Category: finished object

  • Moraine Cardigan

    Moraine Cardigan

    Moraine Cardigan

    Moraine Cardigan

    My Rhinebeck sweater pattern is finally ready for its debut! Moraine is a super cozy wrap cardigan with an intricately cabled back and simple stockinette fronts. The long ribbed sleeves keep the shape from being overwhelming, but stretch wonderfully over your tee or blouse. The extra-long shawl collar can be worn scrunched up at the back of your neck for extra warmth and is finished with a tidy I-cord bind off.

    The fronts and back are worked flat, then sewn together before working the shawl collar. The set-in sleeves are worked in the round to the underarm, then flat for the sleeve cap. The waist ties are worked separately and sewn to the side seams, so there’s nothing in the way of all those pretty back cables.

    The 10 page PDF pattern with charted and written cable instructions, schematic, abbreviations, and measurements in metric and imperial, is available for $7.50 CAD.

    See more details on the pattern page.
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  • Lamplight Hat

    Lamplight Hat

    Lamplight Hat

    It’s been ages since I finished this hat, but it’s finally time to release the pattern! The Lamplight Hat is a slouchy toque with a fun Latvian Braid and original stranded colourwork pattern. It’s ever so soft in madelinetosh pashmina!

    3 page PDF pattern with colourwork charts and abbreviations, available for $5.50 CAD.

    Check out the pattern page.
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  • finish line

    Hey, did you guys know that it’s really difficult to take a good photo of a whole quilt? It’s especially difficult with a) a fixed length lens and b) a Toronto apartment without a yard!

    Relatedly, I finished quilting and binding my giant star quilt! I used Daiwabo Vintage Dry Goods from the workroom for this one, purchased in fat quarters. I think I originally cut the squares to be 15″. The finished quilt is 60″ x 70″.

    Daiwabo star

    When I finished the center star I decided that it needed to be a bit longer, so I put a border around all the sides and pieced together some short strips for the top and bottom. The purple binding is Painter’s Canvas by Laura Gunn, and the backing is some unlabeled chambray from the Textile Museum sale! Everything was sewn by hand with needle and thread – I really love Clover Black Gold needles. I use sharps for the piecing and binding, and quilting betweens for the hand quilting.

    Daiwabo star

    Daiwabo star

    My Rhinebeck sweater is off the needles and in a bath as I type! This is my own pattern, which I hope to release in early November. If you see me in it this weekend, please say hello!

    rhinebeck sweater 2013

    Between (Canadian) Thanksgiving on Monday and leaving for a night in NYC on Thursday, it’s a short week! Hope to see lots of you at Rhinebeck!