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  • 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.

  • Jewel Of Fall Pullover Sweater

    Jewel Of Fall Pullover Sweater

    One of my top favorite things this year is the jewel color tones. I am obsessed! The bluish greens, dark reds, pinks, ivory. And fall is such a good season for these colors. They create a real dramatic mood enhancing all the cozy feels. I’m hoping to incorporate a lot of them into my home decor and paint colors for this coming season!

    This design features many of the jewel tone colors, plus three different textured yarns, held together to create one of the most luxurious feeling knits. This piece is knit using all yarns from We Are Knitters. I used the Bling Bling Yarn, the cotton, and the petite wool.

    This sweater is a design that is beginner friendly. Like always, I keep my designs easy enough that most beginners can do them. Some may have a tiny bit of challenge for you, but you definitely will have no problem!

    Materials Needed

    5 skeins We Are Knitters “the petite wool” or similar chunky weight yarn 

    2 skeins We Are Knitters “bling bling yarn”  for body panels 

    1 skein bling bling yarn for sleeves 

    6 skeins We Are Knitters “the cotton” or similar yarn 

    Size 12mm (US 17) straight knitting needles

    Darning needle for seaming 

    Colors I used 

    Body Panels- petite wool in natural 

    Bling bling yarn in natural

    Cotton colors, bottom to top: copper, blush (I used dusty rose in the easy breezy yarn, but that’s out of stock) teal, lilac, canyon rose, mustard 

    Sleeves- same as body panels except the bling bling yarn was navy 

    Finished Measurements 

    Length- 17”

    Width- 30”

    Sleeve Length- 16.5”

    Gauge

    8 stitches in stockinette and 13 rows in stockinette/moss in 4”

    Shop this pattern on my Etsy shop via the Shop Link in the menu above.

    And as always, make sure you share the finished image of your project with me!

  • The Vivian Crop Summer Sweater

    Happy July! I feel like this summer is just cruising on by! We had our last snowstorm the end of April so it feels like winter has only just finished up. But thank goodness. I am throughly enjoying all the lovely warm days!

    I’m so excited to have this new design out! I was looking to make something quick, who wants to spend all summer knitting a summer sweater, and this piece fits the bill! It’s knit with 12mm knitting needles to make for a faster and lightweight piece. Summer evenings are the perfect time to enjoy a light sweater!

    I am all about the oversized fit. This piece has oversized written all over it. Besides it being a crop length :). The sleeves start with ribbing on the cuffs and continuously get wider all the way until the bind off. This gives them a cozy and voluminous fit. The body is wide and boxy, wear it over anything!

    I added a little bit of duplicate stitches using the cuff coloring to make a fun little addition to the design. Kind of a bit of pop! If you’re not too into duplicate stitching, you can definitely skip it. But I recommend!

    I used two different sized yarns for this as I had two skeins sitting around foreeeever that I wanted to use. But you can definitely just use all the same size petite wool from We Are Knitters that I used. The lighter yarn I used was Plymouth Yarns Merino wool, which is really pretty!

    This is an easy knit and suitable for beginner knitters who have the basic skills down, as well as picking up stitches (for the neckline) and a twisted ribbing. I have had people ask if they can use a regular ribbing instead and the answer is of course! I just prefer the look of the twisted.

    You can purchase the Vivian Crop pattern here.