I started knitting myself the Leiden Tee last summer but just got around to finishing it last week! Obviously I love knitting, and warm weather is no excuse for me to put down my needles. According to my notes in Ravelry, I cast on last summer on 21 August 2019. However, I only finished half […]
Clothing and Style
DIY: Knit Etobicoke Hat and Free Pattern by Kiku Corner
Etobicoke is an inner suburb of Toronto. Southern Etobicoke, which borders Lake Ontario, has numbered streets, from First Street all the way to Forty Second Street. Those ordered streets inspired this hat with its regular bands of stockinette and reverse stockinette stitch. To make the Etobicoke Hat larger into a slouchy beanie, simply add repeats […]
DIY: Crochet Berlin Cowl by Kiku Corner
We’d like to introduce our newest crochet pattern, the Berlin Cowl! If you’ve already purchased our Berlin Hat pattern, you can get the Berlin Cowl pattern at 50% off on Ravelry. We named the Berlin Cowl after the beautiful but gritty city Berlin, which we visited every summer as children. Overall, we found that the […]
DIY: Knit Foxglove Cardigan by Kate Davies
I knit myself the Foxglove Cardigan, a design by Kate Davies in her book Yokes. From start to finish, I was able to make this cardigan in under a month. I knit the body and sleeves in just over three weeks. Then it took me another week to weave in ends, steek it, and knit […]
DIY: Knit Oliver Sweater by EweKnit Toronto
Claudia Q, the owner of EweKnit, designed the Oliver Sweater. EweKnit is one of our favourite Toronto yarn stores, and thankfully it’s just a short walk from where we live! North 40: Baby Sweaters and Accessories Vol. 1 is EweKnit’s first book, with all patterns designed by Claudia. I bought this book not just to […]