Blue Sky Alpacas Skinny Cotton is 100% organic cotton in gorgeous rich colors created with low-impact dyes and also two naturally colorgrown undyed colors. A great light weight yarn for summery projects that’s eco-friendly as well!

Here are a few of our favorite patterns in Skinny Cotton:

Skinny Cardigan by Sylvia Hager from Blue Sky Alpacas

Pattern available from the shop:

Sleeveless Wrap Top by Kim Hamlin from Blue Sky Alpacas

Pattern available at the shop:

#22 Sun Dress by Alice Halbeisen

available from the latest issue of Vogue Knitting:

And our very own Retro Girl

free pattern with purchase of yarn at the shop

If none of these work for you, check our next knitalong!

Source: Available soon on Ravelry!  The designer is making this available this week on Ravelry, but we wanted to give you time to select your yarn and get your swatching started! We plan to start with swatches during the knitalong this Thursday at Stitch in Space.

Sizing and Yarn Requirements:The sweater was originally knit up in Blue Sky Alpacas Skinny Dyed Cotton. If using that yarn exactly, you’ll need 5 (6, 7, 8, 9, 9) balls (coresponding with the bust sizes below). If substituting, use the yardage below.

Finished Measurements:

30.5” 750 yd
34.5” 900 yd
38.5” 1050 yd
42.5” 1200 yd
46.5” 1350 yd
50.5” 1350 yd

Pattern gauge for the sweater is 24 st x 28 rows in a 4” square.

Experience required: This is knit flat in pieces and seamed.  Ability to knit and purl and some experience working increases and decreases will be helpful.  Don’t know how to seam? Check out our finishing classes!

Join us this Thursday, June 10th to select your yarn and start swatching. Any DK or sport weight fiber will do, should you decide not to use Skinny Cotton.

Our goal is to finish the sweaters by July 1.  That gives us four “Stitch in Space” weeks to meet up, solve problems and get the pattern moving along. If you aren’t sure that you can work the project, come in and ask! We are happy to help outside of Stitch in Space too.