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Knitter Profile and Toddler Dress by Sus
Posted by Sus Anne on
This dress is knitted from a free pattern called Sommerkjolen by Vidundergarnet. As you can see the original pattern is slightly different and I enjoy experimenting with yarns and patterns when I knit.
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July 4th Market & Festival.
Posted by Sus Anne on
The Old Mission 4th of July Celebration Festival was a fun yarn event - even though it was summer. I enjoyed meeting so many wonderful and creative people in my community - in person!! It is also exciting to be able to show my hand-dyed yarns in person since it is ultimately the best way to see and touch yarns. One of the interesting aspects as selling yarn online is that people take a leap of faith when they buy yarns based on a photo. With the hand-dyed yarns I definitely feel that they look even more beautiful in real life.
Want to substitute yarn in a knitting pattern?
Posted by Sus Anne on
YarnSub is run by Wendy Peterson who is a life-long knitter with a fondness for colorwork and swatches. Wendy's background is in IT and over the years she often searched for a website(s) for yarn substitutions and couldn't find anything! When she decided to stay home to look after her two son's, Wendy and her partner David built an online database website and called it Yarnsub.
Holst Garn Cielo & Inspire a Mind Hygge is a soft and beautiful sweater
Posted by Sus Anne on
A combination of Holst Garn Cielo with Inspire a Mind Hygge is a soft, beautiful and structured sweater.
New Soft Winter Sweater !
Posted by Sus Anne on
I had so much fun knitting this sweater for my daughter a few months ago. It was my first turtleneck top-down project so I feel happy with the result. I am not a great knitter even though I have knitted for decades - and I am challenged when it comes to reading patterns. So in my "knitting life" I have kept projects simple and also made up many of my owns patterns. For this turtleneck sweater I used a pattern from Petitknit called Caramel Sweater. It was my first time using a Petitknit pattern and found it pretty easy to use. They have some helpful and...