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 as I got quite a few patterns on sale last year through Grainline Studios and I…
It’s time for Make Nine 2022! I love the start of the year. I mean who doesn’t? A time to plan and refresh your brain. I also really love making lists, so it is exciting for me at the beginning of the year to set some goals...
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This was my sixth (and final) pattern test of the year, and what a way to go out! I immediately fell in love with this knitted tee the moment I saw it on Instagram, so I knew I had to test it. The moment Danie from @boho.dream.design...
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This really has been the year of pattern testing for me. This pattern test of the Trusty Tunisian Tee by Amy Kate of @thegracefultangle was my second Tunisian crochet project. This test was a super simple boxy tee design and is perfect...
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My first foray into Tunisian crochet was a pattern test of the Arrowhead Wrap for Alea of Scarving Artist Knits. This was an absolute gem of a pattern! It was Alea’s first Tunisian crochet pattern and she did such a fantastic job...
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Overview I have just finished my second test pattern: The Hobbii Pullover. Designed by fellow Canadian, Lee from CocoCrochetLee, this is a pullover design with some volume in the sleeves and worked up in a colour block with Hobbii...
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Guys! I finished my first ever pattern test! – The Shiloh Tee by Emily at Hooked Hazel. I have been crocheting for about 5 years now. Initially a knitter, I took up crocheting because I wanted to learn something new! The first...
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I haven’t done much sewing in a while as I’ve been powering through some pattern testing. This past weekend, I just had an itch to dust off my machine. I think a lot about the Kalle Shirtdress by Closet Core Patterns I made...
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(View Part One here) Welcome back! So glad to have you on this journey while you learn how to knit. You can continue knitting your scarf with just the knit stitch, which forms the Garter Stitch pattern. (At then end of this post, are...
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(View Part Two here) HOW TO KNIT: THE BASICS I’ve been knitting on and off for about 30 years. It was so long ago I can’t even remember how I learned. I do have vague memories of attempting to knit a scarf alongside my...
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