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My 2025 Make Nine has several projects from 2024. In 2024 I got pregnant and had my second child, so I had limited time and energy! I found the first trimester fatigue to really take a toll on my knitting mojo, and then having an active toddler took my remaining energy. This year I’ll be on maternity leave, so I hope I’ll get some more craft time during naps. Fingers crossed!
My 2025 Make Nine includes a pair of mittens, a pair of pants, and two fingering-weight pullovers for myself. I will also knit my mom a pullover, two cardigans and a dress for my daughter and/or niece, and a baby blanket for my daughter.
My 2025 Make Nine includes one sewn garment, six knitted garments, and one knit blanket. I also plan to knit for my mom, my daughter, my niece, and myself. Once again, I will try and use up yarn and fabric from my stash for all of it.
From top to bottom, left to right:
Herati by Sari Nordlund
Last winter, I lost one of a pair of mittens. I had bought the pair from an eldery woman in Tallinn, Estonia back in 2008, and they were my go-to cozy mittens. Now I need to replace them! This pair uses stranded knitting, so the double layer of yarn will ensure the mittens are warm. The mittens also have a folded, double thickness cuff. The mittens use 404 – 606 m (442 – 663 yards) of fingering weight yarn and the pattern includes two sizes.
Papao Wrap Pants by Ready to Sew
I’ve never sewn pants for myself before, and these wrap, peg-leg style pants looks so comfortable. I have some fuchsia linen in my stash that would be a good match for these pants! Do these look like mom pants? Maybe, but they also look great for running around a playground.
Lille Crispin by Rachel Søgaard
Lille Crispin is an adorable baby and toddler cardigan with raglan sleeves. The pattern includes four sizes, from 3 months to 2 years, and uses 420 – 630 m (459 – 689 yards) of light fingering weight yarn. The subtle harlequin pattern appears, creating a classic baby and children’s cardigan that can easily be used for both girls and boys. The pattern is available in five languages.
Keyfit Baby Blanket by Tanis Lavallee
Many parents will recognize Keyfit as the name of an infant bucket carseat. The Keyfit Baby Blanket uses nine colours of DK weight yarn, but this would also be a great stashbusting pattern. In total, the blanket calls for 1189 m (1330 yards) of yarn, and the finished piece measures 71 cm x 114 cm (28″ x 45″).
Mooncrush Pullover by Jaq Cieslak
The Mooncrush Pullover pattern includes nine sizes with a finished full bust/chest circumference of 90 cm -170 cm (36″ – 68″). This looks like a great introduction to intarsia, as it only has a maximum of three colours and no fiddly motifs. The pattern calls for 1015 – 2313 m (1110 – 2530 yards) of fingering weight yarn. The large variation in yardage is due to the patterns size range and design options: you can choose either a crop or full length body. I want another fingering-weight sweater for myself, and this might be first on my list!
Georgie by Libby Jonson
I’ve already cast on Georgie by Libby Jonson! My mom feels the cold now more than before, and she requested a handknit wool sweater (something that she has resisted in the past). Having already knit a sweater for Tomiko, Karlos, and our dad, I said of course!
Georgie is from Laine Magazine issue 8. It is knitted top-down and has a slouchy fit that feels instantly comfy. Her sweeping neckline and soft, gently shaped stockinette sleeves are flattering and easy to wear and a faux side seam gives a special finish to the body and slides effortlessly into a ribbed hem. I’m using MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino, a superwash merino that is soft enough for our mom’s sensitive skin. The pattern includes 13 sizes, from a bust of 106.5 cm – 171 cm (42.5″ – 68.5″), and uses 1120 m – 1724 m (1225 – 1885 yards) of sport weight yarn.
#13 A- Line Dress by Sandi Prosser
This dress is from Knit Simple Magazine, Issue Winter 2018. This adorable dress includes four sizes, from 0-3 months to 18 months. It calls for 249 – 373 m (272 – 408 yards) of DK weight yarn. Sweet and simple, this sleeveless A-line dress is knit in smooth stockinette with seed-stitch edges. A black-and-white- striped bodice tops the skirt. Due to the small size and stripes, this dress will only use up small amounts of yarn – perfect for stash-busting! I definitely want to knit this for my own daughter!
Ice Cream Sundae by Dani Sunshine
This sweet Child’s shrug is worked from the top down, beginning with the collar. Short rows are worked to shape the neckline; the short sleeves and body are worked in the round. Then you pick up the edging and work it in one piece. The pattern includes seven sizes, from 6 months to 8 years, and uses 169 – 329 m (185 – 360 yards) of DK weight yarn. Since the cardigan is cropped and short-sleeved, it only uses small amounts of yarn. Once again, this is perfect for stash-busting!
Gridlines by Susanne Sommer
Gridlines is a sweater light enough to wear all year, with a flattering drape, a slightly oversized fit and a simple design with a twist. The pattern also has a mix-and-match design component where you can choose body length, sleeve fit, and neckline. I think this would be an interesting pattern to knit as it is constructed sideways from the centre out with a seamless modular construction. The pattern includes seven sizes, from a bust of 92 – 199 cm (36″ – 78″), and calls for 832 – 2897 m (910 – 3168 yards) of fingering weight yarn. The large range of yarn yardage is from the large size range and design options, so make sure you calculate how much yarn you’ll need for what you want to knit. I very much enjoy wearing my fingering-weight sweaters, so this might be the year I knit myself two more!
What’s on your 2025 Make Nine list?
