I knit myself the Mistral Pullover by Emily Green, published in Breeze by Making Stories. I bought several skeins of 100% Rambouillet wool yarn from Rambling Yarns. Juliet, the farmer, bought a flock of Rambouillet sheep from Alberta and brought them over to Ontario. Custom Woollen Mills in Alberta processed the yarn, as they have […]
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DIY: Knit Harvest Cardigan by Robin Melanson
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 […]
DIY: Knit Tralee Hat by Kiku Corner
Meet our newest knit design: the Tralee Hat! The Tralee Hat uses twisted stitches to showcase Norwood by Sweet Paprika Designs. The hat uses a hand-dyed yarn and depicts a stylized rose motif. We named the hat after Tralee, a village in Ireland which is well-known for its international rose festival. Twisted stitches are essentially […]
DIY: Knit Toronto Toque by Kiku Corner
Meet our newest knit design: the Toronto Toque! I designed the Toronto Toque as part of the designer-producer sections for the Great Ontario Fibre Fair. The bottom-up stranded colourwork hat pattern includes three sizes, from toddler to adult. Two fibre farmers in Ontario, Laura of Twin Oaks Farm and Romy of Revolution Wool Co, created […]
DIY: Knit Macaulay Cardigan and Free Pattern by Katie Green for Blacker Yarns
We included the Macaulay Cardigan in our roundup of free cardigan knitting patterns last year. I liked the design so much, that I decided to knit one for myself! To knit the Macaualay Cardigan, I used six skeins of a DK weight yarn from Linc Farm. Linc Farm is a biodynamic farm in Niagara that […]