Preorders now open! Amirisu Magazine's anniversary spring/summer issue 20 features twelve knitwear designs by some of their most favorite designers from Japan and abroad, perfect for your summer adventures.

Among the gorgeous knitting patterns in this issue are two designs in Quince yarns: The stunning windowpane sweater Mado, by Kiyomi Burgin in fuzzy wool/alpaca Owl; and sweet summerweight pullover Bisou, by Paula Pereira, worked in fingering weight Sparrow. And these are just the start of another fantastic offering from our friends at Amirisu!

Estimated ship date: mid-late June.

A4 size, 130 pages

English edition

Printed in Japan

Image credit: ©Amirisu Magazine

Inspired by the iconic hunting shoe made right here in Maine, these knit duck booties will keep your little one’s toes warm and cozy for all your adventures to come. In three bootie-ful colors and four size options: the two baby sizes use Finch for the uppers, while the two toddler sizes use Chickadee (note: kit contains the yarn for the uppers in baby sizes only).

Kit includes:

• Chickadee and Finch yarn, enough to make one pair of booties (baby version)
• Print pattern and pdf
• All packaged up in a sweet printed project bag!

Colors included: Egret 101 / Gingerbread 120 / Apricot 137

PDF only available here

Kit includes:

• Chickadee yarn, enough to make one doll, dog and their accessories
• Polyester doll stuffing
• Print pattern booklet and pdf
• All packaged up in a sweet printed project bag!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

9½" [24 cm] tall when standing, 6½" [16.5 cm] body circumference, 3" [7.5 cm] arm length, and 4½" [11.5 cm] leg length

NEEDLES:

set dpns in size US 3 [3.25 mm] / for sweater: set dpns in size US 5 [3.75 mm]

GAUGE:

6½ sts = 1" [2.5 cm] inch in stockinette stitch / for sweater: 5½ sts = 1" [2.5 cm] inch in stockinette stitch

NOTES:

Doll is knitted in the round from head to toe. Pattern includes instructions for boy doll, hat, sweater, pants, dog, and leash.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Long-tail and backward loop cast on (link provided), increasing, decreasing, working in the round, Kitchener stitch (link provided), picking up sts, duplicate stitch, whipstitch, i-cord (instructions included). 

9"x6", 32 pages

Book pdf or pdf + print bundle available here

Go to Mary, Millie, & Morgan Dolls

Go to String Along Toys

Shopping for someone else but not sure what to give them? Give them the gift of choice with a Quince and Co. E-Gift Certificate.

The E-Gift Certificates are delivered by email and can be either printed and delivered or forwarded directly to the recipient.

Go to print gift certificate

Liven up your favorite knitting spot with handwoven pillows made exclusively for Quince & Co. by Herron in Chicago, Illinois—created with our very own wool/alpaca Owl and Owl Tweet, showcased in two tastefully distinctive designs. 

Pillow 1 (on left in main photo): Owl in Cement, Huckleberry, Cinnamon, Cranberry

Pillow 2 (on right in main photo): Owl in Cinnamon, Huckleberry, and Owl Tweet in Sooty

Includes removable pillow insert

18"x18"

Read more about these pillows on our blog

Spruce up a knitting project bag, jean jacket, or notions pouch with a cute fluffy alpaca enamel pin by K2TOG Club. Each pin comes on a thick knitting chart inspired backing card. In white or brown.

1.25" wide
Black/gold stamped metal
Rubber pin backing

Spruce up a knitting project bag, jean jacket, or notions pouch with a KNIT enamel pin by K2TOG Club. Each pin comes on a thick knitting chart inspired backing card.

1.5" wide
Black stamped metal
Double rubber pin backing

Our Sparrow and Kestrel yarns provide a lovely wool alternative for warmer-weather knitting and crochet. This pretty enamel pin by K2TOG Club depicting a flowering flax plant is the perfect way to proclaim your love for linen! Spruce up a knitting project bag, jean jacket, or notions pouch with a pride for linen fiber. Each pin comes on a thick knitting chart inspired backing card.

1.5" wide
Gold stamped metal
Rubber pin backing

Spruce up a knitting project bag, jean jacket, or notions pouch with a wool heart pin by K2TOG Club. Each pin comes on a thick knitting chart inspired backing card.

1.25" wide
Gold stamped metal
Rubber pin backing

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Quince! Now through February 14, or while supplies last, add the Wool Heart Pin to your cart and it's yours for free with orders over $100! 

—Quince & Co. welcomes the next generation of knitters with Knit: First Stitch/First Scarf, an illustrated technical guide for brand new knitters. This concise book covers every essential detail for learning how to knit: From how to wind a skein and cast on, to fixing mistakes, finishing your project, and reading and understanding knitting patterns.

Each step is carefully explained, with accompanying illustrations by Leila Raven. Following the technical guide are two beginner’s scarf patterns by Pam Allen—just right for the first-time knitter.

7"x9", 56 pages

Kit includes:

• A print copy of the Knit book, plus a pdf download
• 2 skeins of Quince & Co. Osprey in your choice of one of 5 colors: Bird's Egg, Clay, Canvas, Caspian, or Wasabi—new colorways for 2020!
• A pair of straight wooden size US 10 [6.0 mm] knitting needles
• One tapestry needle
• Packaged in a kraft presentation box.

Making is a bi-annual publication of beautiful inspiration and knowledge for knitters and textile lovers. 

Preorders for Issue No. 9: SIMPLE are now open! Order now and we'll ship on official launch day, May 8th. In this issue are designs in Quince yarns from Pam Allen, Leila Raven, and Arounna Khounnoraj—and that's just the beginning of the incredible projects in SIMPLE. 

If you missed previous issues, we have a small number of Forest, Desert, and more left in stock!

Mary, Millie, & Morgan by Susan B. Anderson is a collection of knitted dolls and clothes.

Kit includes:

• Chickadee yarn, enough to make one doll and her accessories
• Polyester doll stuffing
• Two 3/8" buttons
• Print pattern booklet and pdf
• All packaged up in a pretty printed project bag!

Kits available:

Mary or Millie*

(*note: Millie kit ships with color Glacier for use where Bird's Egg is specified in pattern) 

9"x6", 32 pages

Book pdf or pdf + print bundle available here

Go to individual patterns (not sold individually)

Go to Ben & Buddy Doll

Go to String Along Toys

The Northwoods Hat is one of the many inspiring projects in Kristine Vejar's book, The Modern Natural Dyer. This project is a great first foray into natural dyeing and learning how to naturally dye wool yarn. Once dyed, bulky weight Puffin quickly knits into the Northwoods Hat—a wonderful gift to make for the holidays, or to give as a kit to an aspiring natural dyer.

Included in each kit:                                                   

• One skein of undyed Quince and Co Puffin yarn (100g)
• Scour
• Mordant
• Dye
• Whisk
• Gloves

All materials have been pre-measured. Simply use the contents of the jar at each designated step. The instructions for this kit are found in the book. 

Please note: Book and kit are sold separately. Order the book The Modern Natural Dyer here.

This kit is available in three colors: sienna (cutch), coral (quebracho red), and yellow (weld). To see what these colors look like, visit our Puffin natural hand dyes from A Verb For Keeping Warm.

Looking for naturally dyed yarn? Go to Puffin Natural Hand Dyes!

Know someone who would love a few skeins of Quince yarn? Give them a Q & Co. Print Gift Certificate. We'll send them a prettily packaged gift card and note that it came from you.

Go to e-gift certificate

A special selection of our printed patterns bundled with the required yarn to knit a great project! We chose these designs for their versatility and ease—each bundle comes with a high-quality print pattern and the number of skeins of a single color needed to complete the project.

Choose from the following:

• Cave Point shawl by Paula Emons-Fuessle, with 3 skeins of Chickadee in color Lichen, Damson, or Audouin 
• Foliose throw by Ashley Hurst, with 10 skeins of Osprey in color Frost, Kittywake, or Smoke
• Lisse shawl by Bristol Ivy, with 3 skeins of Phoebe in color Mercury, Cygnus, or Mars
• May cardi by Bristol Ivy, with 3, 4, or 5 skeins of Piper in color Lone Oak, Sweetwater, or Pampa (choose number and color of skeins needed for your size below)

Select your project bundle from the menu below. Please note: Color substitutions are not available.

Individual color cards priced from $5.50. Buy four or more cards, and we'll pack them up for you for free in a handy string-closure paper box, as pictured. All cards ship free!

Our color cards are constantly being updated to include newest color additions. New colors not yet included in the current batch will be noted below:

• Wool - includes full color palette tri-fold, plus a sample card of our 5 wool lines
• Sparrow
• Kestrel
• Piper
• Crane
• Owl + Owl Tweet
• Tern
• Willet - 2019 colors Abyss, Fathom, Meridian, Land and Waterline are not included
• Phoebe
• Whimbrel
• Chickadee Organic Heathers

Stashbot a comprehensive guide to building a useful stash includes yarn requirement averages for all size sweaters & accessories.

Stashbot is your yarn shopping companion! If you find a yarn you can’t live without, this guide will help you determine how much you should buy. This guide will pay for itself over and over as it saves you from purchasing more skeins of yarn than you need. Just as important it will keep your stash useful as you will be sure to have enough yarn to knit the projects you would like. Included is an article by Hannah on stash psychology with tips on how to change your stash for the better.

Stashbot includes yarn requirement averages for gauges 3 - 8 stitches per inch / 2.5 cm.

Categories include:

• Vests, shrugs & cropped, average and tunic length sweaters in sizes 3 months - 60” / 152cm bust circumference. 
• Hats, Socks & Mittens in sizes Baby, Toddler, Child, Adult & XL Adult 
• Neckwear in 3 averages dimensions 

All yarn requirements are presented in both yards and meters.

8.5" x 5.5"”, 8 pages

Make gift knitting extra special with Stay Warm Hand Knit woven labels from Twig & Horn. Each label is perfectly sized for the back of sweaters or bottom of neck accessories. The left and right side of the label has a quarter of an inch folding for easy sewing application.

Sold in packs of three
2.25" W x 1.5" T

Susan B. Anderson, a knitting name synonymous with sweet, adorable stitched creations, brings us a trio of storybook friends in String Along Toys. Worked in worsted weight Lark, frogs, mice, and monkeys can be worked with loops for hands or feet so they can be linked together with their buddies.

Kit includes:

• Lark yarn, enough to make one set of String Along toys (choose Frog, Mouse, or Monkey from dropdown menu)
• Polyester doll stuffing
• Print pattern booklet and pdf
• All packaged up in a pretty printed project bag!

Go to String Along Toys book only

Go to Mary, Millie, & Morgan Doll kits

Creativity blossoms from an organized workspace. Declutter by keeping stitch markers, buttons, tapestry needles and other easy-to-lose items at hand in this attractively simple concrete dish. Nicely weighted to stay put through any knitting frenzy.

3"x3"x1.5"
12 oz.

Twig & Horn's Wool Soap was built from the ground up, ingredient by ingredient, to naturally bring the most out of your woolen garments. Packed with the highest-grade lanolin available, this soap will leave your garments clean, refreshed, and more luxurious than the day you bought or made them.

Most pieces will take only a few capfuls to thoroughly wash and lanolize. Subtly scented with organic essential oils, we recommend a light rinse, or no rinse at all, for optimal results.

Ingredients:

Water, Organic Olive Oil, USP Lanolin, Potassium Hydroxide, Hempseed oil, Avocado, Jojoba Oil, Essential Oils (in scented versions only).

Glass Bottle

8 oz.

New scent for 2020: Spring

Twig & Horn's Wool Soap Bar was built from the ground up, ingredient by ingredient, to naturally bring the most out of your woolen garments. Packed with the highest-grade lanolin available for restoring and optimizing your wool garments. Other ingredients include coconut oil, sustainable palm kernel oil, olive oil, jojoba oil, avocado oil, hemp seed oil, and organic essential oils for the scented varieties. These gentle, natural ingredients will leave your garments clean, refreshed, and more luxurious than the day you bought or made them.

Directions: Fill wash basin with 2-3" cold or lukewarm water, or enough to cover garment. Immerse garment. Lather your hands and gently squeeze the suds through your garment, or softly run the soap bar over its surface and work in gently. Add more soap as needed. Soak 15 minutes. Rinse lightly, if desired (rinse not necessary). Block. Dry. Enjoy. 

Made in USA
Approx. 3.5 oz

We love wool! One of our favorite enamel pin designs from Twig & Horn is now available as a keychain. Show your love for your favorite fiber by attaching it to your keys or hanging it from your favorite knitting bag.

1.25" wide
Gold stamped metal
Gold Key Fob