Showing posts with label lion brand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lion brand. Show all posts

Briar Rose Pullover Knit Pattern

Sunday, February 28, 2021

 

Modesty by Laura designer wearing a knit Briar Rose Pullover.

Briar Rose Pullover Knit Pattern

The elegant cabled Briar Rose Pullover is an intermediate knitting pattern that uses bulky-weight Lion Brand yarn. This pullover is a fitted design and is a lovely addition to your winter knits.  

Shop Modesty by Laura

To purchase the inexpensive PDF pattern, please visit Etsy or Ravelry.

Pinterest pin for the Briar Rose Pullover

To pin this pattern for later, please visit Pinterest.

The Pattern

The Briar Rose Pullover is an intermediate knit pattern. The pullover itself is a fitted sweater with very little or no ease. Lion Brand's Color Made Easy, which is a bulky weight category 5 yarn, was used to work up this sweater. Unfortunately, Lion Brand has discontinued this yarn. At the end of this post, you can explore some of the other yarns my testers have used for knitting up the Briar Rose Pullover.

This design is knitted bottom-up and displays a beautiful knotted cable on the left and right of the front panel. Sleeves are also knitted bottom-up and are designed to be set-in sleeves. Front and back panels, as well as sleeves, are seamed together and stitches are picked up for the collar.

Final bust sizes include: 32(35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 54).

Design Story

This simple yet elegant pullover was designed specifically for my mother who requested a pullover for Christmas... from two Christmases ago. 😅 I finally got around to designing this piece for her and she is loving it very much. She wears it quite often as the yarn has been keeping her nice and warm through 2020/2021's very cold winter.

The Briar Rose Pullover is my first knit pullover design. Since this sweater was designed for my mother, I wanted to design something that was a little more than just something simple. I added the knotted cable to add a simple touch to a plain pullover. 

Testers

Here are some of the beautiful Briar Rose Pullovers my testers have made. To see more from these makers, simply click their pictures.

Tester's Briar Rose PulloverTester's Briar Rose Pullover

Tester's Briar Rose PulloverTester's Briar Rose Pullover

Tester's Briar Rose Pullover Tester's Briar Rose Pullover
Tester's Briar Rose PulloverTester's Briar Rose Pullover

Briar Rose Pullover done by a tester.Briar Rose Pullover done by a tester.


Yarns Used and Yardages

32: Premier Yarns Just Yarn Chunky 624 yards, Hygge 660 yards
35: Color Made Easy 730 yards, Color Made Easy 791 yards, Caron X Pantone 591 yards
39: Eco-Cozy 723 yards
43: Hygge 858 yards
47: Big Twist Chunky 900 yards
51: Woolove Padova 1000 yards
54: Loops and Threads Colors 929 yards


End Remarks

Find me on Facebook and Instagram. Tag me with your finished Briar Rose Pullover by using the hashtag #modestybylaura.

Happy knitting!

XO,

Laura








This post may contain affiliate links. I am paid a small commission if you make a purchase through the links on my site. Thank you for supporting my blog in this way.

The Acorn Cardigan Knit Pattern

Friday, January 29, 2021

Close up on the Acorn Cardigan's motif
 

The Acorn Cardigan Knit Pattern

Nothing says fall than a good deep orange cardigan that has acorn motifs along the front. Chipmunks and squirrels are bound to get them confused for the real thing. The Acorn Cardigan is made with Lion Brand's bulky weight Color Made Easy and the pattern is an advanced beginner knit pattern. Knit this beautiful bottom-top seamed cardigan and let the cute chipmunks and squirrels come to you!

Shop Modesty by Laura

To purchase the inexpensive PDF pattern visit Etsy or Ravelry. 


Pinterest pin for Modesty by Laura's Acorn Cardigan

To pin this pattern for later, visit Pinterest.

Designer of Modesty by Laura wearing the Acorn Cardigan.

The Pattern

The Acorn Cardigan is an advanced-beginner bulky weight knitting pattern. The cardigan has a positive ease of 6 inches in the bust and positive ease of an inch in the arms. The body is worked bottom-up and the sleeves are worked in the round. All pieces are seamed together and stitches are picked up for the collar. 

Design Story

The Acorn Cardigan was designed specifically for my aunt who enjoys receiving handmade garments by yours truly. I tried knitting her a cardigan designed by another blogger. Unfortunately, the fit wasn't right and my aunt and I both agreed that I should do the designing of her next best and favorite cardigan.

So, what did I do? Yes, I unraveled that whole cardigan stitch by stitch. It hurt to see each stitch disappear as I pulled the yarn but something great came out of that yarn.

The yarn used for this knit project was Lion Brand's Color Made Easy in Kombucha. It is a bulky weight yarn that works up quickly and does great in both the washer and dryer. 


Side view of the Acorn Cardigan.


Ending Remarks


To stay connected with me, find me on Instagram and Facebook! Tag me with your makes using the hashtag #modestybylaura.

Until next time, happy knitting!


XO, 

Laura




This post may contain affiliate links. I am paid a small commission if you make a purchase through the links on my site. Thank you for supporting my blog in this way.