Although I’m partial to baby blanket knitting patterns and, I think, always will be, I do love knitting sweaters for kids as well. Kid sweaters are fun! You can try out embellishments or new stitches in knitting patterns without committing to an entire blanket. And unlike the sweaters I knit for me, kids’ sweaters almost always turn […]
The Rainbow Sweater
Every year, before our summer road trip, I take all the kids to pick out yarn for fall and winter sweaters. And it cracks me up because you can see each one of their personalities in what they pick. One insists on Purple Sparkly yarn…made into a dress not a sweater, naturally. One doesn’t really care and will […]
Knitting a Purple Dress
Before we leave on a road trip, I always take the kids to pick out some special snacks and a new (or new-to-them-thrift-store) book. Then I take them to help me pick out yarn. Because long days on the road, and long, lazy days at the beach when we get there mean lots of knitting […]
A Chunky Cable Knit Sweater
I am, quite possibly, the only person in Colorado hoping for one more good snow. Because I finally finished this cable knit sweater for my oldest. My goal is to make each of the kids a new sweater every winter, but the older they get, the longer it takes to finish one. I finished a […]
Knit Sweaters for Sisters
Last summer, I knit my older daughter a Spring T. It’s only taken me eight months to make a matching one for her sister. I like knitting short-sleeved shirts because they can be layered and worn all year long. A good, light wool sweater keeps one surprisingly warm. And — bonus — they knit up rather quickly. […]
Lacy Sweater
So while at my Happy Place this summer, I bought myself some Rowan Handknit Cotton yarn to use for a sweater for my girl. Cotton yarn is so easy to work with and I was surprised at how quickly this knit up. The pattern is from Zoe Mellor’s Adorable Knits for Tots and look at it. Adorable. The one thing […]
A Knit T
So I mentioned earlier this week that I had finished this knit summer T-shirt. That is the great advantage to 16-hour car rides…so much time for knitting. The yarn is a cotton-silk blend, so it stays cool in the summer…but I can see this in the winter with a long-sleeve shirt underneath and some cute […]
