
Yarn details:
- Sport Weight
- 100% American wool / Grown, spun, and dyed in USA
- 50 g /~ 166 m | ~ 181 yds
- Gauge: 6.0 to 6.5 sts = 1”
- Recommended Needles: US 3 – 5 or 3.25 – 3.75mm
- Hand wash cold or machine wash delicate on cold, lay flat to dry
Pattern Inspiration:
Lucy Mitts
Kilkenny Cowl
Size:
33″ / 84 cm circumference and 14″ / 35.5 cm deep
yarn
chickadee / apricot 137
4 skeins
needles
One 24” circular needle in size US 2 / 2.75 mm
One 24” circular needle in size US 4 / 3.5 mm
Orogeny Cowl
Size:
54″ / 137 cm circumference, 12¾” / 32.5 cm wide
yarn
Chickadee / 4 skeins
needles
24” circular needle in size US 5 / 3.75 mm
gauge
18 sts and 40 rows = 4” / 10 cm in garter stitch, after blocking
Motta Hat
Sizes:
18½ (20¼, 22)” [47 (51.5, 56) cm] circumference
Shown in size 20¼“ / 51.5 cm. Suggested approx 2” / 5 cm negative ease
yarn
Chickadee / 1 skein each in Color A, Color B, and Color C
needles
16” Circular needle in sizes US 3 and US 5 / 3.25 and 3.75 mm
Double Pointed Needles in US 5 / 3.75 mm
gauge
26 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in colorwork pattern, after blocking.
Naamah Shawl
One size:
72 ½” [184 cm] wingspan and 23 ½” [59.7 cm] deep at center
yarn
chickadee / 5 skeins
needles
one each 40” circular in size US 4 and 7 / 3.5 and 4.5 mm
gauge
22 sts and 28 rows = 4” / 10 cm in twisted rib with smaller needles, after wet-blocking
Heidi Pullover
Sizes:
32½ (35¾, 39¼, 42¾, 46, 49½, 53, 56½)” [82 (91, 99.5, 108.5, 117, 126, 134.5, 143) cm] bust circumference
Shown in size 35¾“ / 91 cm with 1¾” / 4.5 cm positive ease
yarn
chickadee / 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10) skeins MC / 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skeins CC
needles
32”, 24”, and 16” circulars in size US 6 / 4 mm
set dpns in sizes US 5 and US 6 / 3.75 and 4 mm
Meet Quince & Co
Quince & Co. was launched in 2010 by handknitting designer Pam Allen in partnership with a historic mill in Maine. Pam’s goal was to delight and inspire knitters with materials of integrity and beauty. She wanted to work with mills to design yarns from the ground up to create something truly different in the world of American milled yarn. Pam then recruited fellow designer and yarnophile Carrie Bostick Hoge and, together with inventive and resourceful folks at spinning mills around the northeast, they created a line of classic, beautiful yarns from wool sourced and spun in the US.
Along with those yarns they designed a line of modern knitting patterns for sweaters and accessories lovely in their simplicity, which echoed the “thoughtful essentials” nature of the yarn. Since then, Quince has grown its offerings well beyond its core wool yarns and a few patterns, while maintaining the dedication to quality, history, and the modern, clean aesthetic that started it all.
Commitment to Sustainability
Quince believes that businesses can -and should – be good citizens. As a result they have focused on creating a reduced environmental impact, encouraging slow fashion, and committing to good environmental practices.
As a business with wide reach, Quince & Co feels they have an even greater responsibility—and opportunity—to positively impact our planet and its ecosystems. They strive for stewardship up and down our yarn supply chain. We use responsibly farmed natural, renewable fibers, work with mills and dye houses that share our values, and minimize transit distances as much as we can.
Quince partners with the finest producers they can find and produce their products as locally as they can. Whenever possible, Quince sources and spins their yarns in the US and further reduce our environmental impact in reducing freight distances.
Quince uses only natural, unprocessed wool – never superwash. Though convenient, the harsh chemicals of the superwashing process are not only harmful for the environment, but they also change the feel and structure of the yarn. To Quince, natural fibers are synonymous with quality, and they source the best ones we can find.