With having recently seen Joji's new pattern, Elton Tee, I thought it would be fun to put together some suggested yarn and colour combos for it.
The pattern calls for a light fingering weight yarn as the first colour, and a 2ply fluffy mohair/silk laceweight for the second colour. Please check out the pattern information for the sizing and yarn requirements in more detail. Bear in mind that Titus Fingering has 400m in 100g, Eldwick Lace has 420m in 50g, and Askham Lace has 800m in 100g.
With this in mind it struck me that Titus Fingering would be an ideal substitute for the first colour - the 'light fingering weight' yarn. The one used in the pattern is probably slightly thinner than this but I have been swatching and this does work well. Keld Fingering would work well as well, but I've stuck with Titus Fingering for the purposes of this post.
For the second colour I've swatched with both Eldwick Lace (that's my fluffy kid mohair/silk laceweight) AND Askham Lace as I thought that'd be a good option for folks who don't want a fluffy yarn.
Here's Titus Fingering striped with Eldwick Lace on 3mm needles:
And here's Titus Fingering striped with Askham Lace, also on 3mm needles:
The first thing I noticed is that before blocking the Askham Lace swatch came up smaller than the Eldwick Lace one - that's because the former has more structure to it. However they both blocked to pretty much the same gauge (please forgive the questionable blocking!).
There are loads of colour combos you could go for, so here is one each of each colour of Titus Fingering in stock as of today alongside either Askham Lace or Eldwick Lace. These dyelots will no doubt be out of stock within a short space of time but they are largely colours that I repeat fairly often, and they should give you an idea of how other similar colours will look together.
Titus Fingering in Hazel with Askham Lace in Misty Woods:
Titus Fingering in Hazel with Eldwick Lace in Hyssop:
Titus Fingering in Hyssop with Askham Lace in Silver Birch:
Titus Fingering in Hyssop with Eldwick Lace in Hyssop:
Titus Fingering in Petrichor with Askham Lace in Misty Woods:
Titus Fingering in Petrichor with Eldwick Lace in Thunder:
Titus Fingering in Larkspur with Askham Lace in Silver Birch:
Titus Fingering in Larkspur with Eldwick Lace in Silver Birch:
Titus Fingering in Marsh with Askham Lace in Misty Woods:
Titus Fingering in Marsh with Eldwick Lace in Silver Birch:
Titus Fingering in Spring Buds with Askham Lace in Silver Birch:
Titus Fingering in Spring Buds with Eldwick Lace in Hyssop:
Titus Fingering in Honeysuckle with Askham Lace in Rosehip:
Titus Fingering in Honeysuckle with Eldwick Lace in Sand:
Titus Fingering in Steel with Askham Lace in Rambling Rose:
Titus Fingering in Steel with Eldwick Lace in Bluebell:
Titus Fingering in Steel with Eldwick Lace in Driftwood:
