Knit a Great Lacy Cardigan with this Fun Knitalong

Knitwear designer Kate Barrios has launched a knitalong for her latest design, the Cerezo en Flor cardigan, which will take place over eight weeks beginning next month.

The pattern is a lacy cardigan made with The Fibre Co. yarn. It’s worked flat from the bottom up in pieces and has a loose, flowing kimono-like design with a lace pattern inspired by cherry blossoms. Kate says the pattern is great for intermediate knitters.

There are discounts on the pattern before the knitalong starts on May 6 (get the details on her website) and the knitalong will run through June 30, with weekly prizes from indie designers and a few great grand prizes (a Bluprint knitting box, a sock set from Crafty Jak’s, and a hank of The Fibre Co.’s Terra yarn with a mitten pattern).

Check out the knitalong page for all the details on the yarn used for the original, kits made especially for the knitalong and how to take part. The event will be hosted on her Facebook page and will include live streams weekly for learning and talking about the pattern.

This sounds like a great event and a fun way to get a sweater that will be great for spring and summer!

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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