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Mini Fandom Sweaters at Comic Con!

March 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

The Mini Fandom Sweaters Collection by Heidi Gustad, designed as part of Fandom Fibers' inaugural collection and available exclusively in kits at C2E2 2018. Available as PDFs beginning April 9.
I am so excited to announce that I’ve designed a brand new mini collection… literally. Allow me to introduce Mini Fandom Sweaters, all inspired by some of the biggest fandoms out there! This project was really exciting for me as a designer because it allowed me to explore some design elements from some of the shows and books I habitually Knitflix with. All of these are an amazing way to practice your colorwork and basic sweater construction skills too!

Why tiny sweaters?

They’re cute, and they’re a great way to make a gift tailored to someone’s interests. Be honest – you’re probably never going to knit your coworker a full sized sweater inspired by their favorite fandom, are you? But you can whip up one of these mini guys for your fangirliest friend in just a day, at an affordable price (holler!), and it makes a great gift topper, keychain, bottle cozy, or Christmas ornament.

And as someone who’s about to be an aunt, I’m legit tempted to make one of these for my yet-to-be-born niece, a thing I’d also totally do for friends’ babies. Maybe I’m weird, but how cute would it be to give your friend who is obsessed with [insert relevant fandom here] a tiny sweater featuring [that fandom] at their baby shower? 

Mini Storm Helmet Sweater by Heidi Gustad, designed as part of Fandom Fibers' inaugural collection.

Fandom Fibers

One of my favorite local yarn shops in Chicago is Firefly Fiber Arts. I was honored to be invited to design these little sweaters as part of Firefly’s inaugural Fandom Fibers line, which is inspired by pop culture and celebrates the fandom community through hand dyed yarns and custom kits. How fun is that?

The Mini Fandom Sweaters will be available exclusively as kits in the Firefly booth (#561) at the Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo (a.k.a. C2E2, a.k.a. Comic Con) the weekend of April 6-8. Starting April 9, you can get the patterns on Ravelry if you’re not in town for C2E2 (or Yarn Con which happens to also be that weekend in Chicago!). They’re a total bargain at just $10 for a kit featuring 100% US-made wool, and if you want multiple kits, they’re 3 for $25 or 5 for $40. If you know someone looking for a gift for you that won’t make their eyes pop at the price, a Mini Fandom Sweater kit is worth giving them a heads up about. ;)

Inspired by pop culture, Fandom Fibers celebrates the fandom community through hand dyed yarns, and custom kits. We have collaborated with Rhichard Devrieze to bring you the best yarns to celebrate your favorite characters, books, movies, and TV series.

Queue Your Favorites on Ravelry!

Mini Storm Helmet Sweater – Visit a galaxy far far away by casting on this mini sweater inspired by galactic soldiers.

Mini Star Symbol Sweater – Are you feeling… enterprising? Explore strange, new worlds by casting on this mini sweater inspired by the final frontier.

Mini Magic Symbol Sweater – Grab your most magical needles and cast on this mini sweater inspired by a certain bespectacled wizard boy and his friend’s mom’s knitting habit. Ten points to the knitter who uses this pattern as a springboard to knit a mini sweater featuring their own first initial!

Mini Blue Phone Booth Sweater – Take a trip through time and space by casting on this mini sweater inspired by everyone’s favorite Doctor.

Mini Double ‘W’ Sweater – Feel like a wonderful woman (or man) by casting on this mini sweater.

The Mini Fandom Sweaters Collection by Heidi Gustad, designed as part of Fandom Fibers' inaugural collection and available exclusively in kits at C2E2 2018. Available as PDFs beginning April 9.

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About Heidi

Heidi Gustad (she/her) is a craft book author & designer specializing in yarn crafts. Her work combines vintage and modern design elements, prioritizing color and graphic motifs. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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Hi! I’m Heidi (she/her/hers), and I’ve been helping yarn crafters untangle various techniques on the internet since 2010. I got my start here, as a blogger, and since then I’ve shared more than a few tutorials here and on YouTube as I’ve grown as a pattern designer. 🧶 

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POV: Showing you how my new Bevelled Tank pattern POV: Showing you how my new Bevelled Tank pattern fits with no ease vs. 4” of positive ease. There’s a bit more length to the cotton (brighter color) sample, but both are cropped and feature shoulder seams designed to sit an inch back onto the shoulder instead of on top, giving it a little swing. Length is easily adjustable for folks looking for less of a crop. 
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Pattern: Bevelled Tank by @handsoccupied for @pompommag x @hobbii_yarn summer 2024. Available for free from Hobbii at the 🔗 in my profile.
Yarn pictured: @kelbournewoolens Skipper and Camper. 
Dress form is adjusted to a 36” chest and ~5’3”ish in height. 
Human has a 40” chest and is 5’5”.
Both skirts are vintage.
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#pompomxhobbiisummer2024 #handsoccupied #intarsia #handmade #knitting #colorwork
Let’s talk about fit and ease! . During the Beve Let’s talk about fit and ease!
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During the Bevelled Tank design process for @pompommag, I knit 2 samples using 2 different @KelbourneWoolens yarns. One was in Skipper (100% cotton, second photo) and the other was in Camper (100% 2 ply wool). The Skipper sample was knit for a 36” bust, which measures in at 40” with 4” of positive ease. And I knit the Camper Sample for my 40” bust with a 44” finished measurement. (BTW, I’m 5’5” for folks that find that measurement helpful in visualizing fit.)
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Based on the size chart for the Bevelled Tank, that means I knit one size 3 sample and one size 4. As designed, I conveniently fit a size 4 as intended with 4” of positive ease. When I wear the 3, there is no ease at all because the garment and my body are both 40” in size. Comparing the 2 garments, you can see how the fiber content (cotton vs. wool) and fit (no ease vs. 4” of positive ease) makes a difference in the look and feel of the finished garment. 
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These samples are a great way to compare what ease looks like on different bodies. While I can fit both a size 3 and 4, the garment with no ease feels more like pajamas or a bralette when I wear it. On the other hand, when I wear the one with 4” of positive ease, I feel comfortable enough to wear it to work, even as a crop top. Plus, it leaves me with enough room to layer it with a nice button down if I’m not feeling the cropped look one day. 
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I’m curious - how would you style this tank? Would you modify it with a few stockinette rows for added length? I’m so curious now that this pattern is finally out in the world. :) 
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After a 6 month hiatus, I am happy to say I’m ba After a 6 month hiatus, I am happy to say I’m back with a brand new pattern in 9 sizes, and it’s FREE as part of @pompommag x @hobbii_yarn’s summer design collection! (Link is in my bio.)
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In my December newsletter, I announced that I was soliciting test knitters for a pattern that had originally been selected for the summer ’24 issue of Pom Pom Quarterly magazine. However, the magazine ceased publication after its spring ’24 issue, leaving in-progress designs unpublished. (It happens.) As a result, I’d begun the long process of editing, testing, and photographing the pattern for independent release through the Hands Occupied pattern shop and Ravelry.
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Before I was done with that process, Pom Pom Quarterly’s former editors reached out with an exciting proposal for the pattern. Post-magazine, they’ve begun to partner with yarn companies to produce high quality pattern collections. They wanted to include designs from the would-be current issue of Pom Pom Quarterly in a new collection for Hobbii yarn, including my Bevelled Tank. I worked with the same technical editors I would have for the magazine on this one, and as you can see from the photos, Pom Pom’s team did an amazing job of styling the garment to the beautiful standards they’re known for.
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You can learn more about the pattern on my blog and get the free pattern from Hobbii yarn - links to both in my profile. I’ll post sizing info in the comments for quick reference too. 🧶
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#pompomxhobbiisummer2024 #knitting #intarsia #sponsored #colorworkknitting 
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Photos: @dianascarrunz 
Model: @angel.jade_
Here’s a nice throwback for you: my take on a vi Here’s a nice throwback for you: my take on a vintage knitting pattern from 1938 called the Fernlace Pullover. A pattern so nice, I knit it twice.
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Yellow version 💛: knit with Despondent Dyes’ Vintage Vixen Sport after attending a @squidneyknits vintage knitting retreat in 2019 & learning *so much*. Paired with a self-drafted circle skirt pattern. 
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Blue version 💙: knit with @eweeweyarns Ewe So Sporty in Sky Blue. Paired with the 1940s Boardwalk Duet sewing pattern from @decades_of_style 
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Head to my stories for 🔗🔗 to the handmade wardrobe blog posts I wrote about each take on the Fernlace Pullover, working with a vintage pattern, where to find vintage patterns (including the one I used), & some thoughts on sizing. 
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Frogging is a word in the knitting world that mean Frogging is a word in the knitting world that means to rip out your knitting. It’s called frogging because frogs say “ribbit,” and when you’re tearing out your knitting, you will “rip it” out, and that sounds like ribbit. No really. 🐸 Did you know this fun fact? 
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P.S. I did like this design concept, but to make the pattern more knitter friendly as well as more wearable, I am making some tweaks to the construction. Excited to share when it’s ready! 🥰🧶
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Yarn: @blueskyfibers Woolstok North in Morning Frost & Highland Fleece 
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