Willoughby...

Willoughby Jacket & Longies

This was a couple of years in the making due to various delays!  I am SO happy with both patterns and am making a new set for the new baby :)  In Malabrigo Rios; so soft!

Sizes  3 months to 6 years

(Loxley is squished into a smaller size! He didn't want to take it off!)

Sample shown in size 2 years (on a 4 year old) in Three Irish Girls Sprinvale Super Merino.

Both jacket & longies are seamless and feature an easy to remember, circle cable pattern.  This makes a very squishy little set!

Awesome wooden buttons from Anny May Craft Supplies on Etsy. LOVE these buttons!

Ribbed Longies are so warm and cozy and hug little legs nicely.  

Willoughby Jacket & Longies  

$1.50 off each pattern from December 18-10, 2013. Discount applied at checkout.

Willoughby Jacket $5  

Willoughby Longies $5   

Little Willow ~ New Pattern

Little Willow

Description:  “Little Willow is a unisex jacket worked in Lotus Yarns Tibetan Cloud, a light worsted weight yarn. It is worked seamlessly and flat, from the bottom up with the sleeves worked separately and joined to be worked with the body, right up to the top of the hood.

“The jacket features a simple, yet interesting, zigzag moss stitch pattern with wide garter
stitch hem, cuffs, front double breasted overlap, and hood bands. There is 2-4” (5-10cm) of positive
ease for a generous and roomy fit.

“My Little Willow is a sweet little thing that loves to pop on a comfy sweater and go
exploring.”

Sizes: 3[6, 12, 18] months & 2[4, 6, 8, 10] years

Rating: Advanced Beginner

Techniques & Stitches Used:  Garter Stitch, Stockinette Stitch, Make 1 Left & Right, Knit, Purl, Grafting (a three needle bind off would also work),

Yarn Requirements:  Lotus Yarns Tibetan Cloud Worsted or any light worsted weight yarn (some dk weights will work)

Pattern Notes:

• Jacket is worked from the bottom up, seamlessly and flat
• Sleeves are worked flat, then seamed and joined to be worked with the body
• Raglan shaping is used to join sleeves to body
• This is a double breasted jacket with a front overlap of 3-5” (7.5-12.5cm)
• Hood is worked from the neck up, seamlessly, with inc’s along back
• Hood border is worked by picking up stitches along hood edge

Sample Shown in Size 6 years on a 6 year old child

Willow is my little sweety and I am so happy that she loves her new hoodie.  This will last her a long while and will be passed down and then stored away for her little ones some day......

When she was a wee baby, we used to play Paul McCartney's Little Willow to her.  It is still one of her favorite songs!

Check out the Little Willow Song at the end of this post.

Little Willow Pattern PDF - $6.00

Toadstools & Tadpoles- NEW Pattern!

Toadstools & Tadpoles

Knit Now, Issue 10, June 2012

Now Available as a PDF download !

knitting baby toddler pattern mushrooms toadstools cap hat connet booties bootees

Photo courtesy of Tim Bradley for Practical Publishing

“Toadstools & Tadpoles” is a whimsical baby set including a cardigan, bonnet & booties.

The cardigan is worked seamlessly from the bottom up with a toadstool border along the bottom (either done in intarsia or duplicate stitch), and a “tadpole” cable pattern on the body. A cable is worked at the same time, along the front edge and incorporates buttonholes.

Treefort Jacket Pattern Release!

Treefort Jacket Pattern

Sometimes, patterns just "happen".  You start knitting a little something for a friend, then take a look and think, "Hey! This is turning out better than I thought! What a fun pattern this would make..." And there you have it; a new pattern is born :)  This is precisely what happened when I started knitting my first Treefort Jacket.

Work in Progress....Treefort Jacket

 

A simple pattern that I am working on finishing up right now: "Treefort Jacket".  It is actually a gift for a friend that turned out pretty cute and fun to knit :)

Worked from the neck down, the Treefort Jacket is super easy and a great way to use up leftover yarn! It has raglan shaping, minimal amount of shaping, overlapping front closure with buttons. Hood is knit from the neck up & garter stitch button bands are worked by picking up sts along the fronts and hood.


Rated beginner; great way to learn new techniques, sich as, kfb, seamless knitting, picking up sts, provisional cast on, random striping.

Options for long or short sleeves & random striping using leftovers or 4-5 colors of yarn.
Pattern ready for testing in a week or two for easy spring knitting :) PM for details :)
Sizes Available for testing:
3(6, 12, 18)months & 2(4, 6, 8, 10, 12)years

The gory insides, not yet cleaned up :)



Remember this cute little Twiga?

Twiga Hoodie Pattern $6.00 -

I have had this pattern back for a while, but haven't had time to re-release it.

This jacket is knit with South West Trading Company's "Saphira"; a supersoft superwash 100% merino wool.  Delicious to knit with!

"Twiga Hoodie" features an asymmetrical front opening, spots are worked in intarsia, seamless, bottom-up construction.  Only a few stitches to graft together under the arms!

Mittens are knit separately, then one edge is sewn to the sleeve.  They flip up and can be buttoned to the sleeve to be out of the way.

"Twiga Hoodie" can now be purchased through Ravelry or here on the blog.

$6.00  

Organic Seasons Blanket & Jacket Pattern Release!

Organic Seasons Jacket PDF $5.00 -

Organic Seasons Blanket PDF $5.00 -

From Knit Picks Blanket & Jacket.

This is happening a little earlier than expected, due to family events. Testing went swimmingly and I met some very wonderful people through the process. Thank you, dear testers; I could not make this possible without YOU!

I present The Organic Seasons Blanket & Jacket Patterns.

The Jacket is knit seamlessly & flat from the bottom up.  The borders can be worked in duplicate stitching or intarsia.  There is a border motif option for each season. 

The body, sleeves & hood are worked in a soft wave pattern that is representative of years, the ocean, the wind.  Similar to the rungs on a tree. 

The front has a asymmetrical opening and the buttons bands are worked by picking up stitches.  Buttons or toggles will work beautifully.

The Jacket features a generous fit to be worn over clothing and to last more than one season.

Sizes available are 3 months to 10 years.

Knit Picks Swish Tonal Worsted was used for both the Jacket & the Blanket.  It is a superwash wool that is soft and luxurious. 

The Blanket is worked seamlessly, from the center out, in the wave pattern.  You have a choice of seasonal border motifs, which match the jacket.  Sizes are Lovie (23" x 23"), Stroller (34" x 34") & Crib (45" x 45").

One season can be worked across all four sides or a season per side.  The choice is yours.  The Blanket pattern features charts as well as written directions for the wave pattern.

Both patterns will be available through Knit Picks within the next few weeks, or you can purchase them now through the blog or Ravelry.  Both patterns are in imperial and metric measurements.

Organic Seasons Jacket Pattern -

Organic Seasons Blanket Pattern -  

Happy Knitting!

Organic Seasons Jacket

Organic Seasons Jacket in testing! Yay!

I had originally designed this jacket and matching blanket for a submission, which I never heard back from.  I won't say who it was, but I hung onto it for a long time, just-in-case :)

I offered it to Knit Picks and they accepted!  I chose Knit Picks Swish Tonal Worsted and fell in love :) It was from working with it in these projects that I decided to use it for my Union Suit.  It is SO soft!

This Jacket is knit seamlessly, bottom up, sleeves in the round.  Once the sleeves are attached to the body, it is knit seamlessly with raglan decreases.  Hood is worked with increases up the back and grafted at the top.  A year ago, I avoided grafting at all costs; now, I love doing it! 

I bought buttons yesterday that are dark wooden leaves and I will try to get those sewn on today.

The size shown is 2 years, however, Lox runs away screaming if he sees the jacket, let alone me trying to MAKE him put it on.  I feel serious bribes coming up for the photo shoot :/  Scarlett is proudly modelling and she wears a 4.  The jacket is meant to be longer to cover the behind :)

Tentative release date for both blanket & jacket is Early November :)

Happy Knitting!