Love Note Sweater Make Along

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When I was working at the shows last season a sweater haunted me. I saw it everywhere. I saw it at Yarndale more than once. I saw it lots at Ally Pally and again at Harrogate. It was the beautiful Love Note by Tin Can Knits. It is one of the most popular patterns on Ravelry, made at least 12,500 times! I need to make it! Are you with me? We used the Tin Can Knits Flax Sweater pattern early last year and it was beautifully written and easy to follow, I know we can’t fail with another of their patterns. The lacy Love Note is (like the Flax) knitted top down and in the round, the original pattern asks for 4 ply and mohair blended together or a DK weight yarn, it’s so versatile. The pattern is easy to adapt, you can make the body longer, the sleeves shorter, it’s up to you! The pattern can be purchased from Ravelry or from the Shop section of the Tin Can Knits own handy app and I promise you it’s worth the money. It’s tried and tested and easy to wear. We have put kits together in three different yarns that we know will be perfect for the pattern. The first yarn we’ve used is West Yorkshire Spinners Elements , an innovative blend of 60% Lyocell and 40% Falkland Islands wool. Lyocell is harvested from sustainably managed wood sources and is biodegradable and compostable, so this yarn can be reverted back to nature. It’s lightweight with a stunning lustre, meaning it will show the lace pattern off beautifully. Our second kit contains the beautiful Fine Tweed Haze from Rowan, one of our biggest sellers this season. It’s a wonderfully soft, lightweight DK you will fall in love with. It is so beautiful to touch and will look fabulous layered with your Spring wardrobe. It has a modern tweed look with a soft haze and tweedy neps of contrasting colours to create a rich, luxurious texture. I have tried on a Love Note in this yarn and it works so well. Our final Luxury kit blends a strand of Fyberspates Vivacious 4ply and a strand of Rowan Kidsilk Haze . These two luxurious yarns