KNITmuch | Issue 07

patterns for Papyrus,, a summery yarn
Papyrus comes in 22 colors.
Raven and Bison are the darkest
shades, and Camellia is the
brightest. The rest of the shades
are very soft, perfect for summer
wear. The names of the colors
evoke mental pictures of the
shade: cloud, moonstruck, doe,
and water lily need very little
more in the way of description.
Naturally, with this knowledge
in hand, and knowing that
Papyrus is made of cotton and
silk, and therefore offers a lovely
drape, we can conjure up some
fabulous summer knit ideas!
My “first thought” use for Papyrus
is the “office cardigan” – with 78%
cotton, it’s cool enough to wear
in the summer, and with 22% silk,
it has enough warmth to ward off
air conditioner drafts.
The Babbling Brook cardigan fills
that bill nicely. It uses cables to
mimic the appearance of water
rushing over rocks in a brook
bed. The link on the title of the
pattern, above, takes you to
a free pattern for this project,
which is sized for Small right
through 2X.
Another office knock-out is the
Graphite Tank, which is more of
a tunic-length shell top. (A “shell”
is a sleeveless top – the shoulder
seams some right out to the
armhole edge instead of having
straps like a tank top.) This very
classy knit is another perfect knit
for the office, and it could still be
worn with jeans to a corn roast
(but maybe not in white…)
The Graphite Tank is sized to fit a
bust as small as 32″ [81cm] and
as large as 56″ [143cm].
I like the Graphite Tank so much,
I’ve printed the pattern off to
make for myself!
For more casual wear, the Blissful
Tee will fit the bill. This is a “true”
T-shirt in that the sleeves are
formed by adding stitches to the
front and back at the underarms
to make a “T” shape. No sleeves
to sew in!
The Babbling Brook cardigan is perfect for
warding off air conditioning drafts, or for hiding
spaghetti straps in an office setting.
How pretty is this? There are enough colors of
Papyrus to do this in blues, or even in the colors in
the child’s tunic.
This little T-shirt would top off a summer skirt or a
pair of jeans quite nicely!
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