Suddenly we’re seeing stripes everywhere we look – from Paris Fashion Week to Hollywood to fibre space:

Nautical, natural, or retro, stripes are in – here are some of our favorites:

Skinny Cardigan from Blue Sky Alpacas

Pattern is available at the shop.

Yarn recommendations: Blue Sky Alpacas Skinny Dyed cotton, of course!

Tiptoe Cardigan from Spud and Chloe

Pattern is available at the shop

Yarn suggestions: Spud and Chloe Sweater. Veronica and I have been planning to knit this together and “share” the cardigan for several months now…we really need to get working on it!

Tempest by Ann Weaver

Pattern available for free from Knitty.com.

Yarn suggestions: 660 – 1750 yards of any fingering weight yarn. We recommend Neighborhood Fiber Company Studio Sock or Luxury Sock, Miss Babs Sock or the newly landed Dragonfly Fibers Dragon Sock or Sweet Georgia Yarns Tough Love Sock.

Super-Natural Stripes by Fawn Pea

Pattern is available as a free download from f.pea

Yarn suggestions: Kel just worked this up in Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton and it came out lovely! Look for this in our window display later this month.

Chunky Monkey by Elizabeth Smith

Pattern is available as a paid download on Ravelry.

Yarn suggestions: the original is knitted in Cascade 128, which we have in the shop in a variety of colors for this project.

Gift Wrap Bonnet by Carina Spencer

The pattern is available as a paid download on Ravelry.

Yarn suggestions: This version is worked in O-Wool Balance, which we have at the shop. This wool cotton blend is gorgeous!