If I had to choose just 5 essential design books to recommend to aspiring sweater designers which 5 would you choose? As I pondered this question I realized that I would choose one book for each phase of my design process. Starting with organizing my thoughts and sketches and moving all the way through yarn…
Read MoreSweater Yarn 101: Wool
This is post 1 of 1 in the series “Sweater Knitting 101 FIBER” In this series we cover the different types of fiber that can be used to knit sweaters and why you might like to try each one. Welcome to the Sweater Knitting 101 FIBER series! Choosing a fiber type for your sweater will…
Read MoreTop 5 Tool Organization Items For Sweater Knitters
Have you ever been ready to begin your newest sweater project and just as you’re ready to cast on you realize that you have no idea where your size 7 needles went? Never again! With this week’s collection of top notch organization items you’ll always know exactly where all your tools are. From those pesky…
Read MoreKeeping Your Yardage Estimates Handy
Sometimes I don’t want to look in my phone for my sweater yardage estimates while I’m in the yarn store. More realistically my phone is probably dead or I forgot to bring it entirely. So at your request I have created this printable Sweater Yardage Estimates sheet. Click to Download I like to keep it…
Read MoreGetting Organized: Creating A Sweater Planning Notebook
I am one of those people who loves to be super organized so this week I decided to create a new Sweater Planning Notebook to put all of the information that it takes to plan each sweater. I had a composition notebook that I was just pinning, stapling and taping everything into but that started…
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