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   

Vintage Baby Set - Knit Now Issue 15

Vintage Baby Set
Knit Now Magazine, Issue 15

Description:  Not long ago, most infants took their naps on the porch, in their bassinets or prams. My mum had such a pram that I took leisurely naps in among the fresh air and warm sun. The Vintage Baby Set was created as a throw back to that time when little ones needed a complete outfit to keep them warm and dry. It features an easy fair isle pattern and a twisted rib bodice on the cardigan for an heirloom feel.

Cardigan: Body is worked from the bottom up, flat, seamed at the shoulders. Sleeves are worked flat, seamed and sewn into place.

Leggings: Leggings have a folded waistband with an I-cord tie, knit seamlessly, in the round. Short rows across backside with a gusset. Each leg is worked seamlessly, in the round.

Bonnet: Bonnet is worked from the forehead to the crowd, seamlessly and flat. Chin strap is in garter stitch.

Sizes:  3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months

Rating: Easy to Intermediate

Techniques & Stitches Used:  Twisted sts, fair isle/ stranded colourwork, knitting flat and in the round, seaming.

Yarn Requirements:  Yarn Love's Marianne Dashwood
                                    Main Color; Allure:  3(3, 4, 4, 5) skeins
                                    16-20 yds each of Copper Penny & Martini

Will be available as a downloadable pattern in April 2013

Little Johns Pattern Release!

Little Johns Pattern PDF $5.00 - 
From Knit Picks HERE.

It is finally here!  After many hours of editing, testing, knitting, "Little Johns" pattern is finally finished. I had the privilege of working with a wonderful group of testers on Ravelry who all happen to be cloth diapering mamas and experienced soaker/longie knitters.  There input was so valuable in the finalization of this pattern!  Thank you mamas!  This pattern is rated Advanced Beginner/Intermediate.

Inspired by long johns my husband wore on our honeymoon as a joke, these unisex little pants are not only cute, but functional. Worked in 100% wool for wear over a cloth diaper, Little Johns will provide your wee one with warmth and comfort.

Worked seamlessly from the waistband down, in the round and then flat, they feature a twisted rib waistband, an I-cord drawstring, a backside flap with 2 large buttons + a smaller button, a gusset shaped with lifted increases, slightly tapered legs and a doubled cuff.

Little Johns also come with an optional striping sequence for the cuffs to mimic classic wool work socks, which are not shown in these photos...

Desperate times called for desperate measures; I had to give Lox the only treat I had to make him stand somewhat still.....you should have seen him when I pried that sticky lollipop from his hands!

Little Johns Pattern $5.00