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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.

Filed Under: Knitting Tagged With: c2e2, comic con, fandom fibers, mini fandom sweaters, mini sweaters

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and 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), a craft book author & pattern designer specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook & macrame. Really anything with yarn! ❤️  My work combines vintage and modern design elements, featuring bold colors and graphic motifs.

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