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 […]

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 […]

Trio of Hats Pixie and Free Pattern by Woolly Wormhead

I knit the Trio of Hats Pixie for one of Kenji’s new friends! The Trio of Hats is a series of three free patterns by Woolly Wormhead. The Pixie has a little pointed top and is very cute. The Beanie looks like a beanie, obviously. There is also the Square Top in the series, which […]

Trio of Hats Beanie and Free Pattern by Woolly Wormhead

I knit the Trio of Hats Beanie for one of Kenji’s new friends! The Trio of Hats is a series of three free patterns by Woolly Wormhead. The Beanie looks like a beanie, obviously. There is also the Pixie and the Square Top in the series. Each starts with varying widths of garter stitch and […]

Baby Brights Tights and Free Pattern by Lion Brand Yarn

I knit the Baby Brights Tights for my own baby. I used almost 1.75 full skeins of variegated, superwash sock weight yarn from my stash. Naturally Yarns NZ Waikiwi Prints is 55% Merino, 20% Nylon, 15% Alpaca, and 10% Possum. Choosing superwash yarn is a good choice for these pants, as they can now be […]