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Knitting with CottonSupreme WavesCindy O'MalleyI’m using Heliotrope (pinks and purples), Lagoon (turquoise and teal), and Equator (bright green and blues) for myprojects in this feature.With winter behind us, it’s time to look forward to the sunny and warm days ahead.To me, that means working with bright and light weight yarns to make those perfectsummer projects. In this feature, I’m knitting with Universal Yarn Cotton Supreme Waves,which is 100%, high quality cotton in bright self striping colors.Cotton Supreme Waves is available in 10 different colors, of which I’ll be using 3this feature – Heliotrope, Lagoon, and Equator.As you can see from the next picture, it’s a self-striping yarn with long cheerfulcolor sets. The available patterns are interchangeable with Cotton Supreme DKand Cotton Supreme DK Seaspray, and the colors all work together beautifully.32 KNITmuch | issue 12
Machine washable in warm water, and tumbledry makes Cotton Supreme Waves an easy-caresummer garment solution. My own personalpreference is to wash my cotton knits in cold water,tumble dry until damp, and then lay flat to finishdrying. This way, the colors stay bright and cheerfuland depending on the item, I can shape if needed.Each 3.5oz [100g] cake contains 230yds [210m]. Iwas expecting the color gradients to be consistentin the balls of yarn, meaning each cake wouldstart and end with the same colors. But not so asthe color runs are very long for each color. Whatthis means to me is that I want to make sure myselected projects flow from one to the next whenattaching the next cake.It’s rated as a Light (DK) weight yarn with arecommended gauge of 21 sts x 28 rows usinga US 6 [4mm] needle. Quite often, sweatersdesigned for cotton tend to have a tight gauge,which helps maintain the garment’s shape overtime. I find knitting with cotton at a tight gaugeto be uncomfortable on my hands, so in thenext article, I’m showing swatches I knitted todetermine the needle size that’s most comfortablefor me to achieve the pattern gauge.I know that some people shy away from selfstripingyarns because they don’t really knowwhat to do with them. Sometimes, the resultsare not desirable depending upon the project.For example, knitting a sweater flat and seamingtogether can result in mismatched stripes. If this isthe look you’re after, great. If not, then you may bedisappointed with the finished project. It’s all aboutchoosing the right project for the yarn which iswhat this feature is all about.Each cake is unique due to the long color runs.For my projects, I’ve selected a top-down Tee, anoversized shawl, and a baby blanket using myselected colors of Heliotrope (pinks and purples),Lagoon (turquoises), and Equator (blues andgreens).Photos by Cindy O'MalleyKNITmuch | issue 1233
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