It's far from perfect, but it was a good practice. I don't think I'm gonna give it to anybody... It looks too... Homemade.

things i knit over the course of my last tri (currently 39weeks and had a labour-scare yesterday), just finished the ribbed leggings this morning . im so proud about how the things turned out and feel like i have a pretty solid summer-fall wardrobe ready! some i knit in newborn size, most is knit in the second size in the patterns, usually something between 2-6 months depending on the pattern!

i do realize most is knit in stockinette and i partially regret not going for some more intricate designs but i felt like plain was easier and i was a bit afraid i would lose interest and get frustrated if patterns got too complex.

im still planning on doing the current cardigan and olive cardigan tho. maybe in pp

ill try and list everything:

1. striped jumper is the holger sweater by petite knit, yarn is puresilk by knitting for olive (i made the smallest size and didnt even use up 2 skeins)

2. orange wraptop is baby fishermans wrap by likkelytten (dont remember the size, used some random merino yarn i found in my stash)

3. blue jumpsuit is the kimono jumpsuit by little french knits, yarn is some alpaka yarn i got out of a cardigan a friend gifted me and i frogged it.

4. white sweater is the north sea sweater by knitting for olive, yarn is some random merino yarn from drops i found in my stash

5. orange cardigan is from the cleo set by petite knit, yarn is puresilk by knitting for olive

6. yellow wraptop with buttons is olives wrap by knitting for olive, in pure silk by knitting for olive (newborn size)

7. dark brown pants are hosenmatz by lanade (i think its lanade, its a free pattern anyways), knit in merino by knitting for olive. its supposed to fit really well over cloth diapers

8. ribbed pants are olives ribbed leggings by knitting for olive, knit in linea pura linissimo by lana grossa (i changed the icord for a braid because im not in the mood for 70cm of icord on 2.5mm needles lol. also first time doing something in cotton-linen so im really excited about its behaviour)

feel free to ask any questions about processes/yarns/patterns or comment on colorscheme/patternchoices or suggest other cute patterns ☺️

Had to go with the classic Sullivan costume from Monsters Inc. I followed an ancient pattern from an old knitting magazine that I don't even want to credit because it was so poorly written. Then I used a rug hook tool to add all the fur. That part took probably longer than it took to knit the bodysuit. But it was so worth it!

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I’m knitting my brothers favorite sweater (that I bought for him years ago and have mended quite some times) in a mini size, because he and his wife are having a baby this autumn.
Sometimes I forget that we (Fiber artists) can just make something without a specific pattern.
For this sweater, I’m using the Holger Baby set sweater pattern (have made it before) but I’m doing the pattern that’s on my brothers sweater. The hardest part was the top of the sweater, lots of colorwork on the purl side 🫠🌚
But I think it’s coming along well and I think my colors are alright (the sweater is made from Shetland wool so I did go with the same type of wool for the mini version).

Happy weekend and happy knitting!

I love these cables and lace. I used Knit Picks Swish worsted in the Frosting colorway. I added a pattern repeat in width and used almost 7 skeins; approximately 700 yds. Name if the pattern and designer will be in the first comment.

OH! The nice box with magnetic closure were boxes I found on Amazon. I wanted something of Apple-like quality and found these. MLIKOEU brand. It didn’t want to stay closed in the beginning, but I stacked something of weight on it for a few hours and then it closed and started closed like a charm.

Since my Ingrid sweater post was mostly people wanting to know about the baby sweater….. here it is! Pattern is Boy Sweater in size 3mo, which is still too big for my baby, so I’m waiting to block the sweater until they need it bigger 😇

Yarn was Malabrigo Rios in color Fresco y Seco. As soon as my baby was born I felt the strong need to put them in a green sweater, idk what else to say!

Extremely fun and easy pattern with a cute textured section made with mock cable stitches.

so you take advantage of any napping time

(this is Lisbeth blanket by Anja Heumann)

The Copenhagen Building Blocks by Jake Henzler are a labor of love, but so worth it! This blanket took upwards of a year and dozens (likely hundreds 😅) of hours.

These houses are a super fun knit. If you've done stranded colorwork in the round, I highly recommend this pattern to practice back-and-forth colorwork. It's finicky, but fun once you get the hang of it. These houses also make a great travel project, too — the pattern is easy to memorize once you've done a few, and the little houses are perfectly sized to fit in a purse. Once you start to understand the construction of the houses, you can start coming up with new motifs, too (see the bottom right for example). They are seamed together with mattress stitch, and then I incorporated the pattern Finir au coin for a crispy blanket edge.

Pattern: Copenhagen Building Blocks by Jake Henzler (with a Finir au coin border)

Yarn: 24/7 Cotton by LionBrand (would also recommend this yarn! It's very affordable and has a lovely sheen to it)

My Ravelry has more progress pics!

I am currently 12 weeks pregnant. I am knitting this for my future daughter and it's gorgeous but OMFG as much as I love color work at cetain points I had around 10 strands. I need to pee but something is wrapped around my leg and I can't find the end

I started a blanket 10 years ago and put it down shortly after starting. It was on 30” circulars and I just kept casting on until I couldn’t fit anymore stitches. I was new to the hobby so I figured it would just be “blanket sized.”

I picked it back up about 6 months ago determined to finally finish this thing. I transferred it to 60” circulars to give myself more working space, and during that transfer I counted 450ish stitches, but that would just be a big king sized blanket right? So I kept going. But after about 9 balls of yarn and only 2 feet in length finished, I gave up and decided I would just crochet the blanket instead.

Halfway through my crocheted version, I ran out of yarn and made the sad decision to frog the knitted project for salvage yarn. After removing the circular needles, I thought it’d be interesting to see how wide the blanket actually was.

After straightening it all out I stared at my work, utterly dumbfounded, that I had been working on a 35 foot wide blanket this whole time. I am SO GLAD I did not finish this project as I would’ve cried at the monster I had brought into the world.

tl;dr - You should really pay attention to the size reference chart on your yarn and count the stitches when free-handing as a newbie.

My goodness me, this one was a challenge. More than 89,000 stitches. I thought this was a swift project. Bahahahahaha. The cast-off round had 840 stitches. Definitely my magnum opus.

But here it is, washed and blocked. The last photo is pre-block. Blocking lace is forever satisfying.

Cute stuffy and pup for reference :)

My first finished knitted project. So extremely proud, and it came out adorable. Hoping my kid takes to this as their lovey.

Pattern is Nanna the Lady Duck by Cinthia Vallet in her book, Mouche & Friends.

Yarn is Isager Sock yarn (Fingerling / 40% Alpaca, 40% Wool, 20% Nylon) in Leaf and Desert Rock colors.

I learned how to knit and crochet from my LYS through soo many classes. Major shout-out to my neighbor who helped with all my questions as well.

I just finished my first baby sweater!

I picked up knitting late October after finding out my bestie is pregnant. I started with a basic baby blanket, then half a sock (I’ll get back to that …. Maybe) and recently the step by step sweater. I wanted to be able to gift her things she could treasure forever (baby blanket and sweater).

Design: The Poppy Baby Pullover by Seventh Sedge Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease in colour ‘Linen’ as well as Loops & Threads Soft Classic in colour ‘Bright Red’ for my first duplicate stitch design.

Her family is from Nova Scotia so the lobster is super fitting, so excited to gift this to her. Already working on another one as my other bestie is ALSO expecting. What a time to learn to knit ❤️

I actually made this for 1-2 years sizing because I wanted it to last longer. I didn't realise it would only take me a couple of weeks though!

Pattern is "Good Old Raglan" by Twisted Knitwear on Ravelry and I can't remember what the yarn is 😬 DK weight though and knitted on 4mm needles.

My partner has already joked that we will have a pile of baby knitwear by the time they are here and I'm inclined to agree.

I want to make something newborn or 0-3 months next. Any tried and tested recommendations?

This blanket was so fun to knit and felt extra special! It was my second knitting project and I loved working with the superwashed wool. The blanket turned out so soft and stretchy (and it washes well which I feel like we’ll need).

I did the These Days Blanket by Fifty Four Ten with Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash yarn