GABO magazine

The first issue of GABO magazine was created because we know that knitting is good. We love supporting the Polish crafts community, so we invited 8 Polish designers to collaborate:
@handmadestateofmind, @omanufaktura, @_veranikabarel, @kroopa.knits, @home_of_cords, @warmknit_pl, @joan.knits, @otulamy.

Each of them created a project from our yarns that was most close to their hearts.

What does the first issue of GABO contain?

– an interview with physiotherapist Magda Kosmala-Banasik, MA, entitled ”What happens to the body when we knit?”. –  8 knitting patterns:

• LIMA Slipover,
• HARMONY Slipover,
• BONNIE Beret,
• FLOWER SYMPHONY Cardigan,
• PARZENICA Sweater,
• LUKA Sweater,
• APLA Sweater,
• MISTY MELANGE Sweater

Yarn requirements for individual projects:

LIMA SLIPOVER (@handmadestateofmind)
Level of difficulty: intermediate
Requirement: 9 (9) 10 (10) 11 skeins of MY TIME MERINO by HANDMADE STATE OF MIND (100% merino wool)
50 g = 230 m
Dimensions of the finished project:
– circumference of the finished vest at the bust: 114 (118) 122 (126) 130 cm
– length measured at the back without the pleat: 65 (66) 67 (68) 70 cm

HARMONY SLIPOVER (@omanufaktura)
Level of difficulty: beginner
Requirement: 5 (6) 7 (8) 9 skeins of FOG (44% cotton pima, 28% baby alpaca, 28% merino wool)
50 g = 125 m
Dimensions of the finished project:
– circumference of the finished vest in the bust: 108 (114) 120 (126) 132 cm
– length measured from the back: 60 (64) 66 (68) 70 cm

BONNIE BERET (@_veranikabarel)
Difficulty level: beginner
Requirement: 1 skein (+ 1 additional skein needed to make a sample) COLORFUL BABY BRUSHED (100% baby alpaca)
50 g = 200 m
Dimensions of the finished project (ONE SIZE, for an adult, for a head circumference of 55-77 cm)
– diameter: 26 cm
– height (without antenna): 19 cm
– height of antenna: 1 cm

FLOWER SYMPHONY CARDIGAN (@kroopa.knits)
Level of difficulty: intermediate
Requirement:
MC: 7 (10) 12 (14) 17 (20) skeins
CC: 4 (5) 6 (7) 9 (10) skeins KROOPA WOOL (100% sheep wool)
50 g = 100 m
Dimensions of the finished project:
– total width of the sweater (with sleeves, measured flat): 91 (103) 115 (127) 140 (151) cm
– total length of the sweater (measured flat): 74 (84) 93 (102) 112 (121) cm

PARZENICA SWEATER (@home_of_cords)
Level of difficulty: intermediate
Requirement:
MC: 8 (9) 9 (10) 11 (11) 12 (13) 14 (14) skeins
CC: 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (3) 3 (3) skeins BABY ALPACA (100% baby alpaca) or BABY ALPACA TWEED (85% baby alpaca, 15% donegal)
50 g = 112 m
Dimensions of the finished project:
– circumference of the finished sweater in the bust: 91 (97) 103 (108) 114 (120) 126 (131) 143 (154) cm
– depth of the front yoke without collar: 21 (21) 22 (23) 24 (25) 26 (27) 27 (28) cm
– length of the body from the armpit: 32 (32) 34 (34) 36 (36) 38 (38) 40 (40) cm
– sleeve circumference under the armpit 32 (34) 36 (38) 40 (42) 44 (46.5) 48.5 (50.5) cm
– sleeve circumference in the cuff: 20 (20) 21.5 (21.5) 23 (23) 24.5 (24.5) 26 (26)
– sleeve length from the armpit: 42 cm for all sizes

LUKA SWEATER (@warmknit)
Difficulty level: intermediate
Required: 10 (12) 13 (16) skeins of KROOPA WOOL (100% sheep wool)
50 g = 100 m
Dimensions of the finished project:
– circumference of the finished sweater in the bust: 96 (106) 117 (130) cm
– body length with cuff measured from shoulder: 55 (56) 58 (62) cm
– sleeve length with cuff measured from the line of the stitches: 52 (50) 49 (49) cm
– armhole length: 23 (25) 25 (29) cm

APLA SWEATER (@joan.knits)
Difficulty level: intermediate
Requirement: 8 (8) 8 (8) 9 (9) 9 skeins FINE PERUVIAN WOOL (100% Peruvian highland wool)
50 g = 150 m
Requirement: 5 (5) 5 (5) 6 (6) 6 skeins BABY SILK YAK (42% baby alpaca, 35% mulberry silk, 13% merino wool, 10% yak wool)
25 g = 200 m
Dimensions finished project:
– bust circumference of the finished sweater: 100 (104) 109 (112) 118 (124) 132 cm
– shoulder width: 47 (49) 51 (53) 55 (57) 60 cm
– sleeve length measured from the shoulder: 53 (52.5) ​​52 (51) 50.5 (50) 49 cm
– armpit depth 19 (18.5) 19.5 (20) 20.5 (20.5) 22 cm
– total length of the sweater without neckline: 55 (55) 55 (56) 56 (56) 57 cm
– sleeve width at the wrist: 13.5 (14) 14 (14.5) 14.5 (15.5) 16 cm

MISTY MELANGE SWEATER (@otulamy)
Level of difficulty: intermediate
Requirement: 5 (5) 5 (5) 6 (6) 6 skeins ECO BABY BRUSHED (100% baby alpaca)
50 g = 200 m
Requirement: 5 (5) 5 (5) 6 (6) 6 skeins BABY SILK YAK (42% baby alpaca, 35% mulberry silk, 13% merino wool, 10% yak wool)
25 g = 200 m
Dimensions of the finished project:
– circumference of the finished sweater in the bust: 105 (110) 115 (120) 125 (130) 140 cm
– length measured from the shoulder to the end of the cuff: 62 (63) 65 (66) 68 (70) 73 cm
– sleeve length from the armpit: 51 cm for lice
– sleeve circumference: 37 (38) 39 (41) 42 (43) 45 cm

GABO magazine is available in two language versions: Polish and English.