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  • Everly Vest Design

    Everly Vest Design

    September brings a changing of seasons and a time for new fresh knits. A season to re embrace knitwear and pick up your needles again if you tend to put them down during the warmer summer months. Start out with this simple oversized pullover vest, knit in a fluffy light wool and ready to style your autumn knitwear aesthetic.

    The Everly vest was knit using size 10 mm (US 15) straight knitting needles and around 450 yards of We Are Knitters “meriwool” in hand painted. The colorway of this yarn is absolutely beautiful. We Are Knitters no longer sells this particular yarn, but I did manage to come across a few sellers online with it if you’d like to use the exact yarn. Otherwise, any chunky weight yarn will do, including We Are Knitters yummy yarn.

    This sweater vest uses basic knitting skills. You’ll start with a longtail cast on followed by a 1×1 twisted rib, stockinette stitch, bind off, decreases, and picking up stitches. Once you’ve finished knitting the body panels, seaming will finish it off.

    The Everly vest is perfect for these coming cooler days. Layer it over a turtleneck for the falls days of coffee and shopping, apple orchard, pumpkin patch, or over a heavier top for bonfire evenings. Come warmer weather, wear it over a tank as a classy sweater top.

    Purchase the Everly Vest pattern here.

  • Free Pattern | Knitting Needles Case

    Free Pattern | Knitting Needles Case

    I’ve been waiting on some yarn to finish my latest design and it’s been the biggest disaster! At this point, my post office delivered it somewhere and they don’t know where and whoever got it decided to keep it. I was out of town for a week and a half on a trip to the UP of Michigan and a few days in Minnesota and returned home and my yarn has still not shown up.

    So anyway, while I was waiting for this yarn to make its appearance, my daughter hauled up a tote of yarn that I had in the storage. All “the tape” from We Are Knitters. So I was like well I might as well use some of this. I did a little bit of a brainstorming sesh and came up with the cute little idea of a crossbody bag. Then as I was about to start on it, I saw my needles and was like hoooold up.

    I have had so many needles break on roadtrips. It’s one of thee most frustrating things and also an expensive problem. They’ve been stepped on by kids or unknowingly had a heavier bag placed on top of them and they snap. So I figured since it would take quick, might as well try make a case for them.

    And it turned out perfect. This yarn knits up quite sturdy so while they might still break if jumped on, they’re a lot more protected. It was a good use of yarn that I have an absolute ton of!

    It holds quite a few sets too! I tested it with a set of 15mm, 10mm, and 8mm. All 3 fit. Game changer for my knitting needles while traveling.

    Get your free guide here!

  • Rosemary Tee Design

    Rosemary Tee Design

    A new knit tee for the warm summer months. This tee is designed to be a basic staple for your knit wardrobe. Knit with We Are Knitters “the cotton” and size 8 (US 11) straight knitting needles, it’s a quick one! The larger needles give it a lighter and airy fit, perfect for everyday wear.

    If you’ve got basic knitting skills, you’ll have no problem knitting this sweater tee. It’s easy, fun, and oh the color options you can try! Im already wanting to knit another in pink and ivory.

    Materials Needed

    2 skeins We Are Knitters “the cotton” in color A (purple) or similar DK yarn – 464 yards 

    1 skein We Are Knitters “the cotton” in color B (green)  or similar DK yarn- 232 yards 

    Size 8mm (US 11) straight knitting needles

    Darning needle for weaving in ends and seaming.

    Purchase your copy of the Rosemary tee pattern here!