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Author: Bethany

  • Glitter Era Pullover Sweater Design

    Glitter Era Pullover Sweater Design

    First off, I have to say that this yarn is a serious splurge. I love Knit Collage yarn with a passion, but it’s not very cost friendly. I don’t purchase it too often, it’s a treat! So if you’re not wanting to spend much to make this sweater, I suggest using any chunky weight yarn! You don’t have to use the same as I did, but it is incredibly gorgeous and if you want a one of a kind, do it.

    The yarn I used is called Spuncloud. It’s a super soft wool that has a light strand of tinsel woven through it to give it a little sparkle. I love anything glittery or sparkly, so this just gets me.

    This sweater uses 5 skeins of the Spuncloud yarn and is knit on size 15mm (US 19) straight knitting needles. You’ll also need a darning needle for seaming.

    This sweater is super chunky and cozy. It can be worn off the shoulders, off one shoulder, or pulled forward or back for a scoop neck or scoop back.

    You’ll just need basic knitting skills for this sweater along with picking up stitches for the neckline.

    To purchase the Glitter Era sweater pattern, Click here!

  • Ozzy Scarf Design

    Ozzy Scarf Design

    Fall is officially upon us. Time for all the pumpkin coffees, pumpkin patches, walks through the fall leaves, apple orchards, gorgeous weather, the yummy baking, and last but not least, the cozy knitwear. The scarves, the sweaters, the cardigans, the blankets, the hats, it’s all so good. We knitters love nothing more than a fabulous knit session, cozying up with a coffee and treat, and in my case wearing my favorite hoodie and sweats, and knitting to the hearts content.

    I was perusing my yarn stock a couple weeks ago and found this gorgeous “Lil Heal the Wool” from Wool and the Gang. I actually bought this a few years ago and was a little disappointed in the color at the time. Now, I’m head over heels in love with it and had to put it to use.

    I only had three skeins, which wouldn’t have been enough for a sweater. Then with the texture of it as well, a scarf would really be the best viable option. Its not a super soft yarn, much more an accessory yarn. It’s much much warmer than I thought it would be. During the photo shoot, I had to take it off multiple times due to it getting so warm! So the open stitch was a good option for it. It gives it a delicate feminine look, while also keeping you nice and toasty!

    This is a fun one to knit if you’re wanting to work more on your stitches while not knitting something too difficult. And if you’re a pro, just have fun!

    Purchase your ozzy scarf pattern here!

    Happy fall!

  • Tutorial | what I mean when I say “working one side”

    Tutorial | what I mean when I say “working one side”

    I’ve had this question posed to me a few times, “what does it mean to work one side?”.

    Many of my patterns feature neckline shaping and this is where “working one side” typically comes in to play.

    Here’s an example from one of my patterns.

    The interesting thing is that sometimes the question comes as “what does it mean to reattach yarn?” And I have to have them go back to the row where the work was split by a mid bind off. No one has actually told me what they’ve done, but I almost wonder if the bind off was missed? I’m really not sure.

    So when you’ve reached the row where it says, for example, knit 39 stitches, bind off 8, knit the remaining 39, do exactly that. You will have created two separate sections of knitting.

    Two separate sides of bind off

    What you will then do for the next row after, a purl row, is purl until you reach where the bind off is. You then will turn your work back to the right side, as you wouldn’t want to knit over the bind off.

    You’ll then work to the end of that row. Turn work. Purl to where you now have your end of row. Turn work. Continue on as the pattern directs.

    When you then go to reattach yarn, you’ll simply insert your right hand needle purlwise into the first stitch, as this will be a purl row.

    Drape your yarn strand over the needle and purl the stitch. I always hold both strands when going through the second stitch for a little extra security.

    Drop the shorter end and continue knitting as normal. You’ll weave that end in later.

    Hope that helps!