The Take Me Back sweater design is now available for purchase in my Etsy shop!
This pattern was created using 6 skeins of Wool and the Gangs shiny happy cotton, plus one skein of accent for the mesh stitch on the sleeves. I used a size 5mm (US 8) straight knitting needles.
I wanted to create a pullover for summer that had an airy feel along with a little weight. Wool and the Gangs shiny happy cotton is a heavier cotton and gives it that exact effect!
This sweater is perfect for beginners and everyone else! You’ll need to know the basic longtail cast on, 1×1 twisted rib, garter stitch, increasing, decreasing, bind off, and seaming. I promise you can do it!
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!
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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!
