Join us for our first knit-a-long of 2025: Beatriz by Cocoknits!
There are two ways to join us and receive a FREE Beatriz pattern:
1. Purchase one of our E
2. Sign up for the Knit-a-Long by adding it to your cart.
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1. Purchase at least 5 skeins of .
2. Sign up for the Knit-a-Long by adding it to your cart.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Beatriz will be released January 31, 2025. A link to the free pattern will be provided then.
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Beatriz is designed with wide, dropped shoulders, which are created using decorative, cabled increases. This adds a sweet, subtle detail to the back shoulders of the sweater. It also features deep ribbing on the hem of the body and sleeves and a wide, ribbed button band.
The silhouette is oversized; it’s up to you HOW oversized! Choose anywhere from 4"/2.5cm to 16"/10cm ease. In the photos, the model has around 8" / 20 cm of positive ease. Julie of Cocoknits wears hers with 14" / 35.5 cm of positive ease. Are you aiming for a coat type cardigan that fits over everything? Go with more ease! Or do you want a closer fitting cardigan? Or something in between? Try measuring some similar items in your wardrobe to help inform the size you’ll knit... and then dive in!
(Please note the sample shown is NOT knit out of Bread & Butter Everyday and is only an example of what we will be knitting.)
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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Finished Chest Circumference (buttoned): 38.5 (42.5, 46.5, 50.5) (54.5, 58.5, 62.5) (66.5, 70.5, 74.5)"
Finished Length: 22.75 (23.25, 23.75, 24.75) (25.5, 26.25, 26.75) (28.25, 28.75, 29.5)"
GAUGE
16 sts x 24 rows = 4" [10 cm] on largest needle
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Bread & Butter Everyday yarn is a soft, gorgeous, wonderful choice for Beatriz. It is made of U.S. merino and comes in a lovely palette of heathered colors. Each colorway has been blended by hand and milled in the Carolinas. Our local flora and fauna as well as our knowledge of natural color inspires the Bread & Butter hues.
Everyday by Bread & Butter, 100% U.S. Merino wool; 200 yd / 183 m per 100g skein
5 (5, 6, 7) (7, 8, 8) (9, 10, 10) skeins
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Additional necessary and recommended tools:
Knitting Needles
+ US 8 / 5 mm (or size needed to obtain gauge) circular needle, 32" / 80 cm or longer for body
+ US 8 / 5 mm (or size needed to obtain gauge) circular needle, 40" / 100 cm to work Magic Loop on sleeves, or DPNs
+ US 4 / 3.5 mm needle for working bind-off
+ US 0-3 / 2-3.25 mm double-pointed needle or any length circular needle (for picking up stitches)
+ US 0 / 2 mm circular needle, 32" / 80 cm or longer for picking up button band
+ US 7 / 4.5 mm circular needle, 32" / 80 cm or longer for knitting ribbing and button band
Tools
+ 6 in different colors
+ 5
+ or scrap yarn to hold sleeve sts
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+ (optional)
+ 5 buttons (diameter: 1" / 2.5 cm) or toggles
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Why participate?
Knit-a-longs are a great way to learn new skills, learn from others who are also participating, and are very motivating, which means that there is a good chance you will complete your project, and you can win gift cards to Verb!
This is a free, self-guided event.
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TIMELINE
Starting now - acquire your yarn, needles, and tools
Jan 31st - . Over the next 8 weeks, Cocoknits will send an email with helpful tips and videos on how-to knit a Beatriz using the Cocoknits method.
Feb 7 - Cast-on and complete the upper back and shoulders.
Mid February - Complete the Cocoknits worksheet.
Late February - early March - Knit and complete the body of the Beatriz.
Mid-late March - Knit and complete the sleeves and button band.
Voila! Done! Proudly wear your sweater!
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HOW TO WIN PRIZES
1. Complete your Beatriz by the end of March.
2. Post completed photos to IG and / or to our Ravelry thread.
3. Use hashtag #BreadandButteralong
You will be entered to win gift cards at Verb!
Please email us with any questions!
