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Pattern Notes: All Together Now Cowl

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2024 was the first year that I decided to do a crafty advent. Specifically, Moonglow Yarn Co’s Yarn Advent. To be completely honest, I wasn’t sure how much of each colour we were going to get. So I ended up choosing a pattern that was definately on the more cautious side where yarn usage was concerned: the All Together Now Cowl by Pacific Knit Co. I’m already familiar with the All Together Now motif, as I’ve made a few pairs of socks in that pattern. So it wasn’t too much trouble to figure out the pattern. The only thing that needed figuring out was the tension. The pattern recommends 204 cast on stitches for the large size, with 3.25mm needles. I found the combination produced too loose a fabric, so I switched it up to 240 cast on stitches and 3mm needles. One thing that I didn’t learn until I…

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Pattern Notes: Valentines 2 Doodle Cowl

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The Valentines 2 Doodle Cowl isn’t the first doodle project that I’ve attempted. And I don’t think that it’s going to be my last either. The only pattern-maker that I’ve really seen use the “doodle” style of pattern is Moonglow Yarn Co. You basically have a bunch of pattern segments that you can mix and match to your liking. Think: a section of gradient hearts or a section of rainbows. When drafting my own cowl pattern, having an app like Knitting Chart is really useful if you plan on doing so digitally. If the analog style of pattern drafting is more to your liking, a good ole graph paper and set of coloured pencils should serve you just fine. For cowls, I would personally recommend that you stick to 8ply/DK weight yarn if you’re the kind of person that doesn’t like to spend forever on their projects. Should you go…

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Pattern Notes: All Together Now Socks

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Guys, I think I’ve found my perfect stash busting sock pattern: Pacific Knit Co’s All Together Now Socks. As part of the greater decluttering execise, I’ve been working on paring down the amount of yarn that I have. With the ultimate goal being to either part with one of my IKEA RASKOG carts or move my entire yarn collection onto the RASKOG cart that’s currently housing the part of my yarn stash that won’t fit in the KALLAX shelving unit.

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Making Colourwork Mittens

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Dear Diary, In a fit of knitting madness last year, I had the grand idea to dive right into colourwork knitting. I can’t remember why I thought that it would be a good project at the time, but nothing apart from the ‘need’ to drastically pare down my yarn stash really comes to mind. In hindsight, I’m kinda happy that I did. While I did considerably reduce the leftovers from the 1st Moonglow Desert Rose colour kit, I also finished a WIP that was sitting in my ‘in progress’ pile for much longer than it should have. The pattern was pulled together from a bunch of cards from Pacific Knit Co’s Doodle Card Decks – namely their Basic and Spring packs. The beauty of the card decks is that they’re essentially a ‘build your own adventure’ approach to drafting your own patterns. As for the yarn, I used the leftovers…

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