As Tomiko and I are heading to Iceland in June, I knew we needed knit sweaters for ourselves. I knit Ar Tresins for myself, and this Compass pullover for her! I used MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino, a sport weight 100% merino yarn. To fit Tomiko, I knit a size Medium using 3.0 mm needles for […]
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DIY: Knit Bláklukka Pullover by Vedis Jonsdottir
I used the Strange Brew recipe by Tin Can Knits to make an adult-sized, top-down Bláklukka pullover! Once again I used Briggs and Little Heritage yarn and I love how it’s knitting up. “Bláklukka” is the Icelandic word for the harebell flower. Harebells, which we have in Canada, are a pale blue. Many sweater samples I found […]
DIY: Knit Ár Trésins Pullover by Jóhanna Hjaltadóttir
The Ár Trésins lopapeysa by Jóhanna Hjaltadóttir is from the book Knitting with Icelandic Wool by Vedis Jonsdottir. The Ár Trésins pattern calls for Istex Alafosslopi yarn, which is a bulky wool yarn. Unfortunately I didn’t have that, and I wanted to use some aran weight yarn from my stash, so I experimented a little. In […]
DIY: Knit Mountain Mist Pullover by Tin Can Knits
The Mountain Mist pullover is a beautiful yoked sweater pattern by Tin Can Knits. It is from Tin Can Knits’ Strange Brew pattern book, which I purchased last year. The pattern uses worsted weight yarn and includes 25 sizes, from baby to big. Imagine knitting matching parent-and-baby sweaters! I knit size SM, starting on December […]
DIY: Knit Vintersol Pullover by Jennifer Steingass
The first sweater I knit for our Etsy shop is the Vintersol Pullover designed by Jennifer Steingass. I made size 41″, which is similar to a women’s size large or extra large (depending on the amount of ease you want). To knit the Vintersol Pullover, I used three colours of Briggs and Little Heritage yarn. […]