Charleston Tea is a hoodie to throw on when the air cools down after a long hot day.  The hood is fun and gives it a sporty edge, but the sweater remains feminine with delicate details and a beautiful lace panel in back.  The lace allows a little air to flow in or a bright tee to peek out.  Knit top down so you can adjust this as you like, but it is designed with ¾ sleeves, a comfy, hip length fit and topped off with a generous and oh so cozy hood.

Colorway shown: Lincoln. Photo courtesy Splityarn

The particulars:

• Yarn –  Plucky Knitter Primo Sport in Lincoln.  5(6,6,6,6,6,7,7,7,7) skeins, 1400(1450,1500,1550,1600,1650,1700,1750,1800,1850)yds
• Sizing   –   32(34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50)
• Needles –  US #5/3.75mm. 29”circs for the body & button band, 16” circs or DPNs on the sleeves.  US#4/3.50mm.  24 or 29” circs for hood.
• Notions  –  Darning needle, stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holders.  6-8 buttons, about 1” in diameter
• Gauge   –  6 sts, 8 rows per 1” in a stockinette swatch, blocked.

Notes/Commentary from Thea:

Since this is knit from the top down, you can adjust length or width to flatter your shape. It is designed to skim your curves, and be worn with a bit of sweatshirt-like ease for a casual summer fit.  Adding or width creating a slimmer fit in any part of the sweater is simple, since the lace design is not altered by your overall stitch count.   Adjusting for length is also easy, and you can let it hit wherever you think it will be most flattering on you.

Colorways available, top to bottom: Lincoln, Route 2, High Cotton, Olive Bar, Bleu & Kissin’ Valentino

Please note: Sign-ups will go live on the Plucky Knitter website Sunday, May 20th at 9:00 p.m. Eastern and will remain open. We have worked diligently to ensure we are able to fill the shop with as many kits as possible so I sincerely hope you are able to find something that suits you at a time that suits your schedule.

All sweater kits will ship the week of June 24th.

and….. we’re outta here.

We will be out of the studio starting, well, now and returning in two weeks. We are off on a picking (we’re bringing our dad), junking (again, our dad), fossiling (Bob), karaoking (Ryan, we’re talking to you), hiking, glamping and knitting (three guesses who that is and the first two don’t count!) road trip.

See you soon! But, until then a little teaser…..

A new Baby Cocktails/Plucky Knitter sweater kit coming Sunday, May 20th.

Photo courtesy Splityarn

colorway shown: Lincoln, Plucky Knitter Primo Sport

Charleston Tea – another Baby Cocktails and Plucky Knitter sweater kit coming up. Sign-ups will go live on the Plucky Knitter website Sunday, May 20th at 9:00 p.m. Eastern and will remain open while spots remain. We have worked diligently to ensure we are able to fill the shop with as many kits as possible so I sincerely hope you are able to find something that suits you at a time that suits your schedule.

Fiar pattern. I’m knitting aimlessly on this and loving the fabric/color/texture.

An old school house I pass on the drive to the studio every morning. It’s my dream studio. For now I will have to keep dreaming……

Now for the housekeeping:

1. Shop update tomorrow, Sunday, April 29th (edited to add proper date. Oy.) at 5:00 p.m. Eastern in the Plucky Shop.

2. There will be a nice mixture of things available with a heavy emphasis on Primo Sport and Rustic. Also available will be a nice amount of Primo Fingering, Plucky Feet and 50.50 Silk Merino Fingering and Lite added for good measure. Please note: The items available in the update tomorrow will ship by May 11.

3. For those of you who do not frequent the Plucky Group on Ravelry, thought you might like to know that during updates we have an ‘Update Chatter’ thread where everyone gathers to talk about the updates, what colors/bases are available, what they would like to see, etc. I, too, chime in and grant as many requests as I am able, help explain things and make note of any issues with the shop.

While I do not have a brick and mortar store where I can welcome you personally, I like to chat with you all during an update just as if you were here in my studio with me. It’s the next best thing!

4. It never fails, during the first minute(s) of the update, the shop bogs down a bit. Please be patient – it is greatly appreciated.

Seth (Mr. Wunder-Tech) is aware of the problem but so far a solution has not been reached. The server can handle the traffic but doesn’t seem to ‘open the front door’ very fast when people arrive all at once. Hope that makes sense. Just please know we are aware of it and that it does clear up within a couple minutes of the beginning of the shop update and then proceeds to run according to plan.

5. Color Affection kits: I will have a small amount of kits available.

6. Fiar Kits: Those will not be sold tomorrow but will be sold in the etsy shop. Time yet to be announced.

Finally, have a great weekend!

I’m so happy to share with you something that Carrie and I have had in the works since Sock Summit (is it just me or does that seem like a 10 years ago?!).

Fiar, the Gaelic word for slant or crooked, seemed like the perfect name for this infinity scarf.  The zigzags created by the chevron pattern twist, turn, and slant, creating lovely lines of color.  Have fun with this scarf by choosing different colors or using up your leftovers!

Fiar will be available in the ETSY shop update tomorrow, Monday, April 23rd. The update will begin at 10:00 a.m. Eastern and go throughout the day. For added fun, in addition to the Fiar kits available tomorrow there will be many of your new and old favorites available as well. Ready-to-ship items, pre-orders, pure cashmere, MCN Lite, Primo (in all three weights) and more.

Back to Fiar…. this pattern offers so much potential for so many fun color pairings. Just like Carrie says, Who says you can only use 3 or 5 colors?  Get out those scraps and add in a bit more color! I am! I’m working with 9 colors right now!

Carrie was able to get one long and one short infinity scarf from 5 skeins, with enough leftover for another if you add in another color.  So many possibilities!!

For 3-color version, need ~ 185 (230) yards (A), 165 (200) yards (B), 145 (180) yards (C).

Three color, long version

Couldn’t help myself – I’ve already cast on and am about half way done with my own version of Fiar.

The Plucky Knitter retreat is over and I think I can safely say that a great time was had by all!

When prepping for the retreat I made doubly sure there would be enough to go around at the retreat and then enough to share with all of you! So, it’s time for an update tonight at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. To make it easy, let’s just say there will be a nice mixture of, well, a bit of everything.

The bulk of the update will be made up of ready-to-ship items. However, there will be a small amount of pre-orders (shipping 5/4) available in several new colorways: Bleu, Olive Bar, Papyrus, The Road Home and Less Traveled.

Also available in the update tonight is the new Valley Girl yarn club. Much like Plucky Fellas and Hippie Chic, this one promises to be just a crazy fun time. Trust me, this is so not wallflower yarn. Please note: Valley Girl, Plucky Fellas and Hippie Chic will all ship April 30th.

Papyrus

Bleu

Less Traveled

Well Preserved – a new repeatable colorway

Roadtrip – a new repeatable colorway

Hippie Chic – A psychadelic yarn club

All the colors in the Hippie Chic club will be of the more variegated variety. Fun and unexpected.  You might find pink, purple, aqua and more – all in one skein. And, what would a hippie chic collection be without some avocado thrown in for good measure once in a while?!

Available in the shop update today at Noon Eastern. This item is the April shipment of Hippie Chic. Important: Shipping of Hippie Chic will ship by April 20th.