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Author: Bethany

  • The September Dreams Cardigan

    You cannot go wrong with yarnicorn. You really cannot. This yarn shade from We Are Knitters is just stunning. If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know I love it. My winter magic sweater, my lost road trip cardigan, and now the September Dreams cardigan have all been knit with it. This time, instead of “the wool”, it’s knit in the petite wool. A lighter yarn, just as warm and cozy!

    This cardigan is a knit that’s perfect for beginners wanting to learn a couple extra skills. The ribbing is knit in a 1×1 twisted rib, the body pieces are knit in your standard stockinette stitch, and you’ll pick up stitches for your edging around the front.

    I basically first had the idea for this back design. I really wanted a long cardigan with a slit up the back. And when I figured out the method to do that, the rest fell into place.

    It’s got the coziness of a blanket and robe together. It’s the perfect fall piece. Strolling the pumpkin patch, sipping on your pumpkin coffee. In my case, always the iced. I wonder if I’ll ever try a warm coffee.

    I knit the September Dreams cardigan using size 12mm or US size 19 straight knitting needles. It used roughly 8 skeins of the We Are Knitters petite wool.

    The pattern is available on both Etsy and my shop, by clicking the shop button in the menu above. 🙂 Hope you enjoy!

  • The Summer Dream Tee Design

    I hope you all have been having a wonderful fun filled summer! Crazy it’s almost over. We only had our last blizzard just over three months ago! It oddly feels like summer has only just started. Hopefully this year is a late start and early end to winter to make up for the last!

    Meanwhile, I finished this summer going into fall tee this week! I had this one planned out back in June, but with the constant traveling of this summer, I haven’t had much time to work on it. So it was a little bit of a long work in progress for something that’s a decently quick knit!

    I love the feel of garter stitch and when it’s knit with this bamboo from We Are Knitters, it made for such an amazing piece. It’s silky soft and has a slightly heavier feel thanks to the garter stitch!

    If you can do twisted rib, garter stitch, and picking up stitches, you’ll have no problem with this one! It’s a perfect tee for heading into fall as well, so while it’s called the summer dream tee, it will go much further!

    I had originally planned it to be a solid green, but unfortunately ran out and I’m actually glad I did. I had some white bamboo too so added that on for the front. Then I added some pretty cotton to make stripes! And I love how it turned out!

    You can purchase the pattern for this sweater by clicking here!

  • The Vivian Crop Summer Sweater

    Happy July! I feel like this summer is just cruising on by! We had our last snowstorm the end of April so it feels like winter has only just finished up. But thank goodness. I am throughly enjoying all the lovely warm days!

    I’m so excited to have this new design out! I was looking to make something quick, who wants to spend all summer knitting a summer sweater, and this piece fits the bill! It’s knit with 12mm knitting needles to make for a faster and lightweight piece. Summer evenings are the perfect time to enjoy a light sweater!

    I am all about the oversized fit. This piece has oversized written all over it. Besides it being a crop length :). The sleeves start with ribbing on the cuffs and continuously get wider all the way until the bind off. This gives them a cozy and voluminous fit. The body is wide and boxy, wear it over anything!

    I added a little bit of duplicate stitches using the cuff coloring to make a fun little addition to the design. Kind of a bit of pop! If you’re not too into duplicate stitching, you can definitely skip it. But I recommend!

    I used two different sized yarns for this as I had two skeins sitting around foreeeever that I wanted to use. But you can definitely just use all the same size petite wool from We Are Knitters that I used. The lighter yarn I used was Plymouth Yarns Merino wool, which is really pretty!

    This is an easy knit and suitable for beginner knitters who have the basic skills down, as well as picking up stitches (for the neckline) and a twisted ribbing. I have had people ask if they can use a regular ribbing instead and the answer is of course! I just prefer the look of the twisted.

    You can purchase the Vivian Crop pattern here.