I knit the Mount Robson Pullover by Jessie McKitrick for our brother. The Mount Robson Pullover pattern was one of the few masculine patterns included in 100 Knits: Interweave’s Ultimate Pattern Collection. I saw this military-style sweater and wanted to knit it for Ryan. Unfortunately (but not surprisingly), he wasn’t interested. So I offered to knit […]
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DIY: Blue Vaporcloud by Robbie Laughlin
This Blue Vaporcloud Shawl is the second of Robbie Laughlin’s patterns we’ve knit here on Kiku Corner, which are both published in his e-book Architexture: Shape and Surface. It is a crescent shawl meant to be knit in a gradient of colours. It also incorporates different stitch patterns and short rows, which make for an […]
DIY: Knit Doe Ears Headband by Lavanya Patricella
The Doe Ears Headband is the second pattern featured here on Kiku Corner from Lavanya Patricella. It is a beautifully small project to practice your beginner’s brioche skills. Brioche might be daunting at first, but this pattern lets you start slowly. I admit that I frogged the headband multiple times, but this didn’t set me […]
Free Mohair Garment Knitting Patterns
I’ve created a roundup of some beautiful free mohair garment knitting patterns. Of course, you can always browse the massive archive of free patterns on Ravelry to find more free mohair garment knitting patterns. Many of these patterns are by established designers, so they shouldn’t have errors and should be well written. However, I have not […]
Meinhilde’s 2024 Make Nine
My 2024 Make Nine includes seven garments and two accessories. Now that I have a separate space for my sewing machine, I hope to do more sewing this year. I even added one sewing project to my Make Nine. Three of the projects are scrap-busting, and all are hopefully stash-busting as well! From top to […]