Cowboy Booties are up for Testing

I have finished writing the pattern and it is now ready to be tested. If you are interested in being a tester, please check here.

The pattern will be published as soon as the testing period is over, so in about 2 weeks maximum.

The Cowboy Booties are Finished!

And I have almost finished writing the pattern. I’ll be looking for testers very soon. Let me know if you’re interested!

Funny Guy #2

I made a second one of these, they were both for my boys advent calendar, they loved them! 🙂

Happy Yuletide!

I hope everyone is having a great day!

Here are two of the presents I got today, I’m super happy about these! 😀

First Mitten is Finished

I love it! It’s such an interesting pattern. Judge by yourselves 🙂

They are made in brioche stitch. It takes more work, but the result is well worth it!

Pattern “Feather Mittens” can be found here.

A Mitten Progress Report

Moving on with my mittens…

This pattern definitely has an interesting construction.

Not Really Knitting…

I made this funny little guy last night for my boys, I really like it, I think he is so cute! It’s not knitting, but I thought I’d share him anyway.

Pattern can be found here

New Project I Started Today

This is a pair of mittens made with self-striping sock yarn that I’m testing for the designer, the yarn is Regia Best of Effects 2, I think it works perfectly for this pattern. 🙂

Spaceman Nicolino

This hat reminds me of 1950’s science fiction films and makes me think of a spaceman from that era. I named it Nicolino (which means little Nicolas), because I designed it on the day I heard that my friend had given birth to her little boy, Nicolas.

I designed this little baby hat to use all the odd ends of sock yarn that a lot of us knitters have lying around our houses. I think it would work beautifully with self-striping, plain or variegated yarn or with mixed colours leftovers (there are ideas for this at the end of the pattern).

Sizes
3-6 months (6-12 months,12-24 months) to fit approx head circumference of 36-41 (41-46, 46-51)cm / 14-16 (16-18, 18-20)”

Yarn
105 (130, 158) m / 115 (142, 171) yards of 4ply sock yarn or fingering yarn.

Needles
2.5mm (US 1 ½) 80cm (32”) circular needle or size 2.5mm (US 1 ½) DPNs
Or needle size needed to obtain gauge
Darning needle

Necessary skills
Knitting in the round, Kfb(f), st markers, picking up sts

Cost: $1.50

See more here:

Brick Hat

This is a great stash busting project!

It is perfect for beginners. It looks quite advanced, but only one colour is ever worked on a given row, making it really easy to knit. The different variations make it versatile.

A lot of variations are possible, all the « brick layers » can be worked in the same colour, each one can be a different colour or several colours can be repeated, whatever takes your fancy! The crown can be left as is, finished with an i-cord loop, a pompom or – my favourite – a tassel. All these variations will give the hat different looks.

Pattern costs $4.00

More details on the pattern are available on Ravelry:

Sizes available:
Size 1: Premie, Size 2: Baby/Toddler, Size 3: Child (S) up to age 4/5 approximately, Size 4: Child (L)/Woman (S), Size 5: Woman (L)/Man

Something I’m Working On

Stay tuned to find out what it’s going to be…

A Simple Baby and Toddler Sock Yarn Beret

This very simple little beret is perfect to use all the odd ends of sock yarn you have lying around. I designed it with self-striping yarn in mind, but I think it would also work beautifully with plain or variegated yarn and mixed colours leftovers.
It can be finished simply, with a very short
i-cord in traditional beret style, or even with a pompom or a tassel.

Difficulty
Advanced beginner

Yarn requirement
137 (206, 252) m / 150 (225, 275) yards of 4ply sock yarn or fingering yarn.

Necessary Skills
Knitting in the round, Kfb

Gauge
30 sts and 45 rows = 10cm / 4” in st st

Sizes
6-12 months (12-24 months, 2-4 years) to fit approx head circumference of 41-46 (46-51, 51-56)cm / 16-18 (18-20, 20-22)”

Cost: $1.00

See more on Ravelry:

My New Knitting Design Venture

I created this new blog to share my new knitting creations. I’m new to knitting design but I have been knitting for over 30 years, since my Nan taught me at age 8.

I really enjoy designing baby and children patterns and my boys Logan (almost 6) and Connor (4 1/2) are a great source of inspiration to me. They serve as models too 😉

I hope you will enjoy discovering my patterns. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with me if you want to chat.

You can find me on Ravelry, my name there is TricotinTricota and my designer page is here.

Corinne