Pattern Support
This page includes pattern ideas for several Nunavut Qiviut yarns. Thank you to the many that have helped provide inspiration for patterns since Nunavut Qiviut started. While we can't put every pattern and knit item shared on-line, we would certainly enjoy hearing from you as we love to see the results.
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Ravelry.com includes a number of knit and crotchet projects using patterns that work with Nunavut Qiviut yarn. Ravelry access is free and requires a login. Just type 'Nunavut Qiviut' in the yarn search field and go from there! You can also search 'Qiviut' generally and see a variety of patterns that will work with Nunavut Qiviut yarns. Click to Check it Out!
We include some patterns that we have tested with specific Nunavut Qiviut yarn below:
Pattern Name: Feather and Fan Short Scarf
Pattern Cost: Free
Pattern Link: https://tinyurl.com/npybbpy3 (Ravelry)
Pattern Size: Any length you want
Yarn Name: 100% Qiviut Lace Yarn, 2-ply, in Plum by Nunavut Qiviut
Yardage Required: 2 Skeins/2 oz/380y
Pattern Name: Hely Mittens
Pattern Cost: Free
Pattern Link: https://tinyurl.com/5e2947te (Ravelry)
Pattern Size: Medium
Yarn Name: Arctic Hare (or Arctic Fox), 2-ply (MC), and 50/40/10 Qiviut Lace Yarn, 2-ply, in Teal (CC) by Nunavut Qiviut
Yardage Required: 135y of Arctic Hare (Partial Skein), 53y of Teal (Partial Skein)
Pattern Name: Abstract Leaves Cowl
Pattern Cost: Free
Pattern Link: https://tinyurl.com/nh2hsvvr (Ravelry)
Pattern Size: One Size
Yarn Name: 50/50 Qiviut Lace, 2-ply, in Ruby by Nunavut Qiviut
Yardage Required: 122y (Partial Skein)
Pattern Name: Winter Isle Fingerless Mittens
Pattern Cost: ~$6.50 CAD/$5.00 USD
Pattern Link: https://tinyurl.com/zkzyyksm (Ravelry)
Pattern Size: One Size
Yarn Name: Arctic Fox, 2-ply (MC), and 50/50 Qiviut Lace, 2-ply, in Ruby (CC) by Nunavut Qiviut
Yardage Required: 111y of Arctic Fox (Partial Skein), 22y of Ruby (Partial Skein)
Bara Donates Nirumiktuq Hat Design for Nunavut Qiviut Knitters
Bara, of Kugluktuk, has designed and donated the "Checkerboard Warmth" Nirumiktuq hat design. Nirumiktuq means 'soft and warm' in Inuktut. The 50/40/10 Qiviut Blend and Arctic Fox Yarn works well for hats as the merino in the blend has the elasticity required to retain its shape. The qiviut and Arctic fox (or Arctic Hare - you choose!) in this design increases the softness and warmth and develops a soft halo over time. You can also choose to skip the white pattern and make a plain hat, or use another colour of qiviut yarn instead of Arctic Fox or Arctic Hare. Thank You Bara!
Click to open a PDF of the Nirumiktuq pattern: Check it Out!
This is the pattern used to make the first accessory ever with Nunavut Qiviut Yarn way back when the 'Nunavut Qiviut' name or project didn't exist. In 2014 my sole purpose was to figure out how to make qiviut yarn from fibre sourced locally in order to knit a Christmas gift for my loved spouse. This original scarf is in a little shell pattern made by my mom. It uses a 3-ply, 2oz skein of 100% qiviut yarn by Nunavut Qiviut. It would be made even more luscious using 2 skeins.
