The Blue Northward Hat was a custom order for a six year old child, but it also fits Kenji!
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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 […]
DIY: Colorful Wedges Baby Blanket and Free Pattern by Purl Soho
I knit the Colorful Wedges Baby Blanket for Kenji! It’s a free pattern by Purl Soho. The blanket is completely knit in garter stitch, so it’s a great mindless knit. I was able to pick it up and put it down countless times when looking after the baby! It’s also a great introduction to short […]
Knit Hosenmatz Pants and Free Pattern by Mayumi Kaliciak and Antje Litzmann
The Hosenmatz Pants are a free pattern by Mayumi Kaliciak and Antje Litzmann. Hosenmatz are casual baggy baby pants in fingering-weight yarns. Unlike the Baby Brights Tights that I already knit, these offer a lot of room to move. They are especially good for Kenji because they accommodate his cloth diaper butt! You knit the […]
DIY: Knit Teddy Bear Sweater and Free Pattern by Marta Porcel
I knit the Teddy Bear Sweater for my own baby! This is the first project where knitting with boucle yarn appealed to me. Normally I think projects made from boucle yarn look like cat barf. However, in this sweater, the nubbly texture of the yarn and finished fabric look like fur. Which in this case, […]