![]() I set out all these goals at the beginning of quarantine that I was going to use this forced downtime to finish up projects that I’d been putting off/forgotten about. (I may have eaten an entire pan of brownies in the last 3 days. I’ve been all about instant gratification these days, in my knitting and in my day-to-day life. Speaking of which… I’m itching to get embroidering. And, because it’s such a simple pattern, you can do all sorts of things to add your own spin- change the colors, add stripes or… add a giant duplicate-stitched letter to the front! ![]() Flax Light is great because it’s a simple pullover, it’s reversible (no worrying about which is the front and which is the back!), and the head holes are generous enough for even my kids and their giant melons. I don’t have time to do up (and worry about) 6 buttons every time we go outside. But now that I have kids of my own, I’m all about the functional knits for kids. I still love that pattern- it’s such a satisfying knit, and the final seaming-up is just… the best. Before I had my kids, I made a BSJ for every friend that had a kid. I really love this pattern for kids and babies. But, I’ve got a plan, and I’m sticking to it. I’m honestly tempted to just leave them like this. I just finished up both the big and little brother sweaters! (In my beloved Flax Light/ Provincial Tweed combination.) They’re super cute and super soft and ready to be embroidered. I’ve finished the hard part, and it was hardly hard. I’d never do something this silly for an adult, but there’s something so satisfying about doing it for little ones. A matching pair of Harry Potter-themed sibling sweaters. (Especially when I’m in a knitting funk!)Īnd they’re a great excuse to do silly stuff like this.
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