Just Landed – Little Fox Yarns TrueWash Fine

We are delighted to welcome Little Fox Yarn to space! Located just outside Richmond, Virginia, Little Fox Yarn is a luxury hand-dyed yarn company owned and operated by Aimee Richardson Sulser and Brian Sulser. After a long career in Interior Design, Aimee looked for a new way to spread her creative wings.  In the Fall of 2014, Aimee started experimenting with her dye pot, and the rest is history! She fell in love with the magical mad scientist role that hand-dyeing yarn allows her to take on. Brian, husband and partner in crime, came to dyeing through his wife, Aimee. Music has always been his number one creative outlet, and he has worked as a trained jazz bassist for 30 years. However, dyeing (and packing, lifting, and toting) has given Brian another creative outlet to explore and bring a completely different thought process to the Little Fox operations.

The original “little foxes” were Rosie and Mabel, their two much-loved small dogs. Now Mabel is their little fox, who, along with her brother Stanley the bear cub and big-little sister Pip the Piglet, bring so much joy, frustration, and love to all of Little Fox Yarn. Aimee is often inspired for new colorways by the colors of the Blue Ridge Mountains where she was born. All of Little Fox’s yarns are lovingly hand-dyed in small batches to create a rich, glazed tonal color. It is important to Aimee and Brian that their colorways are livable and that you will want to be treasured in your hands while making a beautiful, wearable, finished object.

Birds and Ships

This bandana-shaped cowl is knitted from the top down, starting with a garter tab cast on it. The first section of the pattern is worked flat, then joined in the round and worked in the round for the remainder of the design. The tassel at the bottom point is optional.

Yarn: One skein Little Fox TrueWash Fine!

Needles:
US 4/ 3.5mm circular needles, 16-20” 40-50 cm cable

Notions:
Stitch markers, darning needle

Yardage:
350 yards 320 m

Size:
circumference: 22” 56 cm
height (front lower edge to top edge): 16” 40.5 cm

Gauge: 20 sts and 29 rounds over 4” 10 cm in stockinette after
blocking

Foxy Sweater Scarf

Foxy sweater scarf is knitted from one end to the other to create a very long scarf with a sleeve on each end. It can be worn with the fabric crossing at the front or back and is a nice accessory to have with you when you’re not sure if you’ll get cold enough for a sweater. The stitch pattern on the body is very easy and addicting to knit! The ribbed sleeves are worked in the round, and the body is flat, with the border picked up as the finishing touch, and ribbing is worked for a few rounds. Great project for mindless or travel/car knitting!

Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4)
To fit bust circumference: 32-40 (41-49) 50-58 (59-67) inches
Ribbed sleeve at elbow (stretched): 15 (17) 19 (21) inches. ( rib is very stretchy and sleeves are meant to hug – they can stretch some more beyond these measurements)
Gauge: 20 sts x 24 rows / 4in. in charted pattern.
Needles: Main size – long straight or circular needles in size needed to obtain gauge; Ribbing – DPNs or long circular needles for magic loop in 2 sizes smaller than main needle and circular needles in one size smaller than ribbing needles. (I used size US1 for the cast on, US2 for ribbing and US4 as main needle)

Yarn:
Little Fox Yarn Fingering in four colors
Yardage:
C1 – 368 (468) 568 (668) yds
C2 – 148 (188) 229 (269) yds
C3 – 180 (232) 284 (336) yds
C4 – 360 (458) 556 (654) yds

Picking a size depends on your preference of how much ease and ease of movement you prefer. The sample shown in the pattern is size 1 worn on a 36 in. bust. If you are a physically busy person, I suggest a tighter fit to keep the sweater scarf closer to the body and snug.

Anna Tee

Anna Tee is a t-shirt with details such as a wide saddle shoulder and twisted rib.

Finished bust circumference: 31.5, 35.5 (39.25, 43.25, 47.25) 51.25, 55 in.

Ease body: 1.5-4 in.

Gauge: 24 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 in in stockinette stitch.

Yarn: Approximately 2, 2, (3, 3, 3) 4, 4 skeins TrueWash Fine

Notions: Scissors, 5 stitch markers, measuring tape, tapestry needle, scrap yarn.

Lillesol

Lillesol is worked seamlessly from the top down.
The back is worked in plain Stockinette stitch while the front features a beautiful faux cable pattern panel at the center.

Sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 40.75 (44, 47.5, 50, 53.25)(56.5, 60.75, 64.5, 67)”
Suggested ease: 7 – 11”
Sample is worn with approximately 9” positive ease at bust (actual bust circumference plus ease = finished bust circumference).

Yarn:

Short sleeve version, approximately:
897 (998, 1091, 1164, 1265)(1378, 1492, 1613, 1692) yds/ 820 (912, 997, 1064, 1156)(1260, 1364, 1474, 1547) m

Long sleeve version, approximately:
1161 (1282, 1383, 1462, 1567)(1698, 1827, 1959, 2032) yds/ 1061 (1172, 1264, 1336, 1432)(1552, 1670, 1791, 1857) m

Needles:
US 3 (3.25 mm) 32” (80 cm) circular needle and DPNs (or longer circular needle for magic loop) for V-neck, body and sleeve finishing.
US 4 (3.5 mm) 32” (80 cm) circular needle and DPNs (or longer circular needle for magic loop) for body and sleeves.

Gauge (after blocking)
24 sts x 36 rows = 4” (10 cm) square
in Stockinette stitch
25 sts x 36 rows = 4” (10 cm) square in Front pattern (FP)

Materials
Stitch holders or waste yarn, stitch markers, tapestry needle, blocking tools, row counter (optional).

Tendril Shawl (crochet)

Tendril is a beautiful asymmetric lace shawl crocheted with only one skein of fingering weight yarn.

Skill Level
This shawl uses only basic stitches, but some concentration is required until the row increases are established. The stitches included are dc, dc3tog, and tr.

Materials
400 yards fingering weight
4mm crochet hook