Say hello to September's SOTM: the Tuskaft Vest ✨
We are SO excited to be bringing back one of our most popular samples this month as we head into fall: the Tuskaft vest by Sara Ottosson. Easily one of the samples we get stopped for most often when we wear it out and about, the Tuskaft vest channels an elevated, yet cozy, academic vibe that we personally love here at EKF. It's perfect for layering in chillier temps or wearing by itself in the shoulder seasons! AND, since it's knit up with Rockies DK held double, it's a perfect, super speedy knit for fall 👀🍂
We will be offering three color palettes for this release on our Rockies DK base, including the palette used in our original sample and two others curated by the EKF team 🥹 Every colorway (9 total this month), will be available a la carte for you as well if you need to pick up a skein (or two or twenty) for this launch!
September's Sample of the Month will launch on Sunday, September 6th at 7pm MT with a turnaround of 4 weeks 🍂
September Sample of the Month: Tuskaft Vest
Our ninth EKF Sample of the Month for 2026 is the Tuskaft Vest by Sara Ottosson.
Originally knit for us when we launched our Middle of the Map Collection in 2025, this sample has a colorway from each region that we were inspired by for MOTM: Washington, Colorado, and New York ❤️
We are so excited to have a color palette for this month's sample that spans across several of our favorite EKF collections: Middle of the Map (Switchbacks, Skyline, Gum Wall), Italy (Venini, Dolcezza), Farmers Market (Blue Spirulina), National Parks (Oxide), Iceland (Vatnajökull), and finally, Advent '19 (Snout).
All 12 colorways will ALSO be available as single skeins on Rockies DK in our Tuskaft Vest: à la carte listings!
September's Sample of the Month launches Sunday, September 6th at 7pm Mountain Time. Sample of the Month, our 2026 Club, will be a monthly offering that has a turnaround time of four weeks.
EKF x The Punnett Square
After sharing our BUTTERCHROME Suri Punnett Square, we got LOADS of messages asking us for the design so y’all could make a version yourself!
Well, the lovely Sarah (knitwear designer + EKF team member), wrote the pattern up for free for y’all to use as a guide if you want to make a version yourself!
Click below to snag the pattern for free 🥰🦋🌈✨
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