The Crossing pullover by Bernice of yamagara is a lightweight yet bulky sweater. This is another knit project that I did not include in my 2024 Make Nine list. Back in March, Bernice contacted us about participating in a test knit for one of her new sweater designs. I had already knit her Hikari tee […]
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Ol’ Reliable Top Down Socks and Free Pattern by Tanis Lavallee
I knit these Ol’ Reliable Top Down Socks for myself using a self-striping yarn. After knitting a bunch of teeny tiny toddler socks for Kenji and all his friends, I decided to finally knit some socks for myself. I’ve been putting off knitting myself socks because our Oma has knit dozens for socks for us […]
Knit Hosenmatz Pants and Free Pattern by Mayumi Kaliciak and Antje Litzmann
The Hosenmatz Pants are a free pattern by Mayumi Kaliciak and Antje Litzmann. Hosenmatz are casual baggy baby pants in fingering-weight yarns. Unlike the Baby Brights Tights that I already knit, these offer a lot of room to move. They are especially good for Kenji because they accommodate his cloth diaper butt! You knit the […]
Knit Riley Tee by Amy Christoffers
The Riley Tee is my first knit garment since having a baby! This is the Riley Tee by Amy Christoffers from Issue 25: Summer 2018 of Pom Pom Quarterly. Pom Pom is one of our favourite knitting magazines, and we have most of their issues. I chose this pattern because it’s a summer garment that is […]
DIY: Peppermint Gathered Summer Sundress and Free Pattern
To make my striped gathered summer sundress, I used a grey and white striped cotton from Fabricland.