I love a good hoodie, so in 2024, when I came across the Pattern Test of the Optic Hoodie, I jumped on it. This was the first pattern that I tested for White Owl Crochet Co. It was a fantastic experience. I love Mollie’s patterns so much, that I actually tested for her again in 2025 (the Honey Cruller Cardigan).…
Casting on everything seems a little crazy right? How many WIPs does one human need? Well, I have a massive yarn stash and about a year ago I started to get very overwhelmed with the amount of knitting I had to do. Or more so the fact...
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It’s been a while since I tested patterns. The Honey Cruller Cardigan was my only one for the year. I had recently had my second baby (December 2024) and thought perhaps I had a lot of spare time to devote to a pattern test. I...
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This finished Weekender Light has been a finished project for quite some time. I actually forgot to update my Ravelry project page when it was done, but it was sometime in 2023. I randomly decided to cast this on in January 2023, at 36...
continue readingWell 2023, you sure threw some curveballs. We are already two and a half months in to 2024, however I began dreaming of my project plans for the year back in December. Last year was supposed to be a “no yarn buying year” and...
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It has been while since I have done a WIP round up. My goal for 2023 was to not acquire any new yarn (I made it seven months) and work through my stash. It has been going well so far, except I just purchased new yarn for an intentional...
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Last year, I was selected as a pattern tester for the Chase Sweater by Celine Korner. It is a men’s crochet sweater pattern and I was really drawn to the colour blocking aspect of it. I would classify this as a ‘euro...
continue readingWell, another year is upon us as is the time to set some 2023 project goals. I didn’t do so well with my Make Nine lists from last year. For reference, here they are sewing / knitting/crochet. I managed to finish some projects...
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Ah, the Lakeside Coatigan. In January 2022, I was really feeling a crochet project that I could work on throughout the year. I came across the Lakeside Coatigan by Coco Crochet Lee and decided that it would be a great project to work on...
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I’m being ambitious this year and setting far too many Make Nine 2022 goals I am sure. I broke them down this year in to sewing and knitting/crocheting. So here is my Make Nine 2022 – Sewing list. You will see a theme here...
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