| Sizes | Varies by Design: Shooting Star – 36 ½ (39 ½, 45, 49, 52 ¼, 56, 60)” / 93 (100.5, 114.5, 124.5, 133, 142, 152.5) cm Emergence – Five sizes 28.25″ x 45.75″ to 47.5″ x 74.5″ |
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| Gauge | Varies by Design: Shooting Star Emergence Mountain View Alcyone – Wash and lay flat to dry before checking gauge. | Needles | Varies by Design: Shooting Star Emergence – US size 5 and US size 7 (binding off) Mountain View Alcyone |
| Supplies | Varies by Design: Shooting Star – Stitch markers and tapestry needle. Emergence – stitch markers (optional), yarn needle Mountain View – yarn needles, 1 stitch marker, 2 cable needles Alcyone – locking stitch markers (see labels in pattern), tapestry needle | Yarn | Varies by Design: Shooting Star – MC Yoke: 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4) skeins of RevesDerecho Merino; 174 m/50gr; 100% merino wool. Sample is knitted in color 008 verde agua. Emergence – fingering weight Wollelfe 100% Pure Merino in Cherry Chocolate Mountain View – AppleOak FibreWorks LinCot, shown in color Mayfly Alcyone – Elemental Affects Cormo Worsted shown in 122 – Pansy, 4 oz, 250 yds |
| As Shown | Varies by Design: Shooting Star – Sample shows in size 45” (101.5 cm) / model bust circumference 40” (101.5 cm). Emergence – model knit in third size with 650g Mountain View – One Size Alcyone – 33.25″ / 84.5 cm Bust |
Rise Up Designer Collection Week 3
$28.00
Description
Releasing Collection 2
Release Schedule:
January 5. Christine Guest Knits – Alcyone Pullover
January 12. Fiber Dreams
January 19. Marcela Chang Knits
January 26. KnitEqualsJoy
February 2. Ruth Brasch
February 2. Jill Wolcott Knits
Go here to learn more about the participating designers.
Rise Up, the Collaboration
When you have fun doing something, you want to do it again, right? A year ago we started planning our second collaboration, called Rise Up. I used Viewpoint Colour, Volume 6, for concept ideas.
How can design address issues such as climate change, politics, feminism, racial injustice, and other social changes? As I write this I don’t know what anyone else’s design looks like. We’ve shared some snippets, but mostly we stay in our own lane so we can enjoy the reveal and release too.
Here are some of the phrases we used:
Ad hoc and spontaneous, . . . a quick and dirty design approach . . . the beauty of everyday materiality.
This . . . is a call to action, . . . a license for self-expression
Crafted and eclectic . . . with more people buying into the ideals of small-batch, local production and handmade goods
As a group we chose stitch patterns to drive our ideas. Color was left to the designers.
Now we release the first two of seven designs, each reflecting the personal interpretation of Rise Up.
Read more about the designers and their designs starting here.
Shooting Star
Rise Up, Design 4
Shooting Star is the design for week 3 of Rise Up. Marcela Chang gives us color work, a steek, in 7 sizes! Marcela translates our designs into Spanish.
Techniques Used
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