great
color in this line, and many would
be great choices for either men’s or
women’s projects.
On the other hand, Lady Mary makes
us think a bit more about the elegant
indoor social life side of things! So
it’s no surprise that the Lady Mary
yarn line includes a bit of shiny silvery
thread woven through the yarn. I
think this would be a perfect yarn for
holiday accessory projects. Shawls,
scarves, and fingerless mitts would be
lovely with that extra touch of shine.
This is just the first hint of what we’ll
be showing off this week. We’ll look at
some of the patterns designed just for
these yarns – available in this issue!
There are a lot of knitting and crochet
projects to choose from out there so
finding three or four that you like for
even just one yarn, can seem like a
very short list some days. But, I think
that’s half the fun. New yarns can lead
to great new knitting projects!
Read on and find two exciting and
elegant patterns: Crawley Vest and
The Budding Romance Shawl.
Knitting in Downton Abbey style
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