There is nothing like a warm and cozy coat/cardigan on those chilly days. The Polar Puff Coat is like a giant warm hug and I can’t get enough of it. I’ve been wrapped up in it at home while working and it goes perfectly with a warm cup of tea. 🙂 It has a fun and flirty fit as well as oversized sleeves featuring cute little puffs!
Let’s talk about the yarn I used. Lion Brand Go For Fleece Sherpa is probably one of the softest yarns you will come across. It’s jumbo weight so it works up very quickly and the fleece yarn gives your piece a beautiful sherpa look. I know what you are thinking…that this yarn is hard to use! It really isn’t though and it only takes a bit of practice, I promise. You will want to feel your stitches as you crochet, not try and see them. I use Sc throughout most of this pattern and designed it in a way so you can easily count your rows by using the little puff at the ends as a marker. Once you have the correct St count down for the starting row it should be easy from there on out. Don’t forget, this yarn is very forgiving and hides mistakes well! Count your Sts after your rows to make sure you are on track. Stitch markers are helpful as well.
I love the fit of The Polar Puff Coat. I wanted something very oversized as well as cropped. It has a short rectangular fit to it. If you want your coat to be more fitted, you can follow a size smaller than normal. If you want it even smaller than what is listed, you can remove rows in multiples of 2 on both sides of the front panels. If you want it longer, you can make your foundation row or starting Ch longer by adding Sts in multiples of 2.
I had to do it. I just couldn’t help myself. After making The Luna Cardigan using Lion Brand Go For Fleece Sherpa I KNEW I had to make a blanket. The Forever Winter Throw is here and definitely my coziest blanket pattern! Not only is it the coziest but it’s also the easiest.
Even a beginner can do this project! The entire blanket is worked up in single crochet stitches. You can easily feel your stitches as you go and I even made a video tutorial to help you out!
If you want your Forever Winter Throw to be bigger just add more chains to the starting chain and add more rows until you are happy with the size! I only used 7 skeins for mine.
The secret is finally out!! My friend Meghan and I have been working on an awesome collab for you guys and we finally get to reveal it! The Luna Cardigan isn’t being released by herself. She has a knit sister design called The Lottie Cardigan!
The Luna (crochet) and The Lottie (knit) are both beginner friendly and available in sizes XS-5X! Although one is knit and one is crochet we designed them so that they would still be similar in look and fit! Both are free on our blogs and each have a full video tutorial! Not only that but they each are available as kits with Lion Brand! As always, the kit comes with the yarn to make your own cardigan + the PDF digital download of the pattern.
The Go For Fleece Sherpa yarn is so soft and amazing! Although it does take a tiny bit of practice working with fluffy yarn, the outcome is worth it! I have a full video tutorial available in case you need some extra help!
