When I saw this yarn, I was attracted to the vividness of the colours in the rainbow section, and I couldn’t wait to get it on the needles to see how it would knit up. Once I swatched it, it did produce an appealing rainbow stripe pattern, and even the grey in the background has lovely semi-solid tones. It inspired me to create this sweater, an...

I have always knit hats with traditional brims that are as long in the front as they are in the back, but I find myself pulling the brim down at the back, to better cover my neck and ears, and then I end up having to fold up the brim at the front, as it starts to slip into my eyes. With this in mind, I set out to design a hat that has a longer ...