The Knit Purl Girl Podcast Episode 11: Shell Tee, looking forward to September

AD - some yarn gifted and affiliate link below. Hi friends! Thanks as always for watching. All of the projects and yarns I discuss in this podcast are given in order below. Let me know if you have any questions at all and I’ll do my best to answer.

Shell Tee
A 25% discount will be automatically applied to all my patterns on Ravelry until 11:59 pm BST 1 September 2025. Use code SHELL on my website for the same discount there.
Link to pattern on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
And on my website: https://the-knit-purl-girl.com/shop-e...

Finished objects

Shell Tee
For Sample 1 (short sleeves; ribbed collar, hem, and cuffs), I used Zakami Baby Alpaca, Linen, Silk Fingering (50% Baby Alpaca, 25% Linen, 25% Silk; 100 g = 400 m / 437.5 yds) in the shades Cailleach and Stardust.

For Sample 2 (short sleeves; I-cord cast-off for the collar, hems, and cuffs), I used The Camels Yarn Rustic Fingering (50% Baby Alpaca, 25% Linen, 25% Silk; 100 g = 400 m / 437.5 yds) in the shade Something Blue as my main colour, and the same Zakami Baby Alpaca, Linen, Silk Fingering in the shade Stardust.

For Sample 3 (long sleeves; ribbed collar, hem, and cuffs all with a garter finish, I used Garthenor Organic Preseli (100% Polwarth, Romney and Hebridean wool in various proportions; 50 g = 200 m / 219 yds) in the shades Marble, Paphos, Tilia, Holly, and Poppit.

Hayes Sweater
I’ve used Filcolana Peruvian Highland Wool in the shade Marzipan held with The Camels Yarn Suri Silk Lace in the shade Common Whelk.
If you did want to apply for the test knit, the feminine sizing application form is here: https://forms.gle/XTFS4nP1x25URLsz8
And the masculine sizing application form is here: https://forms.gle/USyVe74DUC47cDBXA

Bodley Sweater (ad, yarn gifted)
I’ve used Oxford Biocolours Covalent Colours DK (100% British wool; 100 g = 233 m [255 yds]) in the shades Electron Cloud (main colour) and Lavender Particles (contrast colour).
I also show the shades Quanta Yellow, Graphene Fog, and Molecular Mint.
If you did want to check this yarn out at all, here’s a link: https://oxfordbiocolours.com/THE_KNIT...

Works in progress

Juno Sweater Chunky
I’m using Isager Alpaca 3 in the shade Sky held with Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair in the shade Plum Clay. I also show Isager Tweed in the shade Thunder whilst talking about the DK pattern.

Orla Sweater
I’m using Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt in the shades Spiced Apple (3854), Dark Olive (9873), Almond (2511 from the PetiteKnit shade card), Cacao Nibs (3901 also from the PK shade card).