I knit the Single Malt sweater by Maxim Cyr as a gift for my husband. The Single Malt sweater is knit in the round top-down with raglan sleeves. It uses a simple, yet beautiful stitch motif in an Aran weight yarn on size US 8 needles. Continue reading for my experience knitting the Single Malt Sweater.
I knit a second Briochevron Blanket to use all of my left over yarns in one fun project. I’m really happy with the final result! Keep reading for my experience knitting the Briochevron Blanket again after one year.
If you’ve followed my blog, you know that I have been enjoying knitting shawls lately. I cast on this shawl to combine my favorite elements from the Brioband shawl and the Fantastitch shawl. Keep reading for more details on my Brioband + Fantastitch Combination Shawl!
I knit a second Fantastitch out of left over stash yarn. I love this pattern so much and revisiting it after a year helped me get my knitting motivation back. Keep reading for my experience knitting another Fantastitch Shawl by Stephen West.
At the beginning of the year, I set a goal for myself to try to create my own knitting pattern/design. I’ve made a few freestyle sweaters for my dog and she looks super sweet in her custom sweaters, but I wanted to try something a little bigger.
I decided I wanted to create a sweater for my niece and customize the pattern to something she would enjoy. Instead of starting from scratch, I made a mashup of a couple of different patterns. Continue reading for more about my freestyle sweater mashup knitting experience:
I knit the Shawlography Shawl during my first mystery knit along, and I really enjoyed it! I had a few reservations at first, but each clue of Shawlography was a lot of fun. Keep Reading for my Shawlography Knitting Experience:
I am so excited to be participating in this year’s mystery knit-along (MKAL) by Westknits. In this post, I’ll share my five yarn colors for the Shawlography Shawl and my new knitting bag that I’ll be using for this project.
I knit my second Honeycomb Aran using this beautiful Shamrock color, and wanted to share my modifications. I used my same cheat sheets from my first sweater, and this time around was super easy. Read more for my Shamrock Honeycomb Aran Knitting Experience.
I started the Treelight Shawl because I love the look of brioche and was excited to work on a shawl that incorporated one-color, two-color, and honeycomb brioche in one. I enjoyed knitting this shawl, but this was the first project where I ended it early because of ‘complications’. Keep reading to see more on my Treelight Shawl Knitting Experience:
If you are interested in knitting and trying to figure out what you really need to get started, keep reading to find out what tools and accessories are essentials, and what’s just nice to have. Here are my top 5 Essential Knitting Notions + Tools for Beginners:
The Hiberknitting Cowl is knit in the round with four sections that play with colorwork and different stitch patterns. I’d never knit a cowl before but it looked like it would be a fun knit. I really enjoyed moving onto the next section and working with such pretty yarn. Keep reading for my experience knitting the Hiberknitting Cowl by Stephen West:
These super cute beaded phone charm straps are really trendy right now. I’ve seen them popping up everywhere, ranging from $15 – $115! You can easily make these charms at home for a fraction of the price, and it’s a fun at-home activity. Keep reading to see step-by-step how to make beaded phone charm straps at home, and how to attach them to your phone:
The Honey Clutch by PetiteKnit is such a fun knit. I love all things honeycomb brioche and constructing this cute little bag. I used a different (easier) technique to knit the honeycomb brioche in the round, and I sewed everything by hand. Keep reading for more on my experience knitting the Honey Clutch:
I had quite a few knitting projects planned this year. I knew it was a pretty ambitious list, but I was excited to work on so many fun projects. Now that the year is halfway through, I wanted to share my progress and some updates to the plan.