Spring Susurrus Sweater in the Fall

December 11, 2020 Becca

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It’s been a hot minute since my last post in October, I hadn’t meant to take a ‘blog break’ but an uptick in migraines and a pinched nerve in my shoulder/neck forced me to slow down and take some time away from my hobbies including blogging. But today I’m back with a fun ‘spring’ sweater that I finally finished in time to wear this fall 😅 This is my version of the Susurrus by Joji Locatelli from Pom Pom Quarterly Issue 32 Spring 2020. This is my second of three patterns from this edition of the magazine, the first being my Aubade sweater and the third being a Solasta pullover that’s still in progress (it’ll probably be ready for spring 2021 at this point 😂) . My love of the patterns in this edition of Pom Pom probably has to do with the theme of this edition, Air, which lead many of the designs to incorporate mohair or mohair equivalents into their designs. Given that I fell in love with all things mohair last fall you can probably see why I would have been instantly drawn to all the patterns in this edition! If you want to see more of my mohair knit creations hit up the mohair tag at the end of this post!

Speckled and Striped Poet Sweater

April 8, 2020 Becca

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I can’t believe that it’s been exactly one year since I was in Japan surrounded by Cherry blossoms! So many things have changed since then not withstanding the current global situation (it feels like at least a year since my Bali trip but that was exactly one month ago!) The pop ups in my phone photo app have reminded me not only of that amazing time in Japan, the lovely sakura blossoms, and a time when we could all get together, but also of this fab poet sweater that I knit in time for our trip! So since spring has rolled around again I decided it’s high time I finally blogged about my speckled and striped poet sweater!

Woodbine Sweater

December 9, 2019 Becca

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I’ve been on a bit of a knitting roll recently so today I’m sharing my second knit city 2019 knitting project, a Woodbine sweater from Issue 9 of Laine Magazine. This pattern happens to be the one chosen to feature on the cover of this issue, so it was the first thing I saw when the new issue became available. I really loved the way the plain stockinette and lace work contrasted in this sweater because it was knit with an thicker aran/worsted base instead of something like light like a fingering weight. Since I’m clearly having a mohair moment I was also very much attracted to the subtle halo surrounding the sweater given by the lace weight mohair held with the aran/worsted base yarn.

Bolan Tee Love Thanks to Me Made May

May 21, 2019 Becca

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Today I’m bringing you one a knit that I finished last summer but didn’t really wear until this year’s Me Made May :) If you’ve been following along on my Instagram (@beccamadethat) you’ll know that my pledge for this year’s #MeMadeMay2019 was to wear me mades that I already have in my closet instead of making new ones. This pledge has really made me look at the pieces that I grab all the time and re consider how I can style them with some of the pieces that I don’t wear very often (as well as which me mades I can let go of but more of that in another post!)

One of the great re-finds in my closet has been this Bolan tee that I knit in Holst Coast last summer! This piece came together really quickly (I actually knit most of it during last year’s Me Made May!) It has a pretty unique construction where you start from the centre front and knit width wise with the lace portion taking up the top most edge of the piece. You then cast off and continue the lace portion with a bit of the stockinette stitch from the body for the sleeves. To complete the other half of the front you pick up from the cast on edge. Rinse and repeat to make the back piece, block and seam together and you have your top!

I think the main reason this knit tee didn’t get much wear last year is that I didn’t have a way to style it where I felt comfortable. I first tried layering it on top of a RTW tank top but it just felt really frumpy since the knit top is so lose and flow-y and all of my tank tops are close fitting. This knit also ended up being a bit more cropped than I was expecting and given the way it’s constructed I didn’t have the option of adding more length....

But thanks to my Me Made May 2019 pledge this knit top now has some new life in outfit rotation since I had the genius idea to pair it with my first Ogden cami (which also had it’s debut shortly before me made may of last year!) I really love the tencel twill from blackbird fabrics and this ogden has turned out so silky and flow-y it’s so nice! The only problem with it is that it was my first one, done before I decided to grade between two sizes at the bust as a sort of faux FBA. As a result there’s a bit of bunching at the upper bust near the arm scythe so I often pair this Ogden with either a cardigan or blazer.

Pairing this Ogden with this Bolan top was a match made in heaven! The flowy-ness of the Ogden pairs nicely with the light, floaty drape of the Bolan. I really like the way they kind of float around together as I wear them. AND since I have added quite a number of Ogdens since this first iteration and this Bolan is knit in a nice ‘neutral’ light denim blue/grey I can pair all of of Ogdens with this comfy knit top for a summer full of floaty goodness!

Have any of your me made may pledges lead to some unexpected discoveries or breathed new life in some previously ignored me mades in your closet? Let me know in the comments!

Brennivin Cardigan

February 19, 2019 Becca

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Today I’m sharing a project that I stared wayyyy back in may of last year but only finished a few weeks ago, my Brennivin Cardigan by Thea Colman from issue 5 of Laine Magazine! The 5th edition of the Laine Magazine released shortly before my trip to New Brunswick and PEI last spring and I knew that for my ‘doesn’t count towards yarn stash because it’s special yarn from a trip’ purchase I was going to knit something from this awesome collection.