Quince & co marsh lookbook

marsh fall 2017

by quince & co

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table of contents introduction 4- 5

heath 6- 9

becket 1 0- 1 3

burke

1 6- 1 9

tolland

22- 2 5

bromley 26- 29

dalton

32- 3 5

contributors 36- 41

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Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.

-Rachel Carson

M ost mornings I cross the street and walk up a small mountain. The trail begins as a grassy, disused road and nar-

rows to a sometimes wet, rocky path. About three-quarters of the way to the top, the beech, birch, and oak give way abruptly to open pine forest, and the soft lining of rusty pine needles is welcome after ankle-twisting roots and rocks.

At the crest of the mountain, ancient granite ledges, where they aren’t covered with long grasses or lichen, drowse in the sun. Miraculously, two twisted apple trees grow here, too old now to bear fruit, but vigorous still in the rock they somehow call home.

I love this walk. It’s an hour up and down. But it never fails to refresh me, and the more familiar it becomes, the more I anticipate with pleasure the repeated refrains of the path—a branch dissolving on the ground, a mossy rock, an opening in the trees where the light falls just so. The trail never gets old.

Forgive me if this is a stretch. But, for me, knitting is a walk-in-the-woods kind of experience. Making stitches, especially in yarn culled from sheep, brings to the armchair a repeated refrain and assurance of the kind that Rachel Carson mentions in her quote above. Familiar moves, familiar feel of needle and yarn in hand, familiar moment of settling.

And familiar as sweaters and hats and shawls are to the knitter, there’s always room for another one in our basket.

Where would I begin knitting in this collection? Probably with Bromley, the hat, because I can never get enough of plush rib patterns. Same with garter stitch, so Elizabeth Smith’s Heath would be next, also because I’m loving close necks these days. Next up would be the lovely shawl Becket because nights are getting cold now, and it’s always good to have a shawl within reach. After that, t’would be a toss up between Tolland, a poncho, and cozy Burke. The first I’d wear when I needed hands free, the second would be the first thing I’d pop on in the morning, right out of the covers. And, finally, I’d knit Dalton—this piece I’d live in, I love its shape, simplicity, and nifty detail at the neck.

The sweaters in this book were photographed in the Rachel Carson Preserve in southern Maine, a marsh that’s home to much wildlife, a marsh that survives in the midst of development. The pieces in Marsh seem to fit the place—their colors, soft comfort, and their mood. They’re constructed, as all knitting is, from small repeating stitches, made one at a time. A knitted refrain.

So many stitches, so many blades of grass.

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heath

by elizabeth smith

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heath

yarn: owl color: taiga

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becket

by leah b. thibault

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becket yarn: phoebe color: neptune

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burke

by bristol ivy

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burke

yarn: lark color: aleutian

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tolland by elizabeth smith 22

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tolland

yarn: lark colors: bark and wasabi

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bromley by melissa schaschwary

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bromley 28

yarn: lark color: barolo

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dalton

by elizabeth smith

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dalton

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yarn: chickadee color: sage

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marsh fall 2017 designers

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elizabeth smith Elizabeth Smith is a knitting designer who has called the Portland, Maine, area home for the last 13 years. She learned to knit just before moving to Maine, and she turned her passion for the craft into a designing career 8 years ago.

Her design inspiration comes from her love of combining a modern, simple aesthetic with a natural, earthy vibe—pairing these elements together into wearable pieces using simple knitting techniques. website: thebrownstitch.com ravelry: elizknits instagram/twitter: @thebrownstitch

heath

tolland

dalton

bristol ivy Bristol Ivy is a knitting designer and teacher from Portland, Maine. Her work focuses on the intersection of classic tailoring and innovative technique, and has been published with Brooklyn Tweed’s Wool People, Quince & Co, PomPom Quarterly, Interweave Knits, amirisu, and many more. website: bristolivy.com ravelry/instagram: bristolivy

burke

melissa schaschwary Melissa Schaschwary has been knitting since 2008 and began designing in 2009. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two daughters. Melissa finds her inspiration in nature and music to name just a few, and loves telling a story through her knits and photography. website: dandiliongirldesigns.com ravelry: dandiliongrl instagram: @dandiliongrl

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leah b. thibault Based in southern Maine, Leah B. Thibault picked up knitting needles in the winter of 2005 and hasn’t put them down since. A frequent designer for Quince & Co yarns, her work has also appeared in Knitscene and Twist Collective. She also sews, embroiders, spins, and bakes a delicious pie. You can also find her sharing about her creations for a handmade life on Instagram and on her website. website: mscleaver.com ravelry: mscleaver instagram: @mscleaver twitter: @ms_cleaver

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with thanks : our designers - elizabeth, bristol, melissa, and leah our model - mariah lang our photographer - whitney hayward our team - dawn catanzaro, jerusha robinson, and leila raabe our compass - pam allen

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