Yoda Inspired Knitting

Good morning everyone!
Today I wanted to talk a little bit about one of our most popular knits right now. This knit is inspired by the Star Wars film series and the great Jedi master character of Yoda. This knit started as a personal request from a soon-to-be mom from Ottawa, Ontario. She was very keen on having a cute Yoda knit for her upcoming arrival. 

We started by browsing the Internet for ideas about how to tackle this project. A lot of the examples out there just were not my cup of tea though so I just went back to the drawing board and started from scratch! This is a photo of our first Yoda knit...

This knit was a hit with the client and her family and soon gathered a following on our social media outlets. It was not long before we had another request for this knit as well as the pattern for the knit. This in itself was a problem for me personally because I am a self taught knitter and have never really used patterns. The creation of a pattern was a huge learning process for me! What an adventure!
Soon we conquered this challenge and now are able to offer this pattern on our online shop.
Click here to see Etsy listing

 As you can see this knit has evolved since the first attempt shown above. I really like the new shape of the ears in the later two examples. The ears are three dimensional and support themselves when the hat is on, which is really nice! Who likes droopy Yoda ears right?

Currently we have one ready to ship Yoda inspired baby beanie in stock for a 3-6 month old baby. You can check it out: Click here to see Etsy listing

Thank you to our Ottawa mom for this fun project! We also would like to thank everyone who has expressed interest in this knit. If you have any ideas for fun projects for us to try we would love to hear from you! You can comment on this blog or send us an email at TheKnittedArts@gmail.com

Happy Knitting!

Sweet Little Fuzzy Owl Hat

Good morning everyone! Here is a super fun little project I would like to share!

We found this great yarn at a sale and immediately I had this project in mind. To find it yourself it is made by Red Heart and is from their Fur Sure collection because it gives a faux fur look. The grey and white colour that we used for this hat is called Frosted.

This hat was created as a simple knit, made on circular needles, with a folded edge for a top instead of a traditional decreased and rounded top. The bulky nature of the yarn makes the hat super cozy and warm! The details of the face were added after the completion of the hat by using solid colour acrylic yarn crocheted to the desired shape. 

We are really happy with the end result! This cute little knit is sized for a 6 month old baby is now up on our Etsy shop. Happy knitting everyone!

Frosted, Fur Sure, Red Heart Yarn

It`s Blog Time!

Hey everyone!
My name is Sarah and I love to knit! I am a beginner and am learning along the way but I hope that you will enjoy sharing my journey through this blog. My fiancé and I make up TheKnittedArts team. I run the needles and he is an endless supply of ideas! We create hand crafted knitwear and would love to share the stories of our little knitted creatures with you on this blog!

I hope that you will enjoy hearing about our journey and we would love to hear from you along the way! If you have any comments, ideas or if you are interested in any of the pieces featured on this blog you can contact us at TheKnittedArts@gmail.com

Happy Knitting!