Nochebuena Pullover – Knitting Pattern
Add this pattern to your Ravelry queue! click here Download this pattern from my Etsy shop! Click here When the holidays approach, the knits come out! It’s one of my favorite parts of the weather turning. Christmas in NYC can be magical, but Christmas in my hometown in Mexico is full of nostalgia: hot chocolate, delicious food, and lots and lots of “Nochebuenas” along with decorations. “Nochebuena” is the Spanish word for Christmas Eve, but it is…
Knit Your First Socks | a step by step guide
Socks can be scary. Yes! for a knitter. When it comes to socks, they can be an obsession and some knitters knit nothing but socks OR they can be the avoided item, because of the unknown of the construction. I personally felt that, after knitting my first sock, they are not as intimidating as I once thought, and I haven’t stopped since. Today I will walk you through each step on how to make your own socks.…
Frogging a Knit, and Reusing the Yarn for Something Else.
Not every project turns out the way you imagined. It can be shocking for a not-knitter that someone would undo all the work put into a knitting project. But I am a firm believer that if you don’t like the result, you can always start over. Isn’t that the beauty of knitting? I had a recent project in which I finally used yarn that I frogged from a cardigan I made a few years ago. On this…
12 Tops and Tees Patterns to Knit this Summer
The weather is getting warmer, summer is here and even thought that can be excited it can also mean that you are not as inclined to pick up a heavy wool yarn or project to knit. Luckily, there are a lot of lovely top patterns out there, that can be knit and worn in the summer, and that they’re my favorite thing to make with cotton, bamboo or linen, when it’s too warm for wool. I put…
Debunking Knitting Myths and Misconceptions
We’ve all heard some of these, whether you are a knitter of not, there are many misconceptions or simply images that people picture when they think of knitter. Many people have told me they are surprised that I knit, since I don’t fit their idea of a knitter. Which is wild being that ANYONE can knit. So I thought it would be fun to source some of these misconceptions from my followers and subscribers and share them…
Sewing a 1920s Day Dress from a Vintage Pattern
When people think about the 1920’s they usually think lose fringe dresses in dark of golden colors, crystals and pearls, feathers and head pieces. And while there is some truth to that flapper ideal (though not what you will find in a costume store) When I think for the 1920s, I prefer the day dress, the pastel colors and the bucket hats. The every day 1920s dress is very underrated in my opinion. Not only is it…
My Vintage Sewing Journey
If you’ve followed me for a while you have seen my progress through learning to sew and then creating vintage outfits through the years. Looking back, it’s been about 4 years since I began going down this rabbit hole and loving it more and more. I’ve always loved vintage style, I remember buying colorful tights as a teenager to copy the 60s style, and I was the classics-obsessed bookworm reading all the period books and watching all…
Knitting Pattern Review: Owlery Blouse
This is a pattern I’ve been meaning to make for a while! The Owlery Blouse is this gorgeous and delicate blouse designed by Fabel Knitwear, that features big, poufy and flowy sleeves, as well as a keyhole neckline and ruffles on the neck and sleeves. It truly is a gorgeous design and I had to try it for myself! On this video I go through the process, including the yarn that I used, what it was like…
Dandelion Top – Knitting Pattern
Add this pattern to your Ravelry queue! click here Pin this pattern for later! Please note this post might contain some affiliate links Spring is here! Every year the weather starts getting warmer, flowers start popping up (hi allergies) and we start getting excited for the warmer weather. Aaaaand then it gets cold again. No bother, I am staying positive and inspired. During the winter months I began designing this cute little tank top as part of the…
Colorwork Knitting Tutorial
Stranded colorwork or fair isle knitting, is a technique in which 2 or more colors are used to create a color pattern. In this technique, you switch between colors, holding the strand or strands of colors you are not using in the back of the work, and carrying over your work. It’s a technique used a lot to create colorful sweaters, hats, mittens and more, used in many parts of the world. It might seem intimidating but…
Vintage Inspired Knitting Patterns
Knitting vintage patterns is a way to travel back in time and experience fashion as it was in other decades. But it can also be a bit of a nightmare, as older knitting patterns do not compare to modern ones. They older they are, the less details you will find, as patterns used to assume you already knew a lot of knitting concepts and would not explain certain techniques. They also tended to be only one size,…
Knitting the 1920s Sweater Vest that Changed Fashion History: The Prince of Wales Sweater Vest
Once in a while, you find a project that really steals your heart. That you get really obsessed with. This vest was it for me. It all started with my big interested in the 1920’s, I’ve talked before about how it’s one of my favorite eras for fashion, even if a lot of people think it’s not the most flattering one. I wanted to create an outfit for my husband, as we very often have attended a…
Use Your Crochet Skills to Learn to Knit
Are you a crocheter who is interested in knitting? I have often heard that knitting looks like the “harder” craft. In reality, I don’t think comparing the two is fair, other than the fact that they are fiber crafts. The differences go beyond the tools, and they isn’t one that is inherently “better” than the other one. Different craft, different results, all beautiful! I find a lot of value in knowing both crafts. I started as a…
Knitting the Harry Styles Patchwork Cardigan
A few years ago, Harry Styles took the world by storm (one of many times) by wearing this patchwork knitted cardigan during a concert. To be completely honest, I’m not particularly a fan of his, nothing against him I’m just too old school and barely ever listen to whatever music is popular at the moment. But this one was card to miss. Everyone was talking about it in the knitting community (and outside) Not only because of…
The Knit Yorker Podcast
Hello friends! I have something new for you that I hope you will enjoy. I jumped on the podcasting bandwagon and I have a lot of fun ideas for topics related to knitting and crafting, that hopefully a lot of you will find interesting. The idea behind this podcast is to find a theme every month and have you participate through polls on social media. What are the most popular knitting tools? Which are your favorite summer…
Scrappy Quilted Zipper Pouch Tutorial
I don’t know about you but when it comes to sewing scraps, I’m always in a conundrum. I don’t have enough to make something big, or they are too small, but I also feel bad throwing them away. So I just have a small bag full of scraps that I don’t know what to do with. Recently I told myself I couldn’t keep these scraps forever and I needed to find projects to use them up. The…
How to Find Vintage Sewing Patterns
When I first started sewing with vintage patterns, I didn’t really know where to find them other than Etsy. I started with reproduction ones because I was a little scared of using the actual vintage ones. Part of it was my inexperience with sewing and that I was learning the concepts as I went. But then I got gifted a few old patterns by a friend, I stopped making excuses, found the one that looked the “easiest”…
Spinster Cardigan – Knitting Pattern
Add this pattern to your Ravelry queue! click here Download this pattern from my Etsy shop! Click here Halloween is my favorite time of year. For many reasons, I’ve had spiderwebs in my mind. So when Hobbii yarn approached me to join their #HelterSkelterChallenge to design a spooky pattern I was immediately on board. I had never designed a cardigan and to be honest I haven’t knitted too many either. I do love them and it was…
Cempasúchil Top – Knitting Pattern
Add this pattern to your Ravelry queue! click here Download this pattern from my Etsy shop! Click here This top gets its name from the Cempasúchil flower (or Mexican marigold). It’s the flower used in the altars and ofrendas during Día de Muertos in Mexico. because of this, it is also known as the Flower of the Dead. People might think naming death is scary or spooky, but in my culture it’s about remembrance and being closed…
Everything I Made In 2021! (and plans for 2022)
Have you seen on those period dramas or film, how during the day women always wore aprons? Not only working women or those working as servants in big houses (I’m thinking Downton Abbey) but also just regular everyday women. Up to the 1950’s it was pretty normal for a housewife as well as girls. It’s an extra layer of protection for your clothes, specially when you weren’t changing them daily and you had a lot of manual…
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