Altyn Shawl for Mom

I feel like I am constantly working on new designs or knitting samples for them. With little extra time on my knitting plate, I knew I needed a quick project. Yet, such a project had to be elegant, luxurious and wholly mom-worthy. The Altyn Shawl by Ainur Berkimbayeva is just that! PROJECT BREAKDOWN Pattern: Altyn…

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V-Back Tee DK

First and foremost, Black Lives Matter! ALL Black Lives Matter. No, this is not a movement that has been generated by the left so that they can push their evil agendas. Observe, pay attention and listen to your heart. Black people are dying, and it’s not right. On Monday the Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ…

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Me Made May 2020

For Me Made May this year I sewed a total of . . . are you ready for it? Nothing! However, I do have two handmade items to share with you that I sewed back in March and April. I also sewed some imperfect masks that you can read about at the bottom. PROJECT BREAKDOWN…

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Halfway

Bear with me. This post is colossal. SISTERS UNITED MT DONATION FOR ALL OF MAY 🎉 50% of Halfway sales will be donated to Sisters United MT for the ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY! 🎉 Click here to purchase the pattern from my Ravelry store. Guided by her heritage and big heart, Candice English, the dyer…

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Corona Bunny

I knit a pink stuffed bunny a long time ago for a baby-to-be, and I always planned to knit another one for me and my family. I had used a pattern that wasn’t especially fun to knit and that had required a lot of sewing. This time around, I used a far better pattern, and…

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Diaphanous Raglan

The number one reason I had to knit this pattern was for the sheer sleeves. Bishop/balloon sleeves are my favorite long sleeve right now. Make them sheer, and I throw my hands up in surrender. Hence, when the Diaphanous Raglan pattern was released, I added it to my queue pronto. PROJECT BREAKDOWN Pattern: Diaphanous Raglan…

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Swallowtail

Meet my latest design–Swallowtail! This pullover features a ton of stranded colorwork with fingering weight yarn, all centered on the zebra swallowtail butterfly. This species is my favorite of all the butterflies, and it was fun playing with both the modern and natural elements and deconstructing them into various motifs. For my sample above, I…

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Baby Yoda

Today’s post is a quick one. I whipped up this baby Yoda for my son, who has been obsessed with this fifty-year-old baby and The Mandalorian series as a whole. Just try to say he isn’t cute! PROJECT BREAKDOWN Pattern: Baby Yoda by Kim Konen Yarn: Small amounts of worsted weight yarn. I used Malabrigo…

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Mom’s Filigree Shawl

Every now and then I come across an amazing shawl that I simply have to knit, but this one may triumph them all. PROJECT BREAKDOWN Filigree by Julie Knits in Paris Yarn: Knit Cosmic Strings Yak (65% merino, 20% silk and 15% yak) in colorways Tobacco, Temple, Dark Woods and Shadows To view my project…

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The Great Christmas Hat-a-thon

In the two weeks leading up to Christmas, I cranked out four hats for gifts for my husband’s family. Earlier in the season I also knit a hat for a friend, as well as a hat for a newborn. That’s six hats! Below are the details for each hat. Be sure to let me know…

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