August Yarn + Pattern Club with Gauge Dye Works!
A colourful pile of yarn with the text, “AUGUST 2021 YARN + PATTERN CLUB” overlaying the image.
Signups are now open for the August instalment of the Gauge Dye Works Summer Yarn + Pattern Club!
Every summer me and Gauge Dye Works collaborate to create patterns and yarns that work perfectly together. It’s a meeting of their skills in creating ingenious self-striping yarns and my skills in creating fun-to-knit patterns.
About the August Club
For our August club pattern, Gauge and I expanded on the themes we explored for the June club. Read the post from June to learn about our inspiration this year and this post to see what the June 2021 club socks looked like.
Here’s what you need to know about the August club!
The pattern will be a shawl.
It’s written for two sizes, a one-skein shawlette with a 47”/120 cm wingspan or a two-skein shawl with a 66”/168 cm wingspan. Choose whichever size you like to knit and wear best!
We chose MCN (Merino/cashmere/nylon) yarn for this club because the texture just sang to me when I swatched. And then once I’d knit a whole sample, it was a symphony. This yarn base creates a fabric that’s “face-in-a-kitten” soft with a tiny halo and subtle shine. The stitch definition is clear with a gentle vibe. (Go read Gauge’s thoughts about comparing yarn to butter here. 😄)
You can choose from three colourways inspired by spring, summer, and autumn. Or you don’t have to choose and you can get all three, or let Gauge choose for you with the “surprise me” option.
Click here to learn more and sign up!
P.S. If you need a reminder of what our summer club collaborations are like, check out these listing for previous club patterns and yarns, and this blog post from last year with more about how our process works.
Some Previous Club Patterns
Hardy enough for adventuring yet pretty enough for lounging, Saxe Point will be a lovely addition to your sock collection. The socks are worked toe-up with an afterthought heel and shaped leg, with a colourwork cuff to top it all off. I designed this pattern in collaboration with Catherine of Gauge Dye Works. She took colour inspiration from one of my photos of Vancouver Island’s rocky seashore, and together we created a yarn designed to create a wonderful knitting experience — along with the perfect pattern to show it off. The self-striping yarn makes colours appear on your needles as if by magic. I have included instructions for creating the same effect by substituting yarn.
The pattern now includes the bonus “Twinkle” chart for some holiday cheer!
The yarn designed especially for this pattern is from Gauge Dye Works.
Full Spectrum is a clever reversible hat with fetching stripes on one side and pleasing geometric colourwork on the other. It’s worked from the crown of one side, through the brim, and to the crown of the other, so that the whole doubled hat is worked in one piece. It was designed in collaboration with Gauge Dye Works - their self-striping yarn makes this an addicting and enjoyable knit!
The yarn designed for this pattern is available in three colourways from Gauge Dye Works.
There’s also a cheery Twinkle colourway! You can get the colour-blocked version for the toque (it would also be great for the Botanical Sampler cowl) or the multi-striped version for the Saxe Point socks.
A flowing gradient splashed with short row “leaves” turns this semi-circular pi shawl into a stunning statement piece — and the perfect wrap for your outdoor adventures. And the best part? It’s worked in a unique self-striping yarn that shifts and blends, with golden sections appearing as you knit to tell you when to work each Leaf. It’s addictively mesmerising! I worked closely with Catherine of Gauge Dye Works to design this special shawl. It was an unusual collaboration, in that the yarn colourway and the pattern were developed in tandem to create a knitting experience that’s fun, engaging, and reflects the beauty of the great outdoors. Instructions are included for substituting a non-striping yarn.
The yarn designed especially for this pattern is available from Gauge Dye Works.