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Category: Designs

  • The Love Big Hooded Sweater Design

    The Love Big Hooded Sweater Design

    Say hello to the love big hooded sweater! This big, warm, valentines inspired hoodie is a hybrid of my winter blues pullover and the max hooded cardigan. It’s not too long in length, but not short either. It hits at a level that’s perfect for easy wearability!

    I wanted to do something different for detail on this one and went with a mesh stitch to create a heart on the front. It actually took me two tries to get it right, I was having the hardest time trying to do the maths on this! I was so excited when I got it! I am not a math person.

    Per most of my chunky knit designs, this sweater is an easy and quickish knit. I used 15mm needles for the ribbing, then my lovely 25mm needles for the remainder of it. You’ll have a new sweater in just a few days, or hours if you’re ambitious!

    I made little hearts at the end of each sleeve using the duplicate stitch method. Super easy and quick. If you’ve never worked duplicate stitch, this will be the perfect chance to try it out as it’s just a small detail.

    Skill level for this design is easy or beginner. You’ll need to know how to do the longtail cast on, twisted ribbing, stockinette stitch, picking up stitches, increase stitch, and seaming. I promise you’ll have no problem doing it!

    Purchase the pattern here 💕 https://happyloveco.etsy.com/listing/1661632707 or by clicking the shop button in the menu above.

    Hope you enjoy!! Don’t forget to share your makes with me on IG @happyloveco or via email.

  • Francelia Pullover Sweater

    Francelia Pullover Sweater

    My entire goal for the Francelia pullover was a sweater to be able to wear to my sisters wedding. While it turned out even better than I had envisioned, I didn’t wear it to her wedding as it just didn’t go with the skirt I had purchased. I am however, super excited to wear it with jeans and casual outfits.

    I used three different strands of yarns held together for this one. I’m loving the effect that the We Are Knitters bling bling yarn is having mixed with cotton! I’ve done two sweaters with it now and it makes for such a soft and supple feel. I used cotton, the sparkle yarn, and the bling bling. I don’t think they carry the sparkle yarn anymore, so you could use another strand of cotton instead. It’s weight is somewhere between the cotton and bling bling yarn.

    I did a mesh stitch along the neckline and then a few rows of it down each of the sleeves. I love mesh stitch for it’s almost fancy style! I topped it off then with a ruffled neckline that I am absolutely smitten with! This was my first time trying out ruffles and I’m obsessed. It gives such a feminine vibe. I feel like it made the sweater!

    This sweater is one that can be done by beginners! It’s got mainly basic stitches and even the ruffles are easy to work! I used 1×1 twisted ribbing for the waist and wrists, then stockinette for the remainder of the pieces. Mesh stitch is also an easy one to work!

    I hope you enjoy!

    Click shop in the menu above to purchase the pattern for the Francelia sweater.

    Don’t forget to share your finished sweater with me! On Instagram @happyloveco ❤️

  • Merry and Bright Cardigan

    Merry and Bright Cardigan

    Super cropped, garter stitch, big sleeves, big needles, big wool, double wrap braided belt. This is the Merry and Bright cardigan design.

    We Are Knitters recently launched some new yarn colors for “the wool”. I was pretty excited to snatch up some for my first chunky design of the season. I’m really feeling the red vibes lately and figured that would make a cute piece. Also, a rare moment where I designed a sweater using just one solid color. This does not happen often!

    This is a super quick and easy cardigan to knit up. Beginner knitter level. Everyone can knit this one! You guys know I love the big needles to make the softness of these yarns pop. This is the first time I’ve used them for garter stitch and it gave such a fabulous finished piece!

    Click here to purchase the Merry and Bright cardigan pattern!

    ❤️ Bethany