Schacht Cricket Quartet | Pre-order Now
Schacht Cricket Quartet | Pre-order Now

The all new Cricket Quartet reimagines Schacht’s most popular rigid heddle loom, the 15″ Cricket, and transforms it into a multi-purpose 4-shaft weaving loom!

This skilfully engineered add-on achieves a generous warp width of 34cm, plenty of room to explore endless shaft combinations.

Made from high-quality maple ply, the design Incorporates smooth action levers to raise and lower shafts, extended back beam for clean sheds and a pivoting beater to maximise weaving space.

Available now to pre-order at the special introductory price of AUD$690*.

*Expected delivery, Spring 2022.
*Hurry, this offer is only available until August 31st 2022, after this date the RRP will be AUD$780.

FEATURES YOU’LL LOVE

  • Generous 34cm (13.5") weaving width

  • Smooth action levers to raise and lower shafts

  • Extended back beam for clean sheds

  • Pivoting beater to maximise weaving space

  • Clean crisp aesthetic

  • Made from high-quality maple ply and hard maple

  • Made in USA

KIT INCLUDES

1 x Cricket Quartet system (unlacquered)

1 x Reed, your choice of 6, 8, 10, 12 or 15

300 x Texsolv heddles

Please Note: The Cricket Quartet is only compatible with the 15" Cricket loom. The 15" Cricket loom is sold separately. Find it HERE.

CUSTOMISATION AND ACCESSORIES

The Cricket Quartet is compatible with a range of Cricket loom accessories. For custom order enquiries please get in touch to discuss your needs. We would love to help you out!

Schacht Cricket Quartet

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BIO-WOOL | Defined Cables + Smooth Stitches
BIO-WOOL | Defined Cables + Smooth Stitches
 

THE YARN

Bio-Wool by Rosários 4 is a GOTS certified 100% organic wool yarn grown, spun and dyed in an environmentally sustainable way. Next to skin soft, we think it’s perfect for quick winter accessories and cosy wardrobe staples.

THE SWATCHES

I knit two swatches in Bio-Wool, one a simple stocking stitch sampler, and the other a wide ribbed cable from Norah Gaughan’s Knitted Cable Sourcebook. Find the cable pattern on page 110, No. 81 Rib & Rope.

The swatches feature knit and purl stitches in various combination and multi-stitch cable crosses.

Swatches use colourway Rose Pink (26).

I used a 6.5mm needle, producing a gauge of 16 stitches over 10cm in stocking stitch.

FABIC + HANDFEEL

Bio-wool produces a stunningly soft fabric, the hand-feel is light and fluffy at our knitted gauge.

I would consider it next-to-skin soft making it ideal for worsted weight (10 Ply) scarfs and hats.

The yarns multi-ply structure yields smooth stitches and well-defined cables, perfect for garments where cables and knitted texture are the feature.

Suitable for a range of projects, I’ve included some suggestions below.

 
 

PROJECT SUGGESTIONS | Bio-Wool

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AMIRISU | Issue 24 Spring / Summer
AMIRISU | Issue 24 Spring / Summer

AMIRISU | Issue 24 Spring / Summer

Harmonised by a soft palette of pastel and neutral hues, the twelve knitwear designs in issue 24 of amirisu are inspired by the customs, family traditions, and special places that have contributed to each designer’s heritage.

Featuring a craft guide to Toronto, three locals, Laura Chau and Kiyomi & Sachiko Burgin, share some of their favourite spots in the city.

Plus, this issue shares a project from Lori Ann Graham, a machine-quilted tote bag project, a look at Retrosaria Rosa Pomar’s new shop, and much more!

*This is has now sold out.

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Wellamo | Leeni Hoimela

Pattern Notes: Toe-up socks with twisted stitch cable detail.
Yarn Weight: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Shophouse Tee | yamagara

Pattern Notes: A top-down pullover with lace and cable details.
Yarn Weight: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Breeze | Megumi Sawada

Pattern Notes: A long vest worked top-down in textural stitches.
Yarn Weight: DK / 8 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Conflux | Susanne Sommer

Pattern Notes: A shawl vest knit flat from the centre out, on the bias.
Yarn Weight: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Umibata | amirisu

Pattern Notes: A collared V-neck vest worked in the round.
Yarn Weight: Light Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Saltkaret | Sari Nordlund

Pattern Notes: A colourwork pullover knit seamlessly top-down.
Yarn Weight: Light Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Tiehua | Rastus Hsu

Pattern Notes: A textural garter stitch cowl with twisted stitch detail.
Yarn: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Madara | Inese Sang

Pattern Notes: A lightweight shawl with unusual construction.
Yarn: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Lulu | Rosemary (Romi) Hill

Pattern Notes: A shawl knit from side to side, picking up stitches to finish with a ruffled edge.
Yarn: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Moonrise | amirisu

Pattern Notes: A hat and mit set with stranded colourwork detail.
Yarn Weight: Worsted / 10 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Scallops and Blooms | Dianna Walla

Pattern Notes: A cropped sweater worked flat, from side to side in four pieces, then seamed.
Yarn: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Koto | Yucca

Pattern Notes: Socks worked sideways in garter stitch, with increases and decreases to shape the heel.
Yarn Weight: Fingering / 4 ply
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SIERRA 8 PLY SHAWL + BERET | A Studio Project
SIERRA 8 PLY SHAWL + BERET | A Studio Project
 

These fun pieces came to the shop care of Australian Yarn Co. as part of their traveling trunk show for the delightful Sierra 8 ply.

Showcasing these mesmerising yarns, the crescent shawl and beret set are great projects for the intermediate knitter when colour play is your inspiration.

With a range of joyful and exuberant colours, Sierra 8 Ply is an enchanting yarn that can produce a multitude of exciting colour effects.

Enjoy the project photos below. For more inspiration and projects in Sierra 8 Ply you can shop the available publications HERE.

Enjoy!

Andrea | Loom + Spindle

Sierra 8 Ply Crescent Shawl + Treasure Beret

DESIGN

Both patterns feature in the Australian Yarn Co. publication Sierra Serenity Book 8032, available to purchase HERE.

SKILLS

  • Knit and purl stitches

  • Increasing and decreasing

  • Yarn-overs

TOOLS

Shawl

Beret

MATERIALS

Shawl

Beret

The Projects

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POM POM | 10th Anniversary Issue
POM POM | 10th Anniversary Issue

POM POM | 10th Anniversary Issue

Issue 41 marks Pom Pom’s 10th birthday and they have a host of jubilant and celebratory designs which radiate all the joy they’re feeling on this landmark occasion!

Likely one of their most collectable editions yet, this rare bumper edition of Pom Pom Quarterly contains 13 designs for warm and cool climes, so no matter where you live in the world, there’s handmade party outfits aplenty within its pages.

What’s more, Issue 41 comes complete with party favours in the form of two articles and a recipe! Atsushi Futatsuya writes about cultural appropriation and the practice of Sashiko, and Atia Azmi’s ‘A Crafter’s Guide to London’ is a wonderful tribute to the vibrant city in which Pom Pom was founded. Dee Omole shares her recipe for the most stunning white chocolate madeleines – sure to make a statement centrepiece at any shindig.

This is also the first issue printed in their new larger format! Expect lush photographic spreads and more room for patterns. They’ve also permanently increased the page count to bring you even more Pom Pom!

*Pom Pom issue 41 has now sold out.

Let’s Take a Closer Look….

 

Decima | Isa Catepillán

Pattern Notes: A reversible crochet bag that is worked from the bottom up in the round.
Yarn Weight: DK /8 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Purppura | Sari Nordlund

Pattern Notes: A sweater worked in the round from the top down, with a circular lace and bobble stitch yoke. The back is shaped with short rows.
Yarn Weight: DK / 8 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Alumina | Inyoung Kim

Pattern Notes: A symmetrical triangle shawl, beginning at the wide edge and decreasing towards the point. The pattern consists of an upper half-circle row, a band of rhombuses worked individually between the half-circles, then a bottom half-circle row.
Yarn Weight: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Reduplicate | Marie Régnier

Pattern Notes: Reduplicate Top is an oversized t-shirt worked in one piece from the top down. Reduplicate Shorts are knit seamlessly in the round from the bottom up in a lace and cable pattern, with pockets!
Yarn Weight: Sport / 5 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Floribunda | Gina Fama Röckenwagner

Pattern Notes: A summer top constructed of 4 panels made separately and then joined together. Each sleeve is made from 2 panels joined together into a tube with double crochet added to complete the sleeve.
Yarn Weight: Sport / 5 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Euphorium | Dawn Henderson

Pattern Notes: Socks worked from the top down, beginning with a rolled cuff and a textured colourwork leg. They feature a heel flap and gusset and finish with a slightly rounded toe, which is grafted shut.
Yarn Weight: Lace / 2 ply + Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Lackadaisical | Kindred Red

Pattern Notes: Fingerless mits with all-over stranded colourwork featuring a lazy daisy flower power motif with a special textured knot stitch on the largest flower.
Yarn: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Keswick | Xandy Peters

Pattern Notes: A lightweight square scarf worked in an intarsia plaid pattern. Mohair yarn is used throughout, tinting the other yarn colours as they overlap horizontally and vertically. Colourwork is created by holding 1, 2 or 3 strands simultaneously.
Yarn Weight: Fingering + Lace = Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Paragon | Sylvia Watts-Cherry

Pattern Notes: Sweater worked in an all-over intarsia colourwork pattern. The front, back and set-in sleeves of Paragon are worked separately in pieces from the bottom up and seamed; stitches are then picked up for the neckband and worked in the round.
Yarn Weight: DK / 8 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Chōcho Hat + Mits | Kiyomi Burgin + Sachiko Burgin

Pattern Notes: A hat and mit set with stranded colourwork detail.
Yarn Weight: Sport / 5 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Streamers | James N Watts

Pattern Notes: A cropped sweater worked flat, from side to side in four pieces, then seamed.
Yarn Weight: DK / 8 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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Lateralis | Ainur Berkimbayeva

Pattern Notes: Socks worked sideways in garter stitch, with increases and decreases to shape the heel.
Yarn Weight: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
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