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socially conscious yarns & fibres....

O-Wool and Peace Fleece patterns are $6Cdn. 

Ilga Leja patterns are $12Cdn.
 
O-Wool Patterns
 
Jon's Pullover
 
Materials:
6-8 skeins
(3-4 acres of organic land)
 
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Leaf Pattern Scarf  
  Materials:
2 skeins
(1 acre of organic land)
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  Gussied-up Toddler Dress and Hat Materials:
5-7 skeins
(half acre of organic land)
 
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  Herringbone Mesh Crocheted Jacket Materials:
6-7 skeins
(1 acre of organic land)
 
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Baby Blocks Cardigan Materials:
4-5 skeins
(1 acre of organic land)
 
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  Basket Lattice Cap Materials:
1 skein
(half acre of organic land)
 
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  Basket Lattice Fingerless Gloves Materials:
1 skein
(half acre of organic land)
 
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  PeaceFleece Patterns
     
  Sassy Cardigan       
Cropped cardigan sweater
with tailored shoulders
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  Chad's Pullover Worsted weight pullover crewneck sweater in double seed stitch with ribbed neckband, cuffs and bottom edge. Drop shoulders sizes 34 thru 50 (chest measurement). Add to
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  Everyday Cardigan Sweater is now longer in length and has six buttons. Drop shoulder, seen here in Hemlock. Easy knitting style with a hint of a roll neck. Add to
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  Coup d'etat Cardigan Designed by Irena Chournaya of Moscow. Pattern by Lynne Barr of Cornish, Maine is predominantly seed stitch, cables and reverse stockinette stitch. Knit in worsted weight, this sweater is very dense and jacket like. Approximate needle sizes for worsted weight are #5 and #7. Largest size (44) requires 8 skeins. Add to
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  Diamond Pullover Our mohair-wool sportweight, knit on size #7 needles (nobody believes that this works, but it does!) produces a light and flowing sweater. Washing brings out the mohair and fills in the slightly larger stitch holes. Multi-colored diamonds with corrugated rib.

 
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  "Easy Mitten" Pattern" Easy Mitten pattern for Peace Fleece worsted weight by Cheryl Hevey. Sizes range from children's medium(6.5") to men's large(9"). Exceptionally good, snug fit. No size uses more than one skein per pair Add to
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  Beaded Braided Hat The 5 color design is bordered by a tricky looking braid stitch. Add to
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beaded braided hat
 
  Peace Fleece Mittens
 
 
  Adult Uncle Chubbs Mittens Peg's Mittens Adult Baltic Mittens
  Mittens are knit with 6 colors Multicolored knitted mittens. Easier to knit than Baltic Mittens  
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  Tribal Mountain Hat This is the most popular hat in our hat and mitten basket at home. Easy to make with roll brim. Worsted Weight. Add to
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    Ilga Leja Patterns
   
 
  Size: One size fits most. Its generous dimensions are particularly flattering for those with earthy, voluptuous proportions.
  • Full-length wrap: 208 cm./82 in. long and 39 cm./15.5 in. wide
  • Shorter version of the wrap: 155 cm./61 in. long and 39 cm./15.5 in. wide

Level : Intermediate
Suggested Yarn : 700 m./765 yds. (600 m./655 yds. for the shorter version) of double knitting or light worsted weight yarn
Needles: 4.5 mm. (US 7) circular needle (80 cm./32 in. recommended)
Gauge:   16 sts = 10 cm./4 in.



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Wrapped in the colours of the earth, Earth Maiden walks the woods.

Her wrap is a long, rectangular stole, laced along one side. Knit from the long edge, the pattern grows organically, highlighting the random coloration of the handpainted yarn.

 
 
   
    Size: First Size: S-XL; Second Size: 2X-3X
Finished dimensions:
Circumference around the bottom edge: 224 cm./88 in. (239 cm./94 in.)
Circumference around neckline: 61 cm./24 in. (66 cm./26 in.)
Length: 51 cm./20 in. (61 cm./24 in.)
Level: Intermediate
Suggested Yarn: 600 m./655 yds. (750 m./820 yds.) of medium, worsted weight yarn










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Ripples of water, gently lapping the shore, the undulating lines of this wrap cascade along its full length. Echoing the mood of lake and forest, it bestows peace and serenity on you as you wear it.

Knit from its lower edge to the neckline, with a self-finishing border, this capelet works up easily. Knit it in the calming colours of your choice.

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

Size: One size fits most. Finished dimensions: 91 cm./36 in. long and 48 cm./19 in. wide
Level : Easy
Suggested Yarn :
Colour A
-650 m./700 yds. of handpainted yarn in fingering or sport weight
Colour B - 100 m./110 yds. of fingering or sport weight yarn in a solid colour
Needles:
3.75 mm (US 5) needles
Gauge:   26 sts = 10 cm./4 in.







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Reflecting the continuity found in Nature, the Ancient Bark Moebius wrap encircles the head and shoulders in continuous movement.

Easy to work, the wrap uses blocks of Basketweave Stitch interspersed with rows of Garter Stitch. After knitting, the work is given a single twist and the two ends are grafted together, forming a continuous loop

 

   
 
 
    Finished Size:
  • Shoulder Shawl: 172 cm./68 in. wing span; 67 cm./26.5 in. centre back length
  • Full-Size Shawl : 214 cm./84 in. wing span; 84 cm./33 in. centre back length

Level : Intermediate
Suggested Yarn : 700 m./766 yds. (840 m./920 yds.) of fine yarn in fingering weight
Needles : 4.5 mm. (US 7) circular needle, 120 cm./47 in. long
Gauge : 13 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm./4 in. square

 


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The Queen of the Waves, her shawl a sail to the wind, pays homage to the universal current of life.

In the tradition of Faroese shawls, it is worked from the bottom edge. Its central gusset is then shaped at the neck to give the shawl a structure that allows it to sit easily on the shoulders.

 

 
  Open Waters
    Size : One size fits most.
Length (from neck line to bottom edge): 46 cm./18 in.
Width around bottom edge(excluding fringes): 142 cm./56 in.
Level: Easy
Suggested Yarn : Worsted, medium weight yarn, preferably in a soft, luxurious yarn which you would enjoy wearing next to your skin.
Needles : 5.5 mm. (US 9)   circular needle, at least 120 cm./47 in. long
Gauge : 11 sts and 20 rows = 10 cm./4 in. square


 







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Facing the open waters of the sea, you will be at one with the elements in this ocean-coloured wrap.

Simple to work in alternating patterns of Seed Stitch and Wrapped Stitches, it is worked in one piece, then sewn along one side. There is just enough shaping so that the wrap will sit comfortably on your shoulders when you wear it for your walks along the shore.     

     
 
 
   
Size :
Scarf: 142 cm./56 in. long by 25 cm./10 in. wide
Shawl: 178 cm./70 in. long by 43. cm./17 in. wide

Level : Intermediate

Suggested Yarn : Fingering or sport weight yarn in the following amounts:
Scarf: 320 m./350 yds.
Stole: 640 m./700 yds.

Needles : 4.0 mm. (US 6) needles

Gauge : 19 sts and 23 rows = 10 cm./4 in. square when knit in Central Pattern Stitch  







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As she waits for her lover, Mandryka, Arabella is wrapped in her airy stole with the undulating leafy design.

It is worked in two identical sections, each worked from the bottom border towards the midpoint. The side borders are self-finishing. When both sections are completed, they are grafted in the centre to form an invisible join.

     
 
 
 
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