Make Nine is an Instagram challenge for makers and making. I’ve been into knitting more than sewing and crocheting recently, so my Make Nine is all knitting. Here is my Make Nine list for 2019. From top to bottom, left to right: 1. Cascata by Filipa Carneiro This looks like a perfect top for summer. […]
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DIY: Branches and Buds Pullover by Carrie Bostick Hoge
The Branches and Buds Pullover is a gorgeous sweater designed by Carrie Bostick Hoge in Making No. 1. The Branches and Buds Pullover is a top down sweater. After knitting the bottom up Lyngen sweater, I wanted to see how I liked a top down approach. I found it a lot of fun, since I […]
DIY: Knit Lyngen Sweater by Dianna Walla
This fall, I knit my first sweater, the Lyngen Sweater by Dianna Walla from Making No. 5. The Lyngen Sweater is a yoke sweater knit from the bottom up. It has some waist shaping and back shoulder shaping. This was my first time using wrap-and-turn short rows, but they weren’t hard to do! Since the sweater […]
DIY: Crochet Roundabout Cardigan and Free Pattern
I found the free Roundabout Cardigan on the Red Heart pattern site. It’s an open-front, long-sleeved cardigan that uses worsted weight yarn. I liked how the pattern hangs open and is edged with a ribbed panel. However, after a test swatch (to check my gauge), I didn’t like how the pattern stitch looked. Instead, I […]
DIY: Crochet Linen and Lace Cardigan in Mohair by Annelies Baes
I made another version of the Linen and Lace Cardigan by Annelies Baes, this time in a cozy mohair/merino/silk blend. This version will be a store sample for our local yarn store Ewe Knit (which we included in our list of favourite Toronto yarn shops).