{"id":10250,"date":"2018-11-13T22:05:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T06:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?p=10250"},"modified":"2020-07-07T12:33:39","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T19:33:39","slug":"a-family-of-yokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?p=10250","title":{"rendered":"An Ambitious Plan: A Family of Yokes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alexa\u2019s been the one to go \u2018epic\u2019 in her personal knitting projects in the past. This has had some unbelievably inspiring results, but I always saw it as impractical for me personally. That is, until now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"775\" data-attachment-id=\"6555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=6555\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/img_3595.jpg?fit=1936%2C1288&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1936,1288\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Flax Sweater by Tin Can Knits\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Flax Sweater by Tin Can Knits&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;September Sweaters: Rainbow Flax!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/img_3595.jpg?fit=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/img_3595.jpg?resize=1165%2C775&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Flax Sweater by Tin Can Knits\" data-id=\"6555\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/2016\/09\/27\/september-sweaters\/img_3595\/\" class=\"wp-image-6555\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">September Sweaters: Rainbow Flax!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-attachment-id=\"9027\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=9027\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/img_0975-sm.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0975-sm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;September Sweaters: Strange Brew&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/img_0975-sm.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/img_0975-sm.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9027\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/2017\/12\/04\/go-big-or-go-home-the-september-sweater\/img_0975-sm\/\" class=\"wp-image-9027\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">September Sweaters: Strange Brew<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I decided to use this year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/2018\/10\/09\/strangebrewkal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#strangebrewKAL<\/a> as an impetus to really \u2018go big\u2019 with my holiday sweater plans for this year. Perhaps you haven\u2019t noticed, but my sweater production has really skyrocketed this year! This is because I\u2019ve been experimenting and gaining skills on my knitting machine. It\u2019s a fabulous tool that I\u2019ll share more about in a future post, but the long and short of it is that by zooming through some of the stockinette portions of a project I can get to the part that I love most (the colourwork! The design challenges at the yoke!) a little bit faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As such, I have decided that this year is the year for an epic family photoshoot from the Edinburgh side of the business! I pulled out my stash, and looked at some various options for me, John, and the kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"1748\" data-attachment-id=\"10273\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10273\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3615-e.jpg?fit=1600%2C2400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"img_3615-e\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3615-e.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3615-e.jpg?resize=1165%2C1748&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10273\" \/><figcaption>Of the four sweaters, Max&#8217;s is the furthest along. BUT despite the fact that this yoke looks GOOD, I feel like ripping it and changing the colourwork somewhat might make it GREAT. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/2018\/11\/09\/how-to-design-a-strange-brew-yoke\/\">I documented the design process for the yoke in this post.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My overall vision was a Christmas sweater palette that featured greens and pinks. My parameters were as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Work from my stash as much as possible, mixing yarns fearlessly!<br><\/li><li>Make a colourwork yoke sweater for myself, my husband John, and my kids Neve and Max following the Strange Brew recipe pattern<\/li><li>Document my design process, in order to provide learning support and examples for knitters!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A coordinated palette of sweaters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"1132\" data-attachment-id=\"10257\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10257\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2933-e-2.jpg?fit=2400%2C2331&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,2331\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2933-e-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2933-e-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C995&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2933-e-2.jpg?resize=1165%2C1132&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2933-e-2.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2933-e-2.jpg?w=2330&amp;ssl=1 2330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1165px) 100vw, 1165px\" \/><figcaption>The body colours I settled on, after much back-and-forth! The olive tweed is for John, the grey tweed for Max, the deep red tweed for me, and the lovely pink is for Neve!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One sweater I was instantly certain of was John\u2019s. I have been saving this lovely sweater amount of olive green <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/yarns\/library\/studio-donegal-soft-donegal\" target=\"_blank\">Studio Donegal<\/a> yarn. It\u2019s super soft and exquisitely tweedy, and a great match for John&#8217;s beautiful green eyes. I have (gasp) NEVER knit my husband, father of my two kids, a sweater. To be fair, since we\u2019ve been together I\u2019ve been pretty busy building a business and then producing two beautiful children, but is that really an excuse? Yup. It is. But very good excuses notwithstanding, I think the moment for me to complete a sweater for John is NOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"777\" data-attachment-id=\"10259\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10259\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2938-e.jpg?fit=2400%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2938-e\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2938-e.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2938-e.jpg?resize=1165%2C777&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10259\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10259\" class=\"wp-image-10259\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"569\" data-attachment-id=\"10261\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10261\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2947-e.jpg?fit=2400%2C1172&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1172\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2947-e\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2947-e.jpg?fit=1024%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2947-e.jpg?resize=1165%2C569&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10261\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10261\" class=\"wp-image-10261\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"646\" data-attachment-id=\"10260\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10260\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2945-e.jpg?fit=2400%2C1330&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1330\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2945-e\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2945-e.jpg?fit=1024%2C567&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2945-e.jpg?resize=1165%2C646&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10260\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10260\" class=\"wp-image-10260\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So that was the body colour for one sweater nailed down; and as you can see in the photos above, I&#8217;ve got a few ideas for palette options for the yoke colourwork.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"777\" data-attachment-id=\"10258\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10258\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2929-e.jpg?fit=2400%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2929-e\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2929-e.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2929-e.jpg?resize=1165%2C777&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10258\" \/><figcaption>I couldn&#8217;t resist this pink!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, I had recently become obsessed with some soft pink yarn dyed by my friend Nina at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rainbowheirloom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rainbow Heirloom<\/a>. She dyed this colour \u2018birthday suit\u2019 on a base called Brit Light, which is 100% superwash British BFL. It\u2019s a plied sock-weight yarn, so it will be durable but soft; perfect for a kid\u2019s sweater. I took the plunge, bought the yarn, and got started selecting colours to coordinate at the yoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"609\" data-attachment-id=\"10265\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10265\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3298-e.jpg?fit=2400%2C1255&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1255\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3298-e\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#8217;m using Jamieson &amp;amp; Smith 2ply Jumper Weight at the yoke, as I want to use Fair Isle style blending with LOADS of colours&amp;#8230;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3298-e.jpg?fit=1024%2C535&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3298-e.jpg?resize=1165%2C609&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10265\" \/><figcaption>I&#8217;m using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/yarns\/library\/jamieson--smith-2-ply-jumper-weight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jamieson &amp; Smith 2ply Jumper Weight<\/a> at the yoke, as I want to use Fair Isle style blending with LOADS of colours&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/2018\/10\/30\/applying-colour-to-stranded-knitting-motifs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about this colourwork technique in this post<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"2071\" data-attachment-id=\"10232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10232\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_0865.jpg?fit=2160%2C3840&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2160,3840\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"img_0865\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_0865.jpg?fit=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/img_0865.jpg?resize=1165%2C2071&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10232\" \/><figcaption>I&#8217;m part-way through the design process on this yoke, which I&#8217;m working from the top-down. I&#8217;ve stalled a little bit, so I&#8217;m <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/2018\/10\/23\/swatching-colourwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">swatching some more<\/a> before I rip and re-knit the yoke.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Third was the sweater for me, and I struggled to choose among several options for a body colour. I have this exquisite \u2018vintage green\u2019 from Rennies, a deep blackened red DK weight from Green Mountain Spinnery, and this voluptuously soft deep red custom spun 4-ply which I made at The Border Mill in the summer.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"777\" data-attachment-id=\"10264\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10264\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2957-e.jpg?fit=2400%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2957-e\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The red is the main colour; and I think I&amp;#8217;ll choose a single CC to keep the colourwork for this design quite simple.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2957-e.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_2957-e.jpg?resize=1165%2C777&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10264\" \/><figcaption>The deep red is the main colour; and I think I&#8217;ll choose a single CC to keep the colourwork for this design quite simple.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking at the colours together, I decided that the best option to coordinate with the other two body yarns was the Border Mill Alpaca. Possibly I was also seduced by its opulent drapeyness and outrageous softness? I can\u2019t wait to get this on the needles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1334\" data-attachment-id=\"10266\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10266\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_0717.jpg?fit=750%2C1334&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,1334\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"img_0717\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_0717.jpg?fit=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_0717.jpg?resize=750%2C1334&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10266\" \/><figcaption>The concept I have for my own sweater is a drapey, boxy body with a high-low split hem. It will have quite a bit of positive ease (4-8&#8243; I&#8217;m thinking). The sleeves will be long, and slim fitting. So at the yoke join I&#8217;ll modify the Strange Brew pattern to mesh the large body size to the smaller sleeve size. The concept is a single colour body and sleeves, with a yoke that has a large-scale transition pattern. I haven&#8217;t cast on yet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last I had to fill in the blank, and choose a body yarn for Max\u2019s sweater that would coordinate nicely with the three already chosen. I thought perhaps a mid green would be best, but then I found a sweater\u2019s amount of this grey tweed that had been languishing in my stash boxes, and decided it had a delicacy that would round out the palette quite nicely!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"2071\" data-attachment-id=\"10267\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10267\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_0747.jpg?fit=2160%2C3840&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2160,3840\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"img_0747\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_0747.jpg?fit=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_0747.jpg?resize=1165%2C2071&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10267\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/img_0747\/\" class=\"wp-image-10267\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"1553\" data-attachment-id=\"10270\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10270\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_0753.jpg?fit=3024%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"img_0753\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_0753.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_0753.jpg?resize=1165%2C1553&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10270\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/img_0753\/\" class=\"wp-image-10270\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"10269\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10269\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_07641.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"img_07641\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1215.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_1215.jpg?resize=1165%2C1553&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10268\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/img_1215\/\" class=\"wp-image-10268\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"1748\" data-attachment-id=\"10272\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10272\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3637-e.jpg?fit=1600%2C2400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"img_3637-e\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A Christmas Cardigan for Max.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3637-e.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3637-e.jpg?resize=1165%2C1748&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10272\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/img_3637-e\/\" class=\"wp-image-10272\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"777\" data-attachment-id=\"10271\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?attachment_id=10271\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3655-e.jpg?fit=2400%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"img_3655-e\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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