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Author: Bethany

  • Design | The All Smiles Tomorrow Sweater

    Design | The All Smiles Tomorrow Sweater

    Happy Friday! This evening I posted a new design in my Etsy shop. This is the All Smiles Tomorrow Sweater Pattern! This sweater is super warm and cozy and just gives all over happy vibes!

    My dad passed away 6 months ago after a short cancer trial. Long and rough ordeal, but only a few short months. Moments before he passed, he smiled and pointed upwards and told us gathered around him, “All smiles tomorrow”. He was an incredibly uplifting person and always had such a positive outlook on life. Him saying that, knowing he just wanted us to continue to be happy, stuck with us all. We will never forget those words.

    This sweater is a basic knit! It involves only your basic stockinette stitches and some increases as well as twisted ribbing. Then the smiley face is added on afterwards using the duplicate stitch. If you haven’t worked with duplicate stitch before, there are YouTube videos that explain it fairly well. It’s easy once you’ve got it!

    You can purchase the pattern for this sweater by clicking on the Shop link in the menu above, or simply clicking here!

    ❤️Bethany

  • Design | The Amber Fall Sweater

    Design | The Amber Fall Sweater

    Introducing The Amber Fall Sweater! This was such a fun knit to make! It’s knit with We Are Knitters petite wool on size 12mm needles which makes it a quick knit to complete. It took me two weeks to complete and that was with many days in that time not knitting! If you have time, you could definitely finish it in just a few days.

    This sweater requires, for the most part, basic knitting skills. The only extra thing you’ll need to know is how to do increases for the sleeves. Mesh stitch is used for the top of the sweater, which is easy to get used to.

    I absolutely love loose oversized sleeves and a roomy fit. I find nothing fun about tight fitting sweaters. If you’re familiar with my patterns, you’ll recognize they’re all big and cozy! This one is no different. You won’t have to be adjusting it as you move about your daily life.

    If you’d like to knit one of these for yourself, the pattern is available on my Etsy shop here!

    ❤️Bethany

  • Design | The Leslie Sweater

    Design | The Leslie Sweater

    September’s pattern is the Leslie Sweater. Named after my dad. This sweater is a mix between menswear and chic, classy, and casual. I can see this being worn with leggings, skinny jeans, or even a skirt. It’s oversized, it drapes, it stays in place. Basically, it covers all bases.

    The Leslie Sweater is not hard to knit. I have done a few patterns from yarn companies rated easy, and they were harder than this one. You’ve got to have the basic knitting skills down, make one increase, knit two together decrease, and picking up stitches. That’s all there is to it.

    The cotton yarn I used for the Leslie Sweater is shiny happy cotton from Wool and the Gang. We Are Knitters “the cotton” is a lighter cotton, but will otherwise knit up the same result. Another cotton yarn I have seen many use is Paintbox Yarns cotton. I haven’t used that before, so I’m not exactly sure how it turns out, but others love it and it works with my cotton knitting patterns.

    I think overall, the Leslie Sweater is my all time current favorite. My daily outfit usually consists of skinny jeans or leggings and sweatshirts, and this sweater has all the comfort of my favorite sweatshirts. It’s going to get a lot of loving!

    If you’d like to purchase a copy of the Leslie Sweater knitting pattern, click here.

    ❤️Bethany