And I'm in it!! :oD I've had to keep this one a secret for a good amount of time now... and it was SO HARD! This is technically the first sweater I ever designed (with the magazine timeline, I actually designed and knit the sample two months before I even started Mayu!!), and I'm super in love with it! Introducing my Douillet Sweater (cozy sweater)!
The sweater uses the ultra lovely Woolfolk Sno, a fingering weight merino (seriously the softest merino I've ever touched) that is two different color plies. The marled effect is created simply by using the yarn. It was knit up in three of their colors, but the dark green/black and navy/black colors are somewhat similar, so it's a subtle difference. You could go more dramatic or more subtle, as shown.
Douillet was inspired by the idea that cozy/comfy sweaters don't have to be shapeless. The sweater is meant to be worn with positive ease, but has loooots of shaping in it! The sleeves are a slightly closer fit than the rest of the sweater because the yarn is so soft and squishy that I couldn't help but have it hug the arms a little.
A top down raglan, Douillet is also an easy knit that lets the yarn do the talking. It is definitely tv or knit night knitting worthy. In addition, the other knits in this welcome back issue of knit.wear are pretty amazing. I can't wait to get my copy and start knitting on some of them!! :oD
If you're interested in getting a copy, here are a few options:
Locally, The Fiber Gallery has already received our copies! Call in and have us hold you a copy!!
If you aren't local and your LYS doesn't carry Interweave magazines, here are the direct links to order an ecopy or physical copy!
http://www.interweavestore.com/knitwear-springsummer-2016-digital-edition
http://www.interweavestore.com/knitwear-springsummer-2016
All photos were taken with permission by Harper Point Photography.