Showing posts with label korean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label korean. Show all posts

Cheese in the Trap Cardi Knit Pattern

Monday, October 5, 2020

 

Designer of Modesty by Laura wearing the Cheese in the Trap Cardi knit pattern with her shit tzu dog.

Cheese in the Trap Cardi Knit Pattern

What comes to mind when you think of cheese? Maybe swiss cheese? Inspired by the Korean drama, movie, and webtoon, I present to you the Cheese in the Trap Cardi. This cheesy, cozy, fitted knit cardigan is the perfect garment in cool fall weather.

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Modesty by Laura Cheese in the Trap Cardi Knit Pattern

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The Pattern

The Cheese in the Trap Cardi is a fitted cardigan worked bottom-up with set-in sleeves with 2 strands held together. The yarn used was Yarn Bee 44th Street in Mustard. Roughly 2,000 yards of yarn are needed to complete the only size offered at the moment. The yarn is considered a category 3 (DK) but is a thinner DK weight yarn and can be found at Hobby Lobby.


The Cheese in the Trap Cardi is only offered in size XS/S. Unfortunately, I was unable to figure out the math for this particular design specifically because of the front panels. I am hoping to figure out the grading for this irresistible cardigan next spring. Stay tuned!

Design Story

I was inspired to design this cardigan after watching both the Korean drama and movie of the webtoon, Cheese in the Trap. I had originally thought of making this cardigan a plain yellow garment but another big-time blogger came out with something similar. To not become a "copy-cat", I decided to design my cardigan more fitting to the name I decided to give it. 

When I think of cheese, Swiss cheese always comes to mind which happens to be one of my favorite cheeses. (Brie cheese comes in first place in my heart though.) To represent that holey Swiss cheese, I used the beautiful diamond lace stitch to complete the look.

A lot of time was spent calculating out this detailed garment and I am truly pleased with the way it came out. 


Designer of Modesty by Laura wearing a knit Cheese in the Trap Cardi

The Cheese in the Trap Cardi was a fun design to create and also my favorite out of all the garments that I have designed thus far. Because of this, it makes me sad that I am not able to have this pattern size inclusive. (One day, it will. I promise.)

Korean American Designer wearing knit Cheese in the Trap Cardi. Designer for Modesty by Laura.

Purchase your pattern today. Sit down in front of the TV with your knitting needles in hand with the Kdrama streaming. By the end of the drama series, you should have your very own Cheese in the Trap Cardi!

Designer of Modesty by Laura wearing knit Cheese in the Trap Cardigan.

Designer of Modesty by Laura wearing a knit Cheese in the Trap Cardi

Designer of Modesty by Laura wearing a knit Cheese in the Trap Cardi. The backside of the cardigan is shown.


Designer of Modesty by Laura wearing a knit Cheese in the Trap Cardi.
























Ending Remarks


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Until next time, happy knitting!


XO, 

Laura

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The K-Pop Mask

Saturday, December 15, 2018




I had no idea how worldwide K-pop (Korean pop) and K-drama were nowadays. I really didn’t see it coming. Growing up, watching k-drama was only possible by renting them out on VHS from a local Korean store. Now, it’s on Netflix, Amazon, Viki, and so on and so on. Who would have thought? I certainly didn’t.

This past summer I went to my first k-pop concert with my aunt and mom. I really wanted to see Eric Nam, also a Korean-American, who made it in the music industry in Korea. I was expecting Korean people to show up at this concert only to find myself being the minority of the bunch. It was amazing. I felt proud to be a Korean and grateful that other ethnicities were there to support a Korean singer.


A month later I made a visit to the bank to open up a new account. As usual, I made small talk with the manager responsible of opening accounts. She asked me what my ethnicity was and when I told her I was Korean she literally jumped out of her seat repeatedly saying that she wanted to live in Korea. Then she proceeded to tell me that both of her little girls were into K-pop and K-drama and going on and on about Korean “stuff”.


If you follow these K-pop and K-drama celebrities, you must know about these black masks they wear all the time, right? To be honest, wearing a mask in Korea is not really out of the norm. When I lived in Korea for three and a half years, there were plenty of occasions where I wore them. I wore them mostly when I was sick and didn’t want to spread my germs, but also when I had to walk out and didn’t want to show my bare face. And you know what? That’s exactly why k-pop stars wear them. Oh, and of course trying not to get spotted out in public. But really, how can you not get spotted? You’re a celebrity.


Anyways, I thought that this would be a great quick project to do especially with the flu season in and the winter months upon us.


If you happen to read this in the spring to fall months, this would also make a great mask to avoid breathing in pollen during the allergy season.


UPDATE: THIS WILL NOT PROTECT YOU FROM THE CORONA VIRUS!

Pattern

To get a copy of the K-Pop Mask you can visit my Etsy or Ravelry stores.
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Measurements of the Mask

4.5" in height and 9" wide

Materials

-1 Skein of Lion Brands Vanna’s Choice in Black and in Linen
-4.5mm hook
-scissors
-tapestry needle




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