Looking for a great hand-made gift for the upcoming holidays? Here are a few of my hand-knit offerings for sale in my Etsy shop. These pieces give a very modern look to any wardrobe. The hats are customizable with your choice of yarn color, single or all over braid, and pom pom. The ear warmers…
Category: Style
FO: Mailin Sweater
Happy Thanksgiving, friends. This is my Thanksgiving sweater. I started this Mailin sweater by Isabell Kraemer about a week before Halloween and just finished it on November 16th. Much like people make Rhinebeck sweaters, I’ve been off-and-on knitting sweaters to wear in time for Thanksgiving. I think that will be my yearly thing. Regarding the…
I made a Toaster…(sweater)
I finally made a version of the Toaster sweater by Sew House Seven. This pattern is actually Simplicity pattern #8529 but it does have Sew House Seven written on the pattern, so I believe it was a collaboration. After doing a little research, it seems that this Simplicity pattern is a version of the original…
FO Show: Deschain
Right before Fall officially started, I finished my Deschain pullover. I knit it out of Juniper Moon Farms Neve in the Mulberry colorway. Neve is a 100% cotton chainette-type yarn and provides great drape. What I like about this top is that it is very versatile. It can be styled over top a maxi dress,…
FO Show: Turtle Dove
A few posts back I relayed how I was going to use my stash of Cascade Eco+ yarn to knit up the Turtle Dove which is the latest sweater pattern by Espace Tricot. As of Sunday, I can happily call it a finished object! I previously mentioned I would do the split hem, however, I…
Ideas for Fall Sweater Knitting
Look at these yarn babies! I have 2 skeins of Cascade’s Eco wool yarn which means I have 956 yards to work with. Trying to pick out the perfect sweater pattern has been challenging, but I think I’m almost there… One of my favorite newly released (and free!) patterns is the Turtle Dove sweater by…
For now, I want to buy all the sweaters that look hand-made and call it a day…
Don’t be fooled by the title of this blog post…I don’t plan on stopping my sweater knitting- in fact, I’ve actually just decided on one that I want to make. But sweater knitting has taken a backseat so that I can continue with my wholesale production knitting. So here is the inspo I need to…
Sewing: McCalls’s M7505 Pattern
When I want to sew or knit something that I will wear, I try to be very conscious of how it will “get along” with the other pieces I have in my wardrobe which is why I tend to make neutral-based, non-trendy items. A couple of months ago, I was in the mood to make…
Can I (finally) wear my hand-knit socks?
…Or will it continue to be 90+ degrees outside?? I’m not complaining, honestly, because I’ve enjoyed our hot, hot summer; but this weather is such a tease. Honestly, even with the air conditioning running inside on arctic blast intensity, I still prefer not to wear socks in my house. However, on Sunday, it was a…
Danforth Pullover
When I first saw the Danforth Pullover pattern, I instantly fell in love with it as I do with most all Quince & Co. patterns. There’s just something about the simplicity of it that gets me…and the fact that it is very wearable. And what’s even better- NO SLEEVES!! For all my knitting friends currently…
