The Doe Ears Headband is the second pattern featured here on Kiku Corner from Lavanya Patricella. It is a beautifully small project to practice your beginner’s brioche skills. Brioche might be daunting at first, but this pattern lets you start slowly. I admit that I frogged the headband multiple times, but this didn’t set me […]
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DIY: Knit Rye Light Socks and Free Pattern by Tin Can Knits
I knit the Rye Light Socks by Tin Can Knits as a gift for one of Kenji’s friends. Many of Kenji’s friends have birthdays December through March, perfect for gifting handknits! Last year I knit everyone hats (including the Baby Bear Balaclava). Many of those hats still fit their recipients this winter. So this year, […]
DIY: Knit Burlington Hat by Kiku Corner
Meet our newest knit design: the Burlington Hat! The Burlington Hat uses aran weight yarn and is knit entirely in mistake rib. This stitch makes the hat extremely stretchy and squishy, so each knit size will fit many sizes of heads. It is also completely reversible. We’ve designed this hat for three sizes: Toddler-Child, Teen-Adult […]
DIY: Knit Tralee Hat by Kiku Corner
Meet our newest knit design: the Tralee Hat! The Tralee Hat uses twisted stitches to showcase Norwood by Sweet Paprika Designs. The hat uses a hand-dyed yarn and depicts a stylized rose motif. We named the hat after Tralee, a village in Ireland which is well-known for its international rose festival. Twisted stitches are essentially […]
DIY: Custom Classic Ribbed Hat and Free Pattern by Purl Soho
The Classic Ribbed Hat is a free pattern by Purl Soho. I recently knit it for an Etsy customer as a custom order. An Etsy customer requested we knit a hat for them, and they ultimately chose the Classic Ribbed Hat. The customer had three requests: a plain hat; a large hat; and knit in […]