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Jasmine

@threeeternal

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craft practice ∴ of the earth
knitting ~ fibre ~ (sometimes) clay
also @jasminesikand
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My greatest source of inspiration is nature. And my next greatest source of inspiration is others who are inspired by nature. @handmade.with.lauren just released her pattern for the Panorama Sweater — a beautiful cabled pattern inspired by the panoramas of British Columbia. It is a really special design and it was an honour to test it, especially as my first cabled project! 🏔️🌲🌊 Details 🌟 Panorama Sweater by @handmade.with.lauren with @briggslittle Heritage in Navy Blue from @fiafiayarns and @wooltrends709. A Canadian project through and through, and I just really love that. This is Lauren’s first pattern release and if it is any indication of where her designs are headed, we are all in for a treat. 💙 #panoramasweater #canadianwool #knitting
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This rusty red is reminding me of cardinals, bricks, warmth, blood and all the life spring brings. 🩸 I’m trying to practice fixing things I don’t like about the things I’ve made. I knew the minute I finished the collar on this cardigan that I didn’t like it. That was in November and while I only got around to it now, I’m so glad I did. I may even do it again! Arguably, this is the best part about crafting slowly. Being able to come back to it again and again until you love it enough to wear it forever. 🌟 #olgajacket by @petiteknit with no stripes, modified collar 🧶 @knittingforolive Heavy Merino in Pomegranate 🪡 buttons from @retrosariarosapomar Also, I’ve managed to smile a whole two times since this @noahkahanmusic album came out, as seen here. #woolsweater #knittingforolive #petiteknit #handknitsweater
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Taking over my mind as of late is grappling with being an “I could make that myself” person and how it’s both a blessing and a curse. “As with anything in life, there’s a give and take. Reciprocity. I get to choose the crafts and skills I want to learn and it’s a decision I bear great responsibility in, knowing I can continue to also make investments in others who are devoting their lives to the craft they also bear great responsibility in. If we aren’t experiencing the expressions of love, joy and beauty of others, we live in silos. We lack community. We lack reciprocity and sharing. We miss out on a life rich with the creations and devotion of others. That’s what has happened. That’s the world far too many of us exist in now.“ The full essay is on Substack, linked in my profile. ❣️ Photos of my stripeless #olgajacket by @petiteknit with @knittingforolive Heavy Merino in Pomegranate (an amazing colour!) that I finished last fall! I really do need to take better photos of this, I will once I fix the collar. 🥲
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Definitely listened to the Outlander soundtrack while making this but this is the song stuck in my head right now. 🤠 Most days I do pretend I’m with my 17th century fairy ancestors in the Scottish Highlands and when my brother brought me the most beautiful rustic Aran yarn from Ireland, I knew I needed to make something in honour of that vision. 🌟 An inspiration photo of a shrug/capelet I had saved on Pinterest was what I decided to make. I hadn’t previously found a pattern for it, so I was going to wing it and try to self-draft something. My gut told me to check one more time that there wasn’t a pattern I could use as a starting point. Imagine my utter shock when I got not only a pattern to use as a starting point, but also THE pattern modeled after the exact same inspiration photo I had saved. A very happy ending for me thanks to @stitching_stone! ❣️ 🌟 Pattern is the Sugarloaf Shrug by @stitching_stone (and it’s free!) 🧶 The most perfect Aran yarn my brother brought me back from a small shop in Ireland and I wish I had more of. #knitting #woolknit #irishwool #aranyarn
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It was -20C when I filmed this. I was cold, but not as cold as you’d think and that’s Canadian wool for ya. 🌬️ This is the #StapleSweater by @knitwork___ which came out a few days ago! It’s a beautiful pattern and was such a joy to knit. Aptly named as it has very quickly become a staple for me, even in such a wacky colour that honestly is a bit outside of my comfort zone. I just could not get this colour out of my head over the past year and it needed to happen. And I’m thinking about it more now—it’s the perfect colour to brighten up the dark winter days. And with the extreme cold arriving this week, I’ve been wearing this almost daily. 💚 Congratulations on another wonderful pattern, Jesika, and thanks for letting me test it! 🌟 #StapleSweater by @knitwork___ 🧶 @briggslittle Heritage in Fern ~ easily on my list of favourite yarns! Also knit my toque with yarn from @redmaplehomestead! #knitter #handknitsweater #woolsweater
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Embodying slow craft in a rushed world ~ I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and found some words to articulate my thoughts and feelings. ❣️🐑❄️🧶🕯️🪡 We devoted crafters are not immune to a culture of influence, take and scarcity, even if our chosen crafts inherently invite us to slow down and use our hands. How do we encourage healthy boundaries with our craft? How do we maintain and remember the magic in our craft without it getting swiftly washed away by the force of “rush”? I find myself pondering these questions and now I pose them to you. The fact is that many of the crafts we are practicing and holding out to preserve—like wood-working, basketmaking, knitting, quilting, leatherwork, weaving, sewing and so much more—were not created for the modern world. And as modern people, what I observe is that we seem a bit lost in how these old crafts and our lifestyles now can coexist because they couldn’t be more opposite. But I think we can get there. I think some people are doing it. Our creativity and sharing is what saves us from the noise in our world. It’s storytelling. What if we started looking at each other’s creations as such? I don’t have all the answers, maybe none at all. But it feels important to discuss the responsibility we bear in our crafts. I wholeheartedly believe we are responsible for the world we are living in and creating for our future; that applies here too. Thanks for reading and pondering with me. There is more of this in a (very long) Substack post via my profile 🔗. 💌 This video is from last winter at @forgetmenotflowersandcafe, which feels like the perfect place to ground in one’s craft considering this subject matter. ❣️ #knitting #slowcraft #slowfashion
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Scroll to see the beautiful wool sweater my daughter @jasminesikand / @threeeternal knit for me for my birthday. ✨🙏🏼 Almost a full 6 months later, less 13 days, it’s finally cold enough (for me) that I can wear it! When she found this unique, fun wool yarn 🧶 by @etrofil — that she originally planned on knitting mittens with — and sent me a photo, it immediately spoke to me, like it did her (of me) 😌 it wasn’t til after that I found out the name of the yarn is “Lady Bird.” Which made it even more special, and feel like it was meant for me. 🥰 Her work is exquisite, and she made it just right, modelled after one she made for herself, #winterspullover pattern by @ozetta , but heavily modified. With my frame, I wanted it a little cropped, hitting just at the waist, making it less bulky, with a shorter mock versus tall turtleneck (that would swallow me up 😆) and she nailed it! Such beautiful work and I feel blessed and grateful putting it on. I especially love the multi-colour yarn and the way it turned out — even more beautiful than I’d imagined, with what she described as a cosmic pattern on the elbow. Also very “me.” 💫 and I’m deeply grateful and blessed to wear it. PS — the forest green toque in a couple photos she knit as well with another yarn, pine-inspired with a bit of speckle. ✨ A Christmas gift last year. 🥰🙏🏼✨ I believe that each of us has a creative wick inside us. just waiting to be lit and I’m so glad you found your spark in knitting, Jasmine! So proud of you for following this passion to all the beautiful places it has taken you and has yet to! I think Granny would be so proud too. 🥰✨
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A silly little video of me putting on my new scarf, knitted with wool and keepin my neck warm! 🕯️❄️ Imposter syndrome is weird, the lighting isn’t great and and and, but I’m hitting “share” anyway. It’s the #sophiescarf by @petiteknit! #handmade #knitting #knitwool #wool #knitscarf #slowcraft #slowfashion #memade
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The desire to knit and make things for loved ones is running deep these days. With some good wool and earthy colours — just too good! 2023 was the year of the toque for me. Onwards! 🧶 🤲🏼❣️
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The latest off my knitting needles! ❣️❣️❣️ As someone who has historically been an earth-tone person, this was a bit out of my comfort zone but I could not for the life of me get this colour out of my head. It had to be this specific red which took a bit to nail down. Finished in Portugal and blocked the second I got home! It grew a bit more in the sleeves than I had intended so I may shorten them at some point. And I need to fix the position of the top button. Other than that, I’m pretty happy with this one. I’ve been wearing it every day and it feels festive. ❄️ 🌟 #olgajacket by @petiteknit 🧶 @knittingforolive heavy merino in pomegranate 🪡 buttons from @retrosariarosapomar #woolsweater #knittingforolive #petiteknit #handknitsweater #knitcardigan
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Since sharing this finished #WintersPullover earlier this year, every so often I receive questions about what I did to achieve this look, so I finally wrote it all down. I’m trying to be better with documenting my processes with knitting both so I can remember if I want to recreate something and to share with others! Nothing I did here is revolutionary, mostly just altering lengths to accommodate the fit I sought, but as I was writing those modifications down, my top knitting tip became clear: use patterns as a base, a shell, a starting point. The personality we infuse into our creations is what makes it all so special and unique. I definitely take a made-to-measure approach versus made-to-pattern and I feel like that is the single most important thing I could emphasize to someone about knitting. Again, not revolutionary, but sometimes I think it is understated. Dare I say there are no rules. 🫢 Find all the details on Substack, linked in my profile. 🌟 Filmed on the mezzanine attached to the bedroom during my stay in Portugal. ❣️
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Some everyday wool socks! 🌟 My first project without a pattern! It is fulfilling making something functional with your hands and even more so utilizing the skills you’ve learned and challenging yourself to figure it out along the way. To some, “so what?” To me, it’s remembering the old ways, for my hands and mind and heart. Using them in this way is familiar but distant in our present world. Yes, knitting is just fun and cool and a good way to pass time, but it’s more than that to me. I feel so deeply connected with my crafts. For curious knitters, these are a 2x2 rib all the way down, with a stockinette sole, heel and toe. I did a GSR heel because that’s all I know how to do and I like the look and fit. 🧶 is @filcolana Arwetta in dark chocolate and it’s the perfect go-to sock colour in my opinion. #handknit #handknitsocks #woolsocks #filcolanaarwetta
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