DIY: Knit Vianne Cardigan by Andi Satterlund

Knit Vianne Cardigan by Andi Satterlund

I knit myself a yellow Vianne Cardigan by Andi Satterlund. Unfortunately Andi Satterlund closed her pattern shop recently. Tomiko and I had always liked the appearance of her patterns. They included interested designs while having an hourglass shape. Many were also cropped and styled to be worn with skirts or dresses. There are many new […]

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 […]

DIY: Crochet Overpass Mittens by Amy Gunderson

Yellow Overpass Mittens

These Overpass Mittens, designed by Amy Gunderson, have a beautiful textured stitch. I made them in a happy bright yellow, a perfect foil to the miserable ice storm weekend we just had in Toronto! To make the mittens, I used 2 skeins of Rowan Pure Wool Superwash DK in bright yellow, which I bought from […]