Artfibers Design # 1002: Cropped Jacket Description Contemporary and classic, this comfy little jacket can be styled up or down depending on your mood. Layer it with a long sleeved pullover, with a slinky dress for evening, or a shell in a cool office! Optionally, use a pin instead of a button to adjust the [...]
It seems that for many of us, meeting with groups of other fiberholics ensures us a time slot to get something accomplished on a project or two. The only dilemma is all of the great storytelling that goes on, inspiring the occasional curse word as someone discovers that while howling with laughter they skipped a [...]
Artfibers’ “Lingo” 100% linen yarn is perfect for skirts! The drape and swing are wonderful; linen feels great to wear. This skirt is knit in the round from the top down so there is almost no finishing work. The draw string is braided. Finished dimensions given are after blocking. Sizes: small/med: 36″ (med/lg: 42″) hip [...]
Brioche Bag (approximate finished size of bag section: 10″ X 10″) This archetypical bag is worn diagonally from one shoulder to the opposite hip. It is knitted in 2 identical pieces that extend from the bottom edge of the bag to the point at which the strap reaches the top of the shoulder. It is [...]
Designer comments from Rox This stuffed brim hat is one I’ve wanted to make again for many years, and this seemed like the perfect time. In the course of the project I realized that celebrating Mother’s day can continue even after one has no more mothers physically remaining. I remember that special glint in my [...]
Our Yarntasting Cafe Sampler for April 2010 includes BISTRO from Artfibers, a ribbon velour yarn with metallic highlights. Below is a free pattern for the hat, followed by an interview with the designer: Flower Frog Hat by Rox Seabright Yarn: 150 yards of Artfibers “Bistro” Gauge: 17s X 24 rows = 4 inches in Stockinette [...]
TUBA is a handsome cowl, quickly knit. High ‘apparent value’ makes it a perfect gift. The almost architectural depth of texture comes from a seldom used but easy technique called Float Stitch. The design is by Roxanne Seabright (Rox), founder of Artfibers, the mill that produces the yarn in the pictures. We show it here [...]
