This week saw the release of the first pattern in the Irish Yarn Club 2017. We have come to love the mystery and anticipation of opening our Ravelry account and finding out what treat is in store, just as much as ripping open the mystery yarn packet in the post.

Chevet

The first release is Chevet, a gorgeous beanie in Townhouse yarns, Donegal Soft. The rustic yet soft nature of the yarn is paired beautifully with fluid cables to create a unique beanie. The cables cross slowly at first to form the striking motif pattern before working the crown decreases where the cables flow over each other to form 4 pairs of intertwined cables meeting at the top of the hat. This leaves you with a fabulous textured hat that is extra cosy for those blustery days.

Donegal Soft

The delicate and exclusive colourway  Quixotic has been designed by Jenny of Townhouse Yarns. We all know Jenny has an amazing eye for colour, so I managed to find a few minutes in her busy schedule to ask her why she chose these specific colours for the yarn:

I have never worked with a non-superwash yarn before, so I was excited and intrigued by how it would dye up.
I tested out 3 different skeins with varying shades and amounts of dye. In the end I was drawn to the subtler tones of ‘Quixotic’ but it’s still modern look on a traditional Aran yarn.

I have to agree with Jenny that I love the modern feel this beanie has and it makes me very excited about the next release from the Irish Yarn Club!

Come join us:

All patterns from the Irish Yarn Club 2017 are exclusive to the club until July 2017. However, if you would like to join in the fun and games, you can purchase the pattern only membership to the club here. Don’t forget you can see how the other members of the club are doing over in the IYC group on Ravelry here:

Have you joined the IYC 2017? Let us know what you think of Chevet and that beautiful Donegal Soft yarn in the comments below.