On New Year’s Day each year, we host a special Cast On Party with a specially chosen yarn and project just for ourselves. We believe in kicking off the new year with a positive, exciting, and creative start. This year, we’ve chosen a theme of sparkle and shine by featuring our most glittery of yarns to help us all stitch our way into a bright 2025:
- Miss Babs’ Estrellita (fingering)
- Freia Fibers Glitterati (sport)
- Kremke Soul Wool Stellaris (lace weight and NEW!)
For more sparkle, we’ve included several patterns featuring beads, as well! Don’t save these glittering yarns just for special events—add some glam or twinkle to an everyday item to brighten your spirits. Below, we have included many patterns and suggested yarn combinations highlighting these luxurious yarns and beading techniques for both knitting and crochet. Choose from one below or from something that you’ve been excited to cast on for awhile. There are no rules!
Cast on with us:
Come to the shop anytime on New Year’s Day (10 am to 7 pm) and join us in the second-floor lounge to cast on your first project of 2025. Or, enjoy your New Year’s Day from home, and cast on with us in spirit! Show us all your WIPs on Ravelry and Instagram so we can see how you sparkle and shine your way into 2025.
What it is:
- Day-long gathering at the shop to cast on, encourage, create, and connect. Don’t feel like sparkle? Cast on anything that makes your heart shine.
- Free
- Open to all levels with any yarn, whether purchased at fibre space or not.
What it is not:
- A guided knit-a-long
- Virtual gather or tutorial
Our patterns ideas!
Head
Hachi Beret
The yarnistas love a good beret! We like sport weight Glitterati with 0.8mm beads for a dazzling ombre beret, sure to turn heads.
Photo © Fran López
Serpent Balaclava
Be cozy and glam with this trendy balaclava made with holding 4 strands of lace weight together: Manos del Uruguay’s Marina, De Rerum Natura’s Berenice and two strands of Kremke Soul Wool Stellaris!
Photo © Milena Juhola
Hat Number 5
This classic brioche hat would look amazing with Miss Babs’ Estrellita as the contrast yarn and another fingering weight yarn, like Miss Babs’ Yummy 2-Ply or Manos del Uruguay’s Alegria, as the main color.
Photo © Susanne Poulsen
Hands and Feet
Leadlight Mitts
These crocheted mitts would look amazing in Miss Babs Estrellita as the color-shifting main and a contrast in another fingering weight yarn like Salty Blonde’s Fingering Weight!
Photo © Nomad Stitches
Stella Mittens
The yarnistas are casting on this timeless pattern as you read this! We’re thinking of using Kremke Soul Wool Stellaris held with Jamieson’s of Shetland Spindrift and with Knitting for Olive Soft as Silk Mohair for the sparkliest fuzziest mittens possible.
Photo © Loop London
Rocails Socks
Cast on with Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply, de rerum Natura’s Berenice (or Kremke Soul Wool Stellina for added sparkle), and add some 8/10 Miyuki seed beads for socks you’ll reach for again and again!
Photo © Laine Publishing
Bonfire Night Socks
Have some fun using Freia Glitterati with The Periwinkle Sheep’s Sport Wolle–you can use the same for contrast and main for each sock, or switch it up to have a unique pair!
Photo © Stone Knits
Scarves, Cowls, and Shawls
Wool & Coffee Scarf
Understated in its elegance, the Wool & Coffee Scarf would look perfect in Miss Babs Estrellita, any of the nuanced shades of Knitting for Olive Fingering Merino or in the ultra luxurious Pascuali Cashmere, plus Miyuki 6/0 seed beads.
Photo © Alexandra Davidoff
Numenna Shawl
Light up your hooks with this show-stopping crocheted shawl! It will show off the full range of colors in Freia Glitterati’s sparkly ombré.
Photo © K.A.M.E. Crochet
Gardenia Scarf
This stunning scarf would stand out even more with Knitting for Olive Merino Fingering and a strand of Stellaris!
Photo © Claudia Quintanilla – EweKnit Toronto
Toasted Marshmallow Infinity Cowl
When you chain on with Mrs. Moon Plump Super Chunky and a strand of Kremke Soul Wool Stellaris, this crocheted cowl will keep you warm and bright through even the coldest of winter days!
Photo © Toni Lipsey
Sweaters and Tops
Lyrata Top
How much fun would this top be all year round in Miss Babs Estrellita? Featuring broomstick lace detail, the glitter and unique colorways that only Miss Babs can do will shine in this crochet project.
Photo © Linda Skuja
Wings Sweater
The book Memory Lane: Embellished Knits to Cherish is a shop favorite. This delicate beaded lace top with its dainty collar would be beautiful in De Rerum Natura Berenice and Kremke Soul Wool Stellaris, and 3 mm beads. You can find the yarn and the book in the shop!
Photo © Claudia Quintanilla – EweKnit Toronto
Cruz Sweater
Using aran weight yarn and 0.75mm beads, we love the idea of this in the 100% Rambouillet Jill Draper Empire, or in Knitting for Olive Merino Heavy held with Kremke Soul Wool Stellaris for a fuzzy and extra glam version!
Photo © Pope Vergara
Sparky Sweater
With its geometric pattern and cute pockets, how could you not want to cast on the Sparky Sweater? We love the idea of using Freia Gliterati for the contrast color and Di Gilpin Lalland for a main.
Photo © Andrea Mowry
Aries Sweater
Fun contrast colorwork isn’t just for knitters! This crocheted sweater featuring alpine stitch will show off the great stitch definition of De Rerum Natura Ulysse and Freia Glitterati.
Photo © Ana-Maria
Astrid Sweater is worked in stockinette stitch from the bottom up, both flat and in the round. The bottom hem is curved with splits in each side. The sweater was designed using 1 strand of Merino + 1 strand of Soft Silk Mohair held together throughout but substitute Stellaris for the Mohair to add a bit of sparkle!
