✨Alice Hammer, Fonty: Ladderback Jacquard “Manège” Sweater (KNIT) Red
Embrace colorwork with a sweater that makes stranded knitting feel approachable, wearable, and fun to knit.
Created for Alice Hammer’s Ladderback Jacquard with a French Twist workshop, the Manège sweater introduces the Ladderback Jacquard technique in a way that feels achievable, even if colorwork has intimidated you in the past. The technique helps manage long floats while creating a fabric that feels smooth, lightweight, and comfortable to wear. The finished sweater has that effortless French-inspired feel Alice is known for: polished but never fussy.
Choose from two palettes: Nimbus in Red and Undyed Ecru for a bold, classic colorwork look, or Nimbus in Natural Brown and Undyed Ecru for a softer, more rustic palette with beautiful natural depth.
Each kit is available in four size options ranging from S through 6XL and includes the yarn needed to complete Alice Hammer’s Manège sweater in your selected palette. The sweater is designed with 5 -10 cm of positive ease. Access to Alice Hammer’s Ladderback Jacquard with a French Twist workshop Manège sweater pattern and instruction through Your Season of Genius portal.
The Yarn
Fonty is one of the last wool spinning and dyeing factories in France, which specializes in high-quality yarns from animal fleeces and plant fibers of natural origin. Alice’s kit features Fonty’s Nimbus base, a refined sport-weight yarn made from two 100% merino fibers: Mérinos d’Arles from southern France and Portuguese merino from the Alentejo region. Nimbus starts with a softly heathered base before the yarn is dyed, giving the colors a gentle, cloudy depth. It has beautiful stitch definition, which makes it especially lovely for colorwork, while still feeling soft and comfortable in the finished fabric.
Fonty Nimbus:
- 100% merino wool
- Mérinos d’Arles + Portuguese merino blend
- Sport weight
- 164 yards / 150 meters per 50g skein
- 4-ply construction
Size Options
Kit 1: S, M, L ($110.00)
- Finished bust circumference: 91–110 cm
- Includes 9 MC skeins + 2 CC skeins
Kit 2: XL, 2XL ($140.00)
- Finished bust circumference: 111–130 cm
- Includes 11 MC skeins + 3 CC skeins
Kit 3: 3XL, 4XL ($170.00)
- Finished bust circumference: 131–151 cm
- Includes 13 MC skeins + 4 CC skeins
Kit 4: 5XL, 6XL ($200.00)
- Finished bust circumference: 152–171 cm
- Includes 15 MC skeins + 5 CC skeins
Pre-order Details:
This item is a pre-order and is expected to arrive before the debut of Your Season of Genius this fall. Because these kits are dyed or prepared specifically for this event, they are not eligible for returns.
Kits from the following dyers will ship directly from the dyer, so they may incur separate shipping charges and arrive in separate packages at different times (hooray, more happy mail!): Twisted Ambitions, LolaBean Yarn Co., Kim Dyes Yarn, The Plucky Knitter.
For customers outside the U.S., customs fees, import taxes, VAT, and any additional charges required by your local government are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price.