Guest Post with April at Skeino

Today we have a guest post with April at Skeino! Read on to find out more about their great 

company and trends for 2018.

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Hi everyone!  This is April with Skeino.  I’m so excited to write a guest post for Anne.  A little about 

our company, and then onto 2018 trends!

 

Skeino is a hand-painted yarn company.  We specialize in beautiful colors and high-quality 

yarns from Germany.  Each colorway is hand chosen to match with our unique patterns. 

From beginner to advanced we have something for everyone.  These are kits you won’t 

find anywhere else!

It can be a little perplexing trying to predict trends in crafting, but I’ll focus on what we see for this year.

Hygge Knitting

Hygge knitting was a trend we started to see late last year, and it is something that we see continuing 

into 2018!  Hygge is a Danish word referring to feelings of comfort, coziness, and happiness. In the yarn 

world this translates into bulky, oversized, comfortable pieces.  Large sweaters, arm knit blankets, and the 

like are instant gratification projects. The trend in fibers is leaning towards luxury – yarns that are soft, 

with an elegant drape, and beautiful to work with.

           

   

Yoke Sweaters

Caitlin Hunter of Boyland Knitworks took the yoke sweater to new heights earlier this year.  With 

beautiful lace and colorwork, this style sweater allows you to show off your personality in a variety 

of ways.  It allows for the unexpected in a very timeless sweater shape.

Advanced techniques

We are starting to see more advanced colorwork techniques, from fades to fair isle and intarsia 

styles, in sweaters, shawls and wraps.  The use of multiple colorways and yarn designs such as 

speckles, ombre, and self-striping yarns, in one piece allows us to individualize patterns that 

everyone is making.

Kits

Curated kits which include a pattern and all the yarn to complete it, are gaining momentum.  As 

knitters, sometimes we are hindered by our own creativity. We see all the possibilities in a pattern 

but have a block when it comes to the type of yarn or colors to use; or we fall in love with the yarn 

with no idea about what to make with it.  Companies, like SKEINO, pull together amazing patterns 

and stunning colorways to take the guess work out of knitting.

   

So, what trends are you going to follow this year?