10/02/2026
What makes a great pattern? Tin Can Knits sent out an email last week about their most made pattern. Can you guess what it is? You’re absolutely correct, it’s the Flax Sweater! With over 50,000 projects posted on Ravelry (which includes all three yarn gauges, Sock, DK and Worsted/ Aran weights), one would conclude that this pattern has it going on!
I, myself have made several, including a few that I took the liberty to change it a little bit including adding cables on the sleeve, making short sleeves, color blocking and more. Can we talk about sizes? This pattern goes from an infant size to 6xl! So you know there is a size for everyone! Anxious about creating your first sweater? How about making an infant one first? I think of this as a “hat with sleeves”. It would take no time at all to make one up and remember, this is a teaching pattern. There are links to tutorials and videos to help guide you along. I recommend using Tin Can Knits free app. Once you download the pattern and make a project page, you only see your chosen size so not to be confused with all the sizes included in this pattern. If you are still having a little trouble, we are here to help!