happy love co

Author: Bethany

  • Merry Christmas!

    Merry Christmas!

    I hope you all had an incredible Christmas and holiday season! This Christmas was definitely different than Christmases past, but we made the best of it! We enjoyed a couple of holiday lights drives, made plenty of Christmas treats, bought plenty of Christmas treats, and enjoyed time as a family. We actually lucked out and got a tiny bit of snow the day before Christmas. Just a dusting, but it made for a white Christmas! I wore my Christmas sweaters quite a bit this season and am getting excited now to finish up my 2021 Valentine’s Day sweater! Because you know, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Here’s a few photos from our Christmas season!

  • Yarn Substitutes

    Yarn Substitutes

    This isn’t a complete list, but this is what I have seen used so far!:) If you have any you’d like added, let me know!

    Patterns: Winter Blues Pullover Sweater, Winter Blues Cardigan, All Smiles Tomorrow Sweater, Fancy Sleeves Jumper, Feelin’ Like Fall Jumper, Max Hoodie Cardigan, Happy Place Cardigan, Striped Cropped Sweater, Go With the Flow Crop

    Patterns: Inez Summer Sweater, Kyla Striped Pullover, Kyla Tunic Sweater, The Kenzie Sweater, The Leslie Sweater, The Happy Love Co Christmas Sweater, Spring Vibes Kimono, The Zoey Cardigan, Babs Sweater, Garter Stitch Kimono

    Patterns: Bring Me Coffee Cardi and Tropic Sunset Cardi

    Hope that gives you guys a little help! I’ll add to this list as I find more.

    ❤️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