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Free Pattern: Avocado Washcloth
Like my Pineapple Washcloths, this one is inspired by a food I cannot eat. Avocado became the 3rd fruit that my body decided it hated, probably at the worst time as avocado has done nothing but climb in popularity since then. Why is there so much avocado in sushi? Especially vegetarian sushi? I was actually really, really surprised that there wasn’t already a knit avocado washcloth like this in existence on Ravelry. Once I realized that, I mapped out the pattern right away, but then took 2 months to actually make it. That’s what happens during summer vacation I guess. While I have knit on the lake, I have yet…
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Free Pattern: Cactus Washcloth
Long ago, when I was thinking about coming up with a few patterns, I was pretty sure the first pattern or 2 I released would feature cacti. Obviously I got distracted by another somewhat prickly thing – the pineapple. But now is the time for these cacti to start making their way into the world. Like the pineapples the pattern of the cactus is achieved through a change in texture. I chose seed stitch to mimic the prickles sticking out from a cactus. The centre of the cactus is centred on the washcloth, but the cactus itself is not symmetrical, as I don’t think there are real cacti out there…
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Free Pattern: Pineapple Washcloth 1
I love pineapple. I have for a very long time, for many years I asked people who went to Hawaii to bring me back a pineapple. My best friend brought me a pineapple bracelet instead of an actual pineapple and I wore it all the time. Sadly, in the last few years I have become intolerant to fresh pineapple, so I have to get my fix through canned pineapple on pizza and other creative ways. Pineapples seem very “in” right now, even in the fiber arts. However, almost all of the pineapples I’ve seen are crocheted! Since I still have not felt the need to actually learn how to crochet…
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Pattern Testing the Easy Eyelet Yoke Sweater
After mostly working with acrylic yarn for 2 months, and all those projects being knit flat, it was an absolute DREAM to be working with the mostly natural fibers of Lion Brand Chainette (affiliate link)and in the round for this sweater. And the Easy Eyelet Yoke sweater is SO pretty! You know how I can tell it’s really pretty? Some of the wip pictures I took are my 2 most liked pictures on Instagram. So what’s a yoke sweater? It’s a top down sweater that increases evenly the whole way around rather than in specific places like a raglan. That’s how you get this classic, perfectly round picture. If you’ve…
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Pattern Testing the Amethyst Grace Cardigan
This is probably Laura of White Willow Wearables‘ best pattern to date! I was a little on the fence about applying to test knit this cardigan because I had A LOT of other projects on the go. But, it had a really long testing period, so I figured I could manage – this can be an important feature when you’re looking for test knitters. The other thing I needed to consider was my repeated proclamation that I was going on a yarn diet. Testing would definitely mean I would have to buy yarn. I mean look at this thing, that’s a lot of yarn! But I went to Michael’s and…
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Aine Socks Review
I wanted to make these socks because my friend Nicole of Woolfield Studio has made 2 pairs of them and every time I see them I want a pair! I chose this yarn for my Aine socks (by Orange Knits) because Nicole’s are speckled, and I thought it might produce something speckle-like as well. But it turns out this isn’t my favourite yarn. The colours are a little over-saturated and there was more colour than white in it than I was expecting. It’s also high twist, which over time I’ve discovered I don’t love the way it looks just in a cake or skein, and it also feels weird under…
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Pattern Testing the Shag Carpet Shorties
These are my favourite socks! This may be a little premature as I see a number of socks in my near future, but still, I love them! When Nicole of Woolfield.Studio asked if anyone wanted to test these beauties I replied within a minute! Especially since I had just bought a skein of DK that would be perfect – not too varigated or multi-coloured to take away from the gorgeous cables. And using the skein right away meant it didn’t stay in my stash too long and get celebrity status so I became to scared to use it. Now regarding the socks: first of all, DK weight socks knit up FAST.…
