The Harvest Cardigan by Robin Melanson is a steeked cardigan knit with fair isle colourwork and embellished with embroidery. It also has corrugated ribbing at the hem, cuffs, buttonband, and collar. I love the almost gradient effect of the colours! I’ve wanted to make this cardigan since before I knew how to knit. The pattern […]
stranded colourwork
Free Skirt Knitting Patterns
I’ve created a roundup of some beautiful free skirt knitting patterns. Of course, you can always browse the massive archive of free patterns on Ravelry to find more free skirt knitting patterns. Many of these patterns are by established designers, so they shouldn’t have errors and should be well written. However, I have not tested them, […]
Campfire Pullover by Tin Can Knits
I knit the Campfire Pullover using wool yarn from a single flock! This is my entry to the Great Ontario Fibre Fair, for the categories Sweater and From the Farm. Romy and Laura, two Ontario fibre producers, organized the virtual Great Ontario Fibre Fair this year. That is such a great idea due to the […]
DIY: Knit Marshmallow Baby Set by Lilia Vanini
Here is my finished Marshmallow Baby set by @liliacraftparty for Kenji. Lilia kindly gifted me a pattern and I chose the Marshmallow Baby Set for my own baby! It includes a cardigan, bloomers, and a hat using three colours of sport-weight yarn. Tomiko and I split the work of the Marshmallow Baby Set. She knit the hat, while […]
DIY: Knit Lichtenberg Hat Pattern by Kiku Corner
We named this hat after our German Oma’s village of Lichtenberg. It was such a small village, it didn’t even have a bar! We used to spend our summers at our Oma’s house, and this is where we were able to indulge in our crafty endeavours. Our Oma was a master tailor and prolific sock-knitter; […]