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 […]
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Meinhilde’s Make Nine 2019
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. […]
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 […]