Year: 2023

cool stitches – fair isle sweaters with a modern twist

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Today, I’d like to share with you the work of one very cool maker from Normandy. If you are a Fair Isle sweater design fan, you’re going to love the work of Sophie Ochera. This French knitwear designer combines machine knitting with traditional hand knitting techniques to produce the most beautiful designs. I particularly love her choice of colors, which at times do not seem to fully coordinate, but result in modern, unique sweaters that are sure to become heirlooms. I personally would love to knit an adult version of the Quince pattern for myself, but unfortunately, I don’t see an adult version of it (yet?). Maybe in these colors? I’ll keep checking! Another beautiful sweater I can see myself trying to knit one day is the Noomi sweater. Would you love to knit one of these sweaters, too? Good news! The patterns are available on Sophie Ochera’s website and on Ravelry. If you are not a knitter — or if colorwork still scares you — do not despair! You have the option to have …

week 22:  project updates and plans for the weekend

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Hi! Season 3 of Ted Lasso ended this week and I’m still dreaming of those biscuits. I saw that @sweetish.co was making them – pink boxes and all! I’d love to try them. I thought this season was a little all over the place, but I couldn’t help watching every episode. What did you think of the show? (That Cat Stevens song always makes me cry.) knitting My APRIL BLOUSE is slowly coming along after a few setbacks, but I rediscovered lifelines and now I’m ready for any mistake. (By the way, I’m adding project notes to my Ravelry notebook in case you are interested.) If you don’t know what a lifeline is in knitting, it’s a way to hold one row of stitches with a piece of yarn or thread. This allows you to unravel your work safely to that point if you make a mistake, and not have to start over. All I can tell you is that when you have 276 stitches on your needles, lifelines aren’t optional! This video shows how …

new project on my needles: the april blouse from sandnes garn

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Do you love this pattern as much as I do? I stumbled upon the APRIL BLOUSE from Sandnes Garn the other day while scrolling Instagram and I immediately knew I wanted one. I loved the light brown color, the loose fit, and all that texture! I think this blouse will be a nice addition to my closet for when the weather gets hot. And seeing that it most likely won’t be hot in Marin until at least August or September, (I’m still wearing sweaters!) I should have plenty of time to knit mine before the summer ends. Of course, this project will require my full attention, as this doesn’t look like an easy knit – just look at those details! But, I’m up for it. Sandnes Garn is a Norwegian brand that I haven’t been able to find locally. So, I was thrilled to find out that I could purchase this yarn and the patterns online in the U.S. through motherknitter.com. This pattern is part of the SOMMER DAME Collection / 2305. You can get …