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: Knit Treelight Pullover by Jennifer Steingass
The Treelight pullover, inspired by light shining through a forest canopy, is knit seamlessly and in the round from the bottom up. With an easy chart and heavy worsted weight gauge, this pattern is great for beginners. This is the third pullover that I’ve knit by Jennifer Steingass of Knit.Love.Wool. I had my eye on […]
Free Sweater Knitting Patterns
I’ve created a roundup of some beautiful free sweater knitting patterns. Lots of these are in my own Ravelry queue! Of course, you can always browse the massive archive of free patterns on Ravelry to find more free patterns. Many of these patterns are by established designers, so they shouldn’t have errors and should be […]
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 […]