Every hand-knit tells a story:

“I bought yarn to make the Esther Sweater at my first Rhinebeck, in 2023. It is Primrose Roan DK and I tried to match the colors to the original pattern sample. It took me more than a year to feel comfortable with stranded colorwork, but I finally got there and used the yarn as originally intended. My favorite sweater!”

A favourite pattern can become something completely personal through the yarn we choose, the colours we combine and, most of all, the people we knit for. Sometimes a sweater begins as a project for ourselves and ends up with someone we love. Sometimes a pattern travels with us, helps us learn something new or becomes one we return to again and again.

Mary Bradley bought the yarn for her Esther Sweater at her first Rhinebeck in 2023, choosing Primrose Roan DK in colours inspired by the original design. The yarn then waited patiently while she built up the confidence to tackle stranded colourwork. More than a year later, everything finally came together, and the result became her favourite sweater.

Discover my Esther Sweater pattern, make your it your own - and always feel free to share any of my designs knitted by you for the world to see.