If you’re new to lace knitting or just aren’t sure how to incorporate the technique into garments, check out these tops and sweaters that use lace as a decorative element.
The easiest lace out there is eyelets, and you can … Read More ...
Get Your Summer Knitting Started with this Fun Top
I decided last fall that I actually have enough knit sweaters. Maybe even a few too many if we’re being honest with how rarely I wear some of them.
Of course I don’t want to stop knitting garments, so I’ve … Read More ...
Hold onto Summer with the Hipster Top Knitting Pattern
As I write this, summer is winding down and kids are going back to school, but I know that in a lot of the Northern Hemisphere it will still be warm for a long time, and it’s probably already getting … Read More ...
More Tops to Knit for Summer
I know I’ve already shared a collection of T-shirt knitting patterns and tank top knitting patterns with you this season, but it seems like there are always more great patterns coming out and I keep seeing more patterns that I … Read More ...
Go Retro with This Juicy Top Knitting Pattern
As a person who lived through the 1980s, I have some different feelings about the retro turn in fashion. Of course everything seems to come around again (a few times, probably, if you live long enough) and while I didn’t … Read More ...
Stripes Sweeten this Mohair T-Shirt Knitting Pattern
There’s not much I haven’t done when it comes to knitting, but one of the things I’ve always wanted to make but haven’t is a mohair shirt or sweater. In fact the only project I’ve “made” (in quotes because … Read More ...
Stitch a Lightweight Top with a Touch of Lace
It took almost all summer but I’m finally getting interested in knitting some tops for the summer. I have so many long-sleeved, cozy sweaters, which is great, but I don’t have a lot of stuff I made to wear when … Read More ...
Summer Gansey Knitting Pattern
Here’s another of those projects that’s great for transitional seasons or you can make a version that’s fit for cold weather or warm weather if that’s where you’re headed.
The Summer Gansey by Hinterm Stein is a short-sleeved, henley neck, … Read More ...
Use Up Your Stash on the Stripey Turtle Tank
The Stripey Turtle Tank by Emily Curtis isn’t a new knitting pattern but I saw someone sharing their finished object on Instagram the other day and it was so cute I just had to share it.
This project is the … Read More ...
Kittenish Tank Knitting Pattern
Want to add a little boxy gingham style to your wardrobe? The Kittenish Tank from Tina Tse Knits might be just the thing.
This fun colorwork top uses two colors of sport or heavy fingering weight yarn. It is … Read More ...
Knit a Summer Top with a Textured Twist
I’m all about summer tops (and sweaters any time of year, let’s be honest) that are super simple in design. I guess I’m more of a product knitter because I want to have the thing I want as soon as … Read More ...
Phases Sweater Knitting Pattern
Colorwork sweaters are a lot of fun to knit, but it adds a little something extra when there’s meaning behind the designs.
Jennifer Berg was inspired by Navajo blanket design motifs, especially the Chief Blanket, to make her Phases sweater… Read More ...
A Little Ribbed Tank Knitting Pattern
I like using ribbing as a decorative element on knitting projects rather than just as and edging, so the Onoro Tank from Tara-Lynn Morrison caught my eye.
This simple design — worked in aran weight yarn from the bottom up … Read More ...
Add a Little Intarsia to Your Summer Top
I saw Cleome from Berroco on my feed the other day and I just knew I had to share it. I love the retro color palette and the fun added skill of using intarsia to make the zig zag/triangle shape … Read More ...
Stay Cool with the April Top Knitting Pattern
This fun knit top adds a lot of texture to your summer knitting projects. The April Top from Luciana Lopez for Manos del Uruguay features an easy repeating geometric pattern and a split hem.
It’s worked both flat and in … Read More ...