Learn Modular Knitting with This Fun Pattern

Sometimes as a knitter you start playing with yarn without a real idea of what you’re making or if it will turn into a project.

So it was with Tina Tse when she started playing with modular knitting, randomly putting together bits of patchwork knitting that eventually became a kimono-style jacket. She wasn’t writing down what she was doing, and then when she started documenting it she found the knitting wasn’t as fun anymore (been there) so her pattern is more of a formula for how you might use modular knitting to make your own garments of your choice.

The Home Sweet Home Formula “pattern” explains how to go about using modular knitting to create a project with Garter Stitch fabric that can be any size or shape you like, worked in stripes, solids or any combination.

Tina explains it like this:

It’s not about following rules. It’s about knowing the foundations and letting your hands move with the stitches. This formula will include all the foundations you need to create your one of a kind piece and I’m so excited to see what all of you make from it!

You can grab the formula — which includes guidance on making a cowl to get you started with the process — from Ravelry for $8.

[Photo: Tina Tse via Ravelry.]

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It’s been well documented that I love a knitting pattern with a bit of whimsy, so when I saw the Mine! Pullover from Sarah L. Kelly recently I knew I had to share it with you.

I mean, who wouldn’t want to knit a sweater with a yoke full of seagulls? And another seagull at the waist? Chasing little crabs?

The story behind the sweater (and you knew there had to be one, right?) is that while Sarah was traveling around Europe there were a lot of cheeky seagulls about. They reminded her of the scene in Finding Nemo where the seagulls say “mine, mine, mine” and thus the Mine! series of patterns was born.

Oh yes, there’s a whole set. It was the sweater I saw first but there’s also a pair of socks (and the pattern says there’s a cowl, too, but I couldn’t find it as of this writing. If you see it let me know and I’ll add the link here!) so you can totally deck yourself out in pesky seabirds if you want.

But back to the sweater for now. This is worked in DK weight yarn from the top down in the round. The yoke and a section at the bottom are worked in stranded colorwork, with stripes on the body, though you could make the body a single color if you wanted. Details like the beaks and eyes are added with duplicate stitch to make the knitting a little easier.

The colorwork sections are charted. The pattern comes in 10 sizes, with a finished chest circumference ranging from 32 to 68 inches, or 80 to 170 cm.

The socks are worked in sock yarn and come in three sizes. There worked from the cuff down and change needle sizes to accommodate the less stretchy nature of stranded colorwork. You can choose from a side profile or a seagull that’s looking out from the sock. Make a matching pair or mix it up.

Both patterns are available on Ravelry: sweater and socks. If you make them I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Sarah L. Kelly]

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