La Bien Aimée Merino Bouclé

The yarnstory:

La Bien Aimée Merino Bouclé is one of Aimee's newest yarn bases--a luxuriously fluffy and soft 100% Merino that will add amazing texture to all your handknits!

The yarn:

Handdyed in Paris, France, Merino Bouclé is amazing whether knitted on its own or paired with LBA Merino Singles to create a subtle marled texture. While technically a fingering weight, this yarn knits up thick and airy. LBA recommends using 5mm needles and substituting it for a DK to worsted weight.

Fiber: 100% Merino
Weight/Length: 50 grams, 218 yds (200m)
Gauge Designation: While this yarn has the yardage of a fingering-weight yarn (28 - 30 sts / 10cm), La Bien Aimée say that it works up like a DK-weight yarn (20-22 sts / 10cm) and recommends using it with US 8 (5mm) needles. 
Care:  Hand wash gently, lay flat to dry. 

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"Ranunculus" by Midori Hirose @midori_hirose_knit

Shelley immediately cast on her second Ranunculus as soon as our Merino Bouclé arrived in the dyed-just-for-us colorway "There Goes My Yarn Diet." The pattern is knit top-down with lace and textured stitches on US 10 (6mm) and US8 (5mm) neeedles. The pattern is available on Ravelry.

Finished bust circumference: 117 (123, 129, 134) (140, 146, 151)(157, 166, 174, 180) cm / 46 (48.5, 50.75, 52.75)(55, 57.5, 59.5)(61.75, 65.25, 68.5, 70.75) inches,  

For the long-sleeved version you will need 3 (3, 3, 3)(4, 4, 4)(4, 5, 5) skeins of Merino Bouclé.

For the short-sleeved version, you will need 2 (2, 2, 3)(3, 3, 3)(3, 4, 4, 4) skeins of Merino Bouclé.

P.S. Shelley added a touch of edging around the hem and neckline, plus a few rows of sleeve ribbing, using one skein of Loops Luxe Chunky in Light Grey!

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"Dot Shawl by Casapinka @casapinka

Loops Trooper Carolyne had a blast knitting the Dot Shawl with Merino Bouclé and LBA Allure.  The "dots" are not bobbles, they're P2togs!!  No turning of work required--yay!

Carolyne knit the Shawlette version with finished dimensions of 14 x 58 in (35 x 150cm) using 1 skein each of La Bien Aimée Allure (colorway "Grain de lin") and La Bien Aimée Merino Bouclé (colorway "There Goes My Yarn Diet").  If you plan to knit the larger Shawl version with finished dimensions of 17 x 64 in (43 x 163cm), you will need 2 skeins of La Bien Aimée Allure and 1 skein of La Bien Aimée Merino Bouclé.

The shawl is knit with size US 4 (3.5mm) and 6 (4.mm) needles. The pattern is available on Ravelry.

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