2024 New Years Day Cast On Party

We have a New Years tradition here at fibre space – we start the year with selfish stitching. That’s right, after a hurried season of giving and gifting of ourselves and our skills for those in our lives that we hold dear, we settle down on January 1 and put ourselves first. We choose a pattern. We choose a yarn (something scrumptious, something soft, something that fills us with thoughts of luxury). We cast on with nary a care in sight. It’s fibre self care at its finest, and we invite you to join us either in person (we love to see people at the shop on New Years Day!) or from the comfort of your cozy couch as we venture into 2024.

This year we’ve selected a multi-level knit-a-long to allow you to join in with whatever size project calls your name – small or large. We’ve selected the Field Series of patterns by Camilla Vlad which offers a series of patterns that contain the same lovely motif of shafts of wheat against a knit background.

For the KAL, please join as we gauge swatch and practice the field stitch on starting January 1. As we will be knitting along for the entire month, we encourage you – particularly if you’re looking to knit one of the sweaters – to consider gathering your supplies ahead of time. Post your projects on Instagram using #FSNYKAL2024 so we can see everyone’s progress!

When you purchase your yarn with  us (both in store and online), be sure to let us know this is for the KAL, and we will include this notion pouch for free!

Level 1: The Hat

Field Beret

Size:
MEASUREMENTS – Circumference at bottom brim:  52 cm  / Circumference before decreases: 82 cm  / Height from top to bottom: 21 cm

Skills Needed:

• Knit, Purl
• Previous experience knitting in the round / working with DPNs

Yarn:
219 Yards DK weight.

Choose one of our yarn selections:

• Di Gilpin Lalland (2 Balls)
• Mrs. Moon Plump DK (2 Skeins)
• Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (1 Ball) + Wool Dreamers Cautiva (2 Balls)
• Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (1 Ball)+ De Rerum Natura Ulysse (2 Balls)

Needles:
US 6 – 4.0 mm 16” Circ & DPNs
US 2½ – 3.0 mm 16” Circ

Gauge:
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in Field Pattern

Level 2: The Mitts

Field Mittens

Size:
MEASUREMENTS – Width: 8 cm / Length: 30 cm

Skills Needed:

• Knit, Purl
• Previous experience knitting in the round

Yarn:
197 yards (180 m) DK Weight

Choose one of our yarn selections:

• Di Gilpin Lalland (1 Ball)
• Mrs. Moon Plump DK (2 Skeins)
• Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (1 Ball) + either De Rerum Natura Ulysse (1 Ball)
• Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (1 Ball) + Wool Dreamers Cautiva (2 Balls)

Needles:
US 2½ – 3.0 mm Small Circumference Circ or DPNs

Gauge:
30 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches in stockinette

Level 3: The Sweaters

The Field Sweater & The Field Cardigan

Pullover Sizes:
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9
94 (100) 106 (112) 120 (126) 132 (138) 142 cm

Cardigan Sizes:
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9
98 (104) 110 (116) 124 (130) 136 (142) 148 cm

It is recommended to have 0 to 15 cm positive ease.

Skills Needed:

• Previous Sweater Knitting Experience

Yarn:
1312 – 1969 yards (1200 – 1800 m) DK Weight Yarn
Pullover: 1148 (1148) 1312 (1312) 1476 (1476) 1640 (1640) 1804 yards
Cardigan: 1311 (1311) 1748 (1748) 1748 (1748) 1748 (1748) 2186 yards

Choose one of our yarn selections:

Di Gilpin Lalland
Pullover: 6 (6) 7 (7) 8 (8) 9 (9) 10 balls
Cardigan: 6 (6) 9 (9) 9 (10) 10 (11) 12 balls

Mrs. Moon Plump DK (2 Skeins)
Pullover: 9 (9) 11 (11) 12 (12) 13 (14) 15 balls
Cardigan: 10 (10) 14 (14) 14 (14) 14 (14) 17 balls

Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair  + either De Rerum Natura Ulysse OR Wool Dreamers Cautiva
Pullover: KFO 5 (5) 6 (6) 6 (6) 7 (7) 8 balls + Ulysse 6 (6) 7 (7) 8 (8) 9 (9) 9 balls OR Cautiva 7 (7) 7 (7) 8 (8) 9 (9) 10 balls
Cardigan:  KFO 6 (6) 7 (7) 7 (7) 7 (7) 9 balls + Ulysse 7 (7) 8 (8) 8 (9) 9 (9) 11 balls OR Cautiva 7 (7) 9 (9) 9 (10) 10 (10) 12 balls

Needles:
US 4 – 3.5 mm
US 6 – 4.0 mm

Gauge:
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches in stockinette