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Make a Mohair Sweater that’s Perfect for Layering

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Mohair is a classic fiber for sweaters because it’s warm and fuzzy but also lightweight. This ethereal mohair sweater from EweKnit Toronto called Fernanda is somewhat transparent, which makes it great as a top layer over a light camisole or pretty bra.

Use it when it’s colder as a middle layer with another sweater on top and it will keep you extra cozy and warm no matter how cold it is outside.

This sweater is cropped and color blocked (or make color blocked stripes for an ombre effect) and is available in seven sizes, up to 59.5 inches chest measurement.

The pattern is free and available from EweKnit Toronto.

[Photo: EweKnit Toronto.]

Looking for sweater patterns? Check these books out and these patterns over at Sirdar.

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Knit Little Fish to Use Your Yarn Scraps

I rarely understand why something becomes a trend in crafting. Gnomes and geese are both cute I guess, but I never thought we’d be making them for all seasons. (See, for example, this collection of gnome knitting patterns, or these knit geese.)

Another one I don’t totally understand is sardines or little fish more generally. Sure, they’re cute, and the shape is fun, but I had no idea when I was sharing this pattern for a fish-shaped pouch last year that it would become a hugely popular pattern that people are still searching for on the site. It is pretty cute, though, so if you weren’t around then or don’t remember you should got check it out. 

Recently another fishy knitting pattern crossed my monitor: the little knit fish from Classical Songbird Designs. 

Just as the name suggests, these fish are little, about 4.5 inches or 11 cm from end to end. They look like little sardines and take about 12 yards of sock yarn to make. 

You can even make a two-tone fish and use just 6 yards of each color. 

This sounds to me like just about the perfect use for the yarn that’s left over after knitting a pair of socks, or a mini skein or several that have been sitting around unused in your stash. 

The fish are knit flat in one piece, which makes it easy to stitch on the eyes with more yarn or embroidery floss before stuffing, and you can stitch up the sides while you stuff (though it’s not a very big piece so you could probably stitch and then stuff, finishing with the end of the tail). 

Because I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one wondering, I measured an Altoids box and as the pattern is written the fish are a little too big to fit in it (the box is about 4 inches/10 cm long). But you could make the fish a little smaller if you want to make a box of them. Or just make a fishy bag to put them in!

You can grab the free pattern for the little knit fish at Classical Songbird Designs. 

[Photo: Classical Songbird Designs.]