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Today I am introducing you to the Trinity Sweater. To be honest I wasn’t sure whether to call it a sweater or a tee …. it’s somewhere in-between!
Those shorter sleeves make the trinity sweater the perfect transitional piece and is a must for any woman’s wardrobe. It will take you seamlessly through the cooler Spring days into the start of Summer and then again from the end of summer into fall. I just love it!
It is also a very practical top! My mum has asked me to make her one for work. She is a carer in a residential home for severely disabled children and young adults (up to age 18) and it is policy that she cannot wear full sleeved tops for work.
Inspiration
I have had this design in my head for over a year! Do you remember my trinity stitch tutorial? This one has been niggling at me since then. That washcloth really did start something! I started crocheting it up in July but had to put it to one side to meet some deadlines. It has been taunting me ever since and I decided it needed to be finished and deserved to be published!
The trinity stitch does the talking
This is not a complicated garment to make up. The front and back panels are rectangular with no real shaping until you get to the neckline and the sleeves are worked directly on the sweater after you have sewn the body together.
With the trinity stitch you do not need to show it off with much shaping or fancy flurries in the design. Sometimes simple is actually better … and I LOVE it when the stitch does all of the talking. I do not think this design calls for any frills or fancy hook work. Of course, you can embellish your top any way you want to! I just like the practicality and simplicity of this design and I am very much a jeans and simple top type of a girl.
Yarn info
For me I knew that I wanted to use WeCrochet’s Cotlin yarn for this project. I was lucky enough to get some of their reflections, but it looks like this particular one may be discontinued now. It is a DK yarn and the perfect mix of cotton (for warmth and durability) and linen (for the gorgeous drape – even when using a smaller hook and tighter stitch combo!)
If you would like to check for suitable alternative yarns I would recommend using www.yarnsub.com
For this top I would try to stick to a DK or #3 weight yarn / cotton mix so that you don’t loose any of that gorgeous drape.
Sizing and yardage
The Trinity sweater has been designed in 9 sizes – women’s XS to 5XL.
Size
Bust
Approximate Yardage
XS
up to 30″
950
S
30-34″
1090
M
36-38″
1200
L
40-42″
1400
XL
44-46″
1650
2X
48-50″
1800
3X
52-54″
1950
4X
56-58″
2150
5X
60-62″
2300
Pattern Links
You can purchase the PDF Pattern in any of my shops.
Spring Exclusives 2022
The Spring Exclusives event runs throughout March, with a brand new design by a different designer being featured each day. All of the patterns included will be 50% off for the day of release.
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This event features 25 fabulous brand new patterns that were released specifically during this event. If you have missed any of the patterns that you wanted you can purchase the bundle which includes them all! You don’t need to choose. And you get them all for one AMAZING price of $18.99
But be quick! The price of the bundle will increase to $34.95 once this event ends!
Just want our pattern and not the bundle??
On 2nd March 2022 for 24 hours, you can get the PDF Pattern for the Trinity Sweater at an amazing 50% off with the coupon code!
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The Richard wrist warmers (named after my very supportive husband) are a more masculine version of our Susan Wrist warmers. These men’s wrist warmers are a great gift idea, and a good way to use your scraps or bust that stash!
Do you remember our Susan Wrist warmers?
Where the Susan Wrist warmers uses the sedge stitch the Richard wrist warmers use the crunch stitch. We released the pattern for those over a year ago now. You can find the free pattern for those here or by clicking the photo at the bottom of this page.
These men’s wrist warmers are constructed in exactly the same way but instead of using the sedge stitch I went for a more masculine looking crunch stitch.
The Richard Wrist Warmers
Don’t get me wrong, they the Susan and Richard wrist warmers are unisex really – I just wanted a reason to try them out with a different stitch LOL.
You may recall, if you have read about the Susan version, that I made the Susan version with the intention of gifting them to the ladies that worked for my husband last Christmas. They got theirs and loved them. The men then got jealous and asked to try on their gifts. They loved how they felt and that they could still use their phones etc whilst wearing them. Dan and Alex asked me to make them a pair but make them look a ‘bit more manly’ than the pink and gold versions. They ‘advised’ of their favourite colours to wear and sent me on my merry way to get my hooks out again. Luckily, the local yarn store was 2 minutes from the office and a 5 minute walk from home.
So yes, the Richard wrist warmers have been waiting their turn for release since December last year!
What I can unequivocally say is that both lads are still wearing their wrist warmers and they still look great after a year and despite Dan having 2 small children at home!
I believe that Sara also made a few pairs of these last year as gifts for her brothers and other family members which went down a treat.
PDF Pattern links:
As always, you can find a very reasonably priced pdf version of this pattern in all of our stores:
If you prefer video tutorials instead of written patterns Sara recorded a full video on how to make these men’s wrist warmers on our YouTube Channel. The left handed version will go up very soon!
The Pattern:
Materials:
You can use any size yarn for this. Thinner yarn will use more. I used approx. 110 yards of Stylecraft Aran (#4 weight yarn) with no cuff. You can use any yarn with the appropriate size hook.
Hook recommended for the yarn used
Stitch markers (optional)
Scissors
Tapestry needle
Gauge:
Not important for this project as you create the length required with your chains and work to the desired width.
Sizing:
My finished gloves were 8.25’’ tall and 4’’ wide and fit a medium man’s hand. You will need a couple of measurements to get the perfect fit (although I have given a rough guide below). If you can get them you will need these three measurements:
Abbreviations:
Ch(s)–chain(s)
St(s)–stitch(es)
rep–repeat
dc–double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
sc–single crochet
ss–slip stitch
FPDC – Front Post Double Crochet
BPDC – Back post double crochet
* to * – repeat from * to *
Pattern Notes:
Written in US terms
Ch1 does not count as a st
You will need to know the measurements for length, width and distance from the top to the part of your hand where you thumb starts to get a great fit! (see photo above for more information)
The figure photos are from our Susan wrist warmers but the same principles apply here!
Note: these wrist-warmers are made as a rectangle and then the sides sewn together with a gap for the thumb.
Row 1Ch in multiples of 2 until you get the desired length of the wrist-warmer minus 1.5’’ (this is made up with the cuff later). Then ch an additional 1. Sc in second ch from hook and each st across.
OR
Fsc in multiples of 2 until you get the desired length minus 1.5’’.
I fsc 32 to start (but I would do 34 or 36 for a large size and 28 or 30 for a small if you don’t have the measurements you need)
Row 2 Turn. Alt ch2 in first st (this is made up of a sc and a ch) Ss in next st, *hdc in next st, ss in next st* along.
Note: you will end with a ss.
Row 3-32 Repeat row 2 until work is wide enough to go around the knuckles.If your knuckle length is 4’’, your work needs to be 8’’ tall.
For example, to get a 4’’ width I made mine measure 8’’ tall as I worked it. You will then turn the finished rectangle on its side to create the finished item!
Do not fasten off.
Assembly:
Turn your rectangle 90 degrees.
Using a stitch marker mark the measurement from the top of the wrist-warmer to where the thumb starts.
Mark where the thumb finishes with another stitch marker (see pic below).
SS or sew from the top to the first marker.
SS or sew from the second stitch marker to the bottom. Do not FO
To work the Cuffs:
Round 1 Ch1, sc an even number of stitches evenly around the bottom of the glove. SS to join
Note: be careful not to sc too few as this will make the gap for getting you hand in smaller! I find one sc for each row works well.
Round 2 Ch3 (counts as a dc), DC in each stitch around. SS to join.
For Round 3 Ch1, *FPDC around the first stitch, BPDC around the next st* around SS to join
Round 4 Repeat round 3.
Round 5 Repeat round 3.
FO, weave in ends.
That is all there is to these super simple but gorgeous Richard Wrist Warmers! These men’s wrist warmers are sure to be a hit.
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Our Crochet Cancer Challenge pattern for 2020 is the Robin Beanie.
If you joined us last year you will know that we highlighted colon cancer which is a royal blue ribbon. We are supporting the same cancer this year. You see, this time last year Sara’s dad, Robin, was fighting a brave battle against colon cancer. Unfortunately it was a battle that he lost on November 14th last year, 2 weeks after last year’s challenge ended.
If you want to read about Sara’s story and the future she fears is in front of her you can read it here.
We all have our own story to tell…
Cancer is one of those things that will touch us all in one form or another. I don’t believe very many people go through life without at least knowing someone who has battled Cancer.
Currently, a very dear friend of mine, who is also my daughter’s godmother and has a daughter 3 months older than mine, is battling bowel cancer. She is a nurse, and so knew she had to get herself seen quite early. But still for someone who is not yet 50 to have to go through that! Local lockdown means that I cannot be there to help out as much as I dearly wish I could.
As I said last year, treatments make advances all of the time. In an ideal we world WE WANT THE CURE. The treatments can be brutal on the body and the mind of both the patient and their families. But hair loss is not always a side effect now depending on treatments required and the nausea can be drastically reduced.
What is the challenge about?
The Crochet Cancer Challenge is hosted each year by Christine of Sweet Potato 3. In return for using the code and getting the pattern as a free pdf you are pledging to make at least one hat of that pattern to donate by the end of the year (or whenever your local unit or charity starts accepting donations in your area if these have temporarily stopped).
Let’s do our bit by helping these warriors to keep their heads warm! This is actually very important. Cancer patients often loose their hair and a lot of heat escapes from the head. They also feel the cold a lot more than usual. So hats are often appreciated by those undergoing treatment.
Scroll down to the bottom of this post for some useful links and information.
The Robin Beanie
What you will need to make the Robin Beanie:
Materials:
#5 bulky (chunky UK) weight yarn of your choosing (between 120-140 yards depending on size roughly – I used about 1 1/4 skeins of stylecraft simply chunky in the royal blue for a bigger size)
This hat uses sc, hdc and dc with some worked into the back loop only to obtain the ribbing and some third loop to get the texture on the body of the hat. The pattern includes video links on how to work the third loop and also how to do the sedge stitch (the sc, hdc, dc combo).
So this hat is a great project for a recent beginner who knows the basics and wants to progress a little and play with texture.
It is made side to side so you will need to slip stitch or sew it together at the end.
Our Pattern links
From 6th-31 October inclusive you can download our Robin Beanie pattern free with the code CancerChallenge on Ravelry by using the button below.
Please remember that if you use the code for the download you are pledging to make at least one Robin’s beanie to donate to a cancer patient or unit.
You can also get the pattern in the following places:
A fun start early project you can add to your hats, click HERE.
Challenge others to join and get tags you can print for your hats, click HERE.
As an extra thank you
We are offering you the matching Robin Scarf for 50% (that’s only $1.50!!) for the whole of October 2020!! You will need to use the code ROBIN and it is ONY available in our Ravelry Store here. Find out more about this pattern by clicking the pic below.
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