The Harvest Cardigan by Robin Melanson is a steeked cardigan knit with fair isle colourwork and embellished with embroidery. It also has corrugated ribbing at the hem, cuffs, buttonband, and collar. I love the almost gradient effect of the colours! I’ve wanted to make this cardigan since before I knew how to knit. The pattern […]
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Campfire Pullover by Tin Can Knits
I knit the Campfire Pullover using wool yarn from a single flock! This is my entry to the Great Ontario Fibre Fair, for the categories Sweater and From the Farm. Romy and Laura, two Ontario fibre producers, organized the virtual Great Ontario Fibre Fair this year. That is such a great idea due to the […]
DIY: Knit Marshmallow Baby Set by Lilia Vanini
Here is my finished Marshmallow Baby set by @liliacraftparty for Kenji. Lilia kindly gifted me a pattern and I chose the Marshmallow Baby Set for my own baby! It includes a cardigan, bloomers, and a hat using three colours of sport-weight yarn. Tomiko and I split the work of the Marshmallow Baby Set. She knit the hat, while […]
DIY: Knit Telja Pullover by Jennifer Steingass
Here is my latest sweater: the Telja Pullover by Jennifer Steingass of knit.love.wool. I used Istex Lettlopi yarn that I bought in Iceland last June. I knit size F with a 45.75″ bust. Although I knit this for our Etsy shop, I knit it in my size so I could model it! Lettlopi is an […]
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 […]