Hello, my sweet daisy! I’m super excited to announce our 2025 Spring Knit and Read Along! We’ll join together on Ravelry to knit some gorgeous, cozy blankets, like this week’s Ambry pattern, while each participant also reads a book of their choice. Plus, did I mention that there will be a prize at the end? I hope you’ll keep reading to learn how you can sign up and join in on all of the fun!

This week’s knit pattern is Ambry, which was designed by Janica York Carter. When asked about this pattern, Janica said, “When I grow old, I wish to live like a Hobbit, with a full pantry and a cozy reading corner. Ambry would nestle in my comfy chair, ready to serve as a lap blanket or to wrap around my shoulders as I drink tea and lose myself in a great story. The simple mosaic motif becomes an exploration of texture and color, mixing garter and stockinette stitches while placing colors to highlight the formation of squares, triangles, and diamonds. Full written instructions also include charts. An I-cord cast-on is the foundation of I-cord edging that finishes with an I-cord bind-off.”

This is an Adventurous Beginner level design and is for knitters who are ready to learn some new skills or stitch combinations. This pattern combines knit, purl, and slip stitches to create a mosaic pattern, as well as an I-cord cast-on and bind-off.

To knit Ambry, you will need six colors of our brand new, Limited Edition Luminous Tweed Fingering yarn. Inspired by enchanting, literary adventures, this unique yarn encourages you to sink into your own delightfully magical crafting journey. Supple, draping, super soft, and pillowy, this fingering-weight yarn features silk neps that vary in color from skein to skein. It’s a super fun yarn that is the perfect blend of luxury and coziness and is unlike any tweed yarn you’ve ever seen! Use this dreamy yarn for heavenly shawls, sweaters, tops, hats, mittens, blankets, and more! Luminous Tweed Fingering is made of 45% Baby Alpaca, 45% Merino Wool, and 10% Mulberry Silk and has 402 yds/367 m per skein.

For our sample, we used one skein each of six colors: A) Ember Spell, B) Storyweaver, C) Epic Tale, D) Legend, E) Firelight Fable, and F) Ink and Imagination. The sample shawl used approximately 1,054 yds / 964 m in total: Color A) 197 yds / 180 m, Color B) 141 yds / 129 m, Color C) 137 yds / 125.5 m, Color D) 193 yds / 176.5 m, Color E) 205 yds / 187.5 m, and Color F) 181 yds / 165.5 m.

Be sure to order all the yarn you need for your project because once these Limited Edition colors are gone, they are gone for good!

 

We made a video in which I provide more information about the 2025 Spring Knit and Read Along and Spring Crochet and Read Along. Take a look to learn all about these fun events!

 

This pattern includes written and charted instructions.

 

The 2025 Spring Knit and Read Along event is being hosted solely on Ravelry. Click HERE to learn more and to sign up! I hope you’ll join us and get in on all the fun!

Download Ambry today, and let me know in the comments below what colors you’ll use to knit your version of this lovely lap blanket.

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Talk to ya soon.

XOXOXO  Chandi