We love consistency!

The sweater is a pretty basic piece with an understated multicolored pattern in the round yoke.

The designer loves to take photos in the mountains. The incoming light makes nearby peaks appear dark and distant mountains apear bright. This observation she picks up again in the sweater.

So, if you want to recreate the ombré effect in a similar way, you will need four colors from one color family. Since the sweater is worked top down without seams, start with the lightest color and end with the darkest on the body and sleeves.

If you like to knit with more muted shades, we recommend Heavy Merino from Knitting for Olive. Alternatively Loch Lomond (BC Yarn) also has some brighter colors for you.

I have to admit, the designs of Wool & Pine have done it to me. Therefore I would like to introduce the Whidbey Bag.

I would succinctly call the shape a "gym bag", but I'm sure there's a much fancier name for it (fashionistas to the rescue!) 😉

But names are just smoke and mirrors. We're only interested in the hard facts: Knitting or crocheting? With seams? With fleece or without?

Here are the answers: You knit the bag top down and don't have to sew anything together. You can make the I-cord by hand or you can treat yourself like me to the Knitting Mill by Prym.

Here it comes: Once again, this design is ideal to use your left overs. As a base and so that the bag has enough stability, we suggest a cotton yarn. Organic Cotton (Krea Deluxe) or Summer in Kashmir (BC Yarn) match wonderfully here.

For the color dots, you can now draw inspiration from your wool supplies. The weight is rather secondary, because you will weave in the scraps later by hand, so they are not knitted.

If you want to fill up your leftover basket, you are welcome to do so at Smart or Double Sunday (both Sandnes). We recommend you to weave in these two qualities double stranded.

Lately, we've been suggesting socks as a little project to do on the side. The other day I noticed (also once) that mitts fulfill the same function - and you don't even have to knit a heel.

Cloudburst by Arienne Grey are hand flatterers of the delicate variety. Equipped with a fine lace pattern they accompany you through cool autumn days and always look chic.

Use Alpaca Silke (Sandnes) to conjure up a silky shimmer in the little in-between project. You like it fluffier? No problem, just use Cashmere Lace BIO from Pascuali.

The free pattern for Cloudburst contains one size. If you want to knit especially large or small hands, you would have to experiment a little with the number of stitches in the stockinette stitch part.

The Douglas-Cardi by Andrea Mowry has been on my want-to-knit list for quite a while.

Why? To my taste, it has everything a cozy cardigan needs: pockets (!), V-neck, buttons, wide cuffs and, of course, stripes. All these details are fun to knit and even more so to wear out the pretty jacket.

You knit top down, without annoying sewing together. Oh yes, did I mention the overcut shoulders? Gosh, I just do not know why I haven't cast it on yet....

Here are our recommendations for suitable yarn qualities: If you are looking for the highest possible cuddle factor, it's best to go for Bergamo from Lamana. You are more into cozy knits PLUS fleece? Then the combination of Double Sunday and Tynn Silk Mohair (both from Sandnes) is exactly your thing!

For me, I have newly discovered the designer Emily Greene. She writes herself that her designs are inspired by graphic patterns and her professional background (architecture).

And so the sweater Citrine Light also arrives with me: Clean lines and finely worked with a very even stitch definition. The focus here is clearly on the shoulders, which are worked from twisted stitches.

You knit from the top down, shaping the neck first with short rows. The special construction of the overcut shoulders allows you to mix different sizes of sleeves and body.

Now to the material: To be able to work these clear lines, we recommend you the pure merino yarn Cheeky Merino Joy from Rosy Green Wool.

We all know and love the designs of Mette aka PetiteKnit. Often the Dane puts the focus on a particular construction or detail and keeps the rest of the knit relatively simple.

The Sycamore sweater is different. It convinces me on the one hand by its cut (saddle shoulders! I mean...). On the other hand, it is worked with a very special kind of stripes, each running from narrow to wide.

You achieve this shape with the help of short rows, which form here not only the neck, but also the stripes inside the sweater. They are also real color accents! The mottled effect is achieved by knitting different yarns and colors at the same time. And you know what? Jule has conveniently made directly a knitting kit for it!

Mira offers a total of 13 different wide compartments to have your double pointed needles always ready. So that nothing falls out, a two-part flap has been added to the upper end.

You can simply roll Mira up and close it with the attached elastic band. The color of the band you choose yourself when ordering. By the way, the bag is suitable for double pointed needles of lengths of 15 cm and 20 cm.

As with all products from the collection with Franzi Klee, we also offer you here different leather colors.

Sewing needles, stitch markers - all these things like to disappear during transport. This is now an end! The pretty case Maki is ideal for storing the smallest little helpers.

It consists of two overlapping compartments held together with an elastic band in the color of your choice. Closed like this Maki fits with its slim dimensions of 6 x 8 cm into any project bag and saves you from a miserable search for your accessories.

Here, too, you have the choice between different leather colors - of course!