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Women’s Knit Lace Rhapsody Cardigan

I wear a lot of cardigans. Pretty much, if you see me “dressed” up then I have some sort of cardigan on. Being a jeans and t-shirt kind of gal, a cardigan is a way I have found to wear what I’m comfortable in and still look like a grown up.

Also, if you ever see me in a dress chances are I’m also wearing a cardigan. Since a majority of the dresses I own are sleeveless; a cardigan has been a necessity for me not to freeze during any occasion – except for outdoor weddings in the summer. Don’t ask me why I own sleeveless dresses if I’m always cold, maybe it is just a way for me to wear a cardigan.

This pattern came about from two cardigans I own that I liked different aspects of each, and the need to make one for a new sleeveless dress I’m wearing for events during this upcoming holiday season.

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Women’s Knit Play Day Cardigan

Free hand and machine knitting pattern Women's Play Day Cardigan by www.CityFarmhouseStudio.com

After making the Child’s Play Day Cardigan and seeing how nice it was for them to wear it going out to play, but also how well it worked to be layered when we were going someplace nice I thought it would make a great cardigan for a woman.  Don’t we also want things that are versatile to wear in different situations, from going to get groceries to dressing up for work or church?  Don’t we also want something that looks tailored and well fitting but comfortable at the same time?

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Machine Knitting Pattern for Estrela Lace Shawl

Free machine knit pattern Estrela Lace Shawl by www.CityFarmhouseStudio.com

As I was crocheting the Calla Lily Bouquet, I started day dreaming about the reception for my sister’s wedding.  After the ceremony at the church we planned to go to a Mexican restaurant that the priest (who is Mexican) recommended.  My sister had two requirements; she required great margaritas and a Mariachi band to add to the festive ambiance.

Knowing my sister would have a strapless wedding dress, I wanted to make her something to wear in the restaurant in case it was cold.  I knew it shouldn’t be a heavy winter shawl since we would be in Texas over the summer.  Also, something too heavy of weight wouldn’t pair with the elegance of her dress.  So, I determined lace it would be.

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Machine Knit Pattern for Yamasaki Sweater

Inspired by Wayne State University buildings designed by Minoru Yamasaki.

Get the printable PDF version of the pattern (without ads) HERE

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Standard Gauge Flat Bed and Ribber

T5 on both dials

Main bed and ribber racked so needles align in pitch

2 strands worked together of JaggerSpun Maine Line 2/20 – wool yarn

Knit stitch gauge – 4×4” = 32 st x 40 rows

Chest circumference dimensions: S(M, L) = 39” (42”, 46”)

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Machine Knit Yamasaki Sweater

Free machine knitting pattern by City Farmhouse Studio. The Yamasaki Sweater inspired by architecture designed by Minoru Yamasaki. Made on a standard flat bed with ribber.

Last year I was on an architecture tour of the Wayne State University campus in Detroit, MI.  Part of the tour focused on the buildings that were designed by Minoru Yamasaki.  He designed four buildings for the campus between 1957 and 1964.  My previous experience with Yamasaki’s work was from my college days at College for Creative Studies in Detroit where I received a BFA focusing in crafts.  The building that the crafts department resided in was designed by Yamasaki around the same time frame of the Wayne State buildings.  The four years that I had spent learning and growing in his building had already given me an emotional connection to his work.

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Machine Knit Camo Beanie

Free machine knitting baby/toddler/child beanie. www.cityfarmhousestudio.com

Earlier this year, the family and I went to the Ann Arbor Fiber Expo.  We came across this local yarn dyer called Splash of Color, and my eye was caught by this yarn that had camo colors with fluorescent orange speckles in it.  The sample she had swatched of it I really liked.  The camo wasn’t overwhelming it, it didn’t look like mud, and the orange had just enough pop to brighten it up.  When the girls saw it they loved it so we bought 2 hanks to make two hats.

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