f.o. : olga sweater.
I’m quite pleased with my Olga Sweater by PetiteKnit, which I completed at the very start of 2025 and still haven’t worn out in the world. I decided to take some color risk, which is part of my goal setting for this year of makes, and went with a bold red and purple palette. This particular combination is a dupe of another knitter’s finished product that I was really drawn to when I was trying to decide on what yarn and colors to pursue for this project.
f.o.: terrazzo sweater.
It’s been a Petiteknit winter for me, apparently. This is the Terrazzo Sweater and I knit it in the most gorgeous Noro Madara in the sake colorway. Wow. What a dream yarn.
f.o.: holger.
It’s been a minute. I made this Holger Sweater by PetiteKnit for my youngest nephew as his Christmas present. He likes to be “cozy” and says my sweaters make him feel that way. It won’t be long now before that’s not a thing anymore, so I made him a sweater…for now. I won’t be that aunt making him sweaters in his teens. I’m sure he’ll have moved on by then, as the other two did!
f.o.: shadow stripe pullover.
The Shadow Stripe Pullover by Jared Flood was an absolute dream to knit. The saddle shoulder construction was different and playful and I absolutely love the fit and drape of this garment. Endless color combinations but I went with exactly the color and shape of one of the full length samples that was featured—not colors I normally wear but that lime green is so gorgeous and fun.
wip: wave sweater.
I’ve had the Wave Sweater by Spektakelstrik - Mie Firring on my list for awhile and debated back and forth about color and yarn. I decided to knit with Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino for the first time and I am generally pleased with its ability to keep the shape of the color work and it’s soft feel. It does seem like a workhorse yarn.
w.i.p. : westward.
I’ve swatched for this pattern, measured, and measured again. The Westward Sweater by Tayler Harris is beautiful and it knits up quickly. But I’ve found that I’m petite. Real petite. I knew I was of short stature, but doing a dolman style sleeve has really tested my ability to get the oversized but not swimming on me fit I need.
Despite redoing the sleeves once and it feeling really great pre-block, the sleeves just ballooned after washing. So I’ll need to rip back about two or so inches on these and redo the ribbing. That will at least require very little knitting.
f.o. : bistripe hat.
I haven't made too many hats in recent years because it is indeed true: you can have too many hats and you can gift too many hats. That being said, Bistripe Beanie by James Watts came along and who said too many hats?
f.o.: shíyázhí sweater.
This is the Shíyázhí Sweater by Jennifer Berg, a fabulous Native designer whose has a number of patterns I've completed. The Shíyázhí sweater is a beautiful color work pullover for children and this one was made for my youngest nephew, on his 4th birthday this summer.
f.o.: norwegian fir sweater.
My colleague and his wife had a baby this fall. I decided I definitely wanted to make them something. I had some leftover Harrisville Designs Shear from the Morchella Cardigan (which believe it or not I'm going to knit another one with lost of ease) and it was a perfect match for a sweet pattern like this mostly open front cardigan Norwegian Fir. Plus, it was just the right color and amount of wooly softness.