DIY: Knit Doe Cap by Jenny Gordy from Making Magazine

I knit the Doe Cap, a pattern by Jenny Gordy in Making magazine, for a friend’s baby. The pattern is a bonnet style with adorable ears that you knit and then sew on. I suppose you could change the shape and length of ears if you wanted. A piglet, rabbit, or cat bonnet would be […]

DIY: Branches and Buds Pullover by Carrie Bostick Hoge

Branches and Buds Pullover by Carrie Bostick Hoge

The Branches and Buds Pullover is a gorgeous sweater designed by Carrie Bostick Hoge in Making No. 1. The Branches and Buds Pullover is a top down sweater. After knitting the bottom up Lyngen sweater, I wanted to see how I liked a top down approach. I found it a lot of fun, since I […]

DIY: Knit Lyngen Sweater by Dianna Walla

Lyngen Sweater by Dianna Walla

This fall, I knit my first sweater, the Lyngen Sweater by Dianna Walla from Making No. 5. The Lyngen Sweater is a yoke sweater knit from the bottom up. It has some waist shaping and back shoulder shaping. This was my first time using wrap-and-turn short rows, but they weren’t hard to do! Since the sweater […]