With a fresh approach to color and innovative use of shape, Susanne Sommer’s knitwear designs are straightforward, graphic and modern, and always wearable & comfortable.
SOSUknits patterns are easy to follow and fun to knit for beginners and experienced knitters alike.
Susanne specializes in two-color brioche and uses the technique to create reversible geometric designs.
With a fresh approach to color and innovative use of shape, Susanne Sommer’s knitwear designs are straightforward, graphic and modern, and always wearable & comfortable.
SOSUknits patterns are easy to follow and fun to knit for beginners and experienced knitters alike.
Susanne specializes in two-color brioche and uses the technique to create reversible geometric designs.
AS SEEN ON TV
Never thought I’d get to say this about one of my designs, but thanks to Lydia of @wekuyarn, who’s a contestant on the British knitting competition show @thegameofwool, the Ewe Rock shawl made in onto the screen.
What I love even more, though, is that Lydia showcases not only her own knitting talent in the show, but also the colorful wealth and diversity of fiber arts by wearing designs and hand-dyed yarns by independent creators each week.
The Ewe Rock shawl Lydia is snuggled up in during Week 3 of the show (scroll to see some photos) is a true collaborative effort as well:
The yarn is dyed by Hannah from @creativeanarchyyarn, who lent the shawl to Lydia to keep her warm during the show. The shawl was knit as a sample for Hannah by @kiri.thorn. And of course, the pattern is by me.
All the best to Lydia (and her fellow contestants) for the show! 🩷
If you want to knit your own Ewe Rock shawl, you can find the knitting pattern on Ravelry and Payhip!
I’ll share a clickable link in my Stories.
(No ad, just sharing!)
#SOSUknits #handdyedyarn #knitting #gameofwool #indiedyers #knittingdesign #EweRockShawl
Brioche and Double Knitting are such a perfect combination!
The movements and rhythm are so similar, with the only difference in how the yarn is carried when slipping stitches.
In Brioche the yarn is carried as a yarn-over across the needle and the slipped stitch.
In Double Knitting, the yarn is carried in front of slipped purl stitches and in back of slipped knit stitches, so it’s between the two layers of fabric created.
In both cases I’m alternating between a round with knit stitches and slipped stitches and a round with purl stitches and slipped stitches.
The results are vastly different, and still incredibly compatible.
For this Brioche cardigan, I’m using double knitting for the edges and cuffs.
Swipe to see the finished cuff.
#SOSUknits #knitting #BriocheStitch #DoubleKnitting
I’m not saying it’s the most important reason for swatching. But I am saying that I keep finding reason for why swatches are awesome.
I ran out of leftover yarn on my current project, so I searched through my swatches and found one that uses the same yarn. I’ll unravel this beautiful swatch for the Brioche Tiles shawl and use the yarn for my current WIP.
I may have lost yarn chicken, but I had a swatch to save me!
I even have a second swatch with the same stitch pattern and yarn, so I definitely can spare this one.
#SOSUknits #BriocheStitch #Swatching #YarnChicken #knitting
More Double Brioche on my needles!
I’m knitting a second sample of a new mini scarf design to take tutorial photos and videos.
#SOSUknits #knitting #BriocheStitch #BriocheKnitting #DoubleBrioche
A new design on my knitting needles 💚🩷
If you’ve ever joined one of my Brioche textures classes, you’ve heard about the magical combination of Honeycomb Brioche and fluffy yarn (and seen the sorry excuse for a swatch I had accidentally mostly frogged).
Can’t wait to share more of this project with you!
#SOSUknits #HoneycombBrioche #BriocheStitch #knitting
When a little knit moment is all you need! 🥰
Wearing the dusty rose Base Camp Cowl with a green linen tunik dress for my #knitOOT because I’m still obsessed with the pink and green combo. 🩷💚
If you need a little Brioche moment to stay warm or to add a little softness and color to your outfit, this cowl is an excellent starting point for your Brioche journey (as are all designs of the Base Camp collection).
You can find the knitting pattern for the Base Camp Cowl on Ravelry, Payhip, and Website sosuknits.com.
#SOSUknits #knitting #BaseCampCowl #BriocheStitch #BriocheKnitting
First try-on of my Brioche cardigan WIP.
It went for an interim bath and block afterwards, so I can better see if things work out as imagined.
My first time knitting roomy sleeves has me questioning my choices… 🤨
#SOSUknits #knitting #WIP #BriocheStitch #BriocheKnitting
Wrapping a rectangular shawl can be a bit more challenging than a triangular shawl, but it also offers lots more ways to wear it.
My #knitOOTD is the Travel Mode 2.0 shawl, combined with a linen dress and a light oversized sweater. The shawl adds not only color and texture but also warmth and comfort.
Here’s how I wrapped the shawl for this asymmetrical look:
🧶 Put the shawl over one shoulder (so that a good 2/3 are in the back), and pull one of the corners from the front end up and tuck it around your neck.
🧶 Wrap the longer end completely around yourself (across the back to the front and to the back again).
🧶 Tuck the remaining corner in.
🧶 Make some adjustments to the wraps and pull it down the shoulder a little.
Check my Stories for a quick video (it starts slightly differently, but the result is the same)!
You can find the knitting pattern for the Travel Mode 2.0 shawl in Ravelry, Payhip, and my website sosuknits.com. Or click on the link in my Stories.
How do you like to wear your rectangular shawls?
#SOSUknits #knitting #TravelModeShawl #ModularKnitting #ootd #ShawlWrapping
My #knitOOTD
🧶 Cloudwatching Sweater
🧶 Linen skirt & sleeveless top
Cloudwatching is a lightweight yet warm and cozy sweater. It’s knit with two strands of yarn held together:
🧶 Suri Alpaca for the color and fluff
🧶 Lace-weight wool for durability
The sweater is knit top-down in Pearl Brioche, Brioche rib, and Garter stitch, and features details like the i-cord neckline and a double-knit hem.
Download the Cloudwatching pattern from Ravelry, Payhip, or sosuknits.com and knit your very own sweater!
#SOSUknits #knitting #ootd #briocheknitting #briochestitch
Getting a little sappy with this part 2 to yesterday’s #OOTD reel.
Why I love this outfit, despite my round belly showing.
#SOSUknits #knitwear #wearyourknits #selflove
Colorful, fun, comfy.
The three most important qualities of any outfit for me.
My #knitOOTD for running errands:
🧶 Winter Grid Sweater
🧶 Base Camp Cowl
🧶 Synced Scarflet
🧶 mum jeans
🧶 a striped t-shirt that reminds me of my grandma
You can find all the knitting patterns on Ravelry, Payhip and on my website sosuknits.com.
(Sappy Part 2 coming soon.)
#SOSUknits #ootd #WinterGridSweater #SosuSyncedScarflet #BaseCampCowl #knitting #WearYourKnits
Let’s take a knitting break together!
But first, coffee.
🧶 Wearing the Ginny Cardigan and Base Camp Cowl.
🧶 Knitting a new Brioche cardigan design.
#SOSUknits #knitting #BriocheStitch #SosuGinnyCardigan #stricken #KnittingBreak #ootd #knitootd
✨ Finished Object: #WinterGridSweater ✨
Pattern by sosuknits
Yarn: a whole palette of leftover fingering weights, held double + faded together 🌾💗
This one feels like a love letter to slow making — every colour shift holds a memory of past projects, tiny scraps turned into something warm, textured, and completely one-of-a-kind.
It’s the kind of knit that reminds me why I love this craft: nothing wasted, everything transformed.
Styled in the sun, showing off those soft, blended fades that only hand-dyed yarn can give. I adore how the grid pattern makes each colour melt into the next like a quiet gradient story.
If you’ve been wondering what to do with all your leftovers… this sweater is your sign. 🧶✨
#veldtfibres #handdyedyarn #indiedyed #nevernotknitting #finishedobjectfriday #yarninspiration #makersofinstagram #knittersofinstagram #knitstagram #finishedobject #fadedknits #scrappyknitting #fingeringweightyarn #knittinglove #knittingaddict #slowfashion #yarnlover #handmadeclothing #knitwearinspo #wintergrid #sosuknits #wintergridsweater
Was für ein Bohei - würde meine Oma sagen 😀. Da hat mich die liebe Elke bohei_yarn wieder mal angefixt, mit dem Patentslipover, den sie in ihrem Video gezeigt hat. Klar, dass ich nicht riskieren wollte, die wunderschöne Farbkombi nicht mehr zu erwischen und deshalb habe ich sie bestellt. Und schon heute kam ein Päckchen, in dem noch einige Goodies waren, dazu ein paar Tipps von Elke 🤩 #boheiyarn #rhoolyarn #düsseldorferschafe #ranandienadeln #briochestrick #winterslipover #sosuknits
ネップヤーンが気分
HHFのtweedyでカーディガンを編む
前見頃の真ん中から横に編み進める？?
ピコピコ出てくるネップがかわいい
#baselinecardigan
#sosuknits
sosuknits
#hedgehogfibres
#hedgehogfibrestweedy
hedgehogfibres
Jetzt ist meine Decke richtig schön 😊
Danke Susanne sosuknits , dass du mir erklärt hast, wie ich den Icord so schön an die Kante bekomme! 🤗
pattern: #ginnybandanacowl von sosuknits
#sosu #sosuknits #susannesommer #icord #kuscheldecke #nevernotknitting #strickenmachtglücklich
☆*ﾟ ゜ﾟ*☆*ﾟ ゜ﾟ*☆*ﾟ ゜ﾟ*☆
sosuknits さんデザインの #baselinecardigan 完成しました🙌
もう毛糸が可愛過ぎて🩷カラフルネップが出て来るたびに嬉しくなりました✨✨
ポケットを付けるかどうか迷いながら編んでいたのですが、まさかのポケットの毛糸が残らなかったー😭
ポケットなしでもスッキリしてて可愛いですよね🩷(自分に言いきかせ)
ボタンは20年くらい前に、一目惚れしまフランス製のピンクのシェルボタン🔘
大きさ違うけど、付けちゃいました🪡
myk.kana__ さん主催の #修行kalも
4作品目完成しました🙌
ど真ん中のmkalは、ウェアーが編みた過ぎて放置中💦
pattern Baseline Cardigan by sosuknits
yarn MC confetti by labienaimee
CC corrie worsted by labienaimee
size 1 1/2 length a
#修行kal
#修行kal_fo
#baselinecardigan
#sosuknits
#labienaimee
Travel Mode 2.0 by Susanne Sommer, who also goes by the designer name sosuknits , is a graphic rectangular shawl with a seamless modular construction that creates a herringbone pattern mirrored along a centre panel. The shawl is knitted in garter stitch with stockinette details, and finished with an i-cord border. We’ve assembled these bundles to get you started, but don’t hesitate to mix the colours up; the pattern lets you play with your colours however you like!
Although the original pattern was designed using a softer superwash yarn, we chose to create our kits using our British 4-Ply. We’ve already knitted another of Susanne’s rectangular shawls with this yarn, and absolutely loved the result.
#boutiquelesgarcons #sosuknits
Travel Mode 2.0 de Susanne Sommer, également connue sous le nom de sosu, est un châle rectangulaire au look très graphique dont la construction modulaire sans couture crée un motif à chevrons symétrique le long d’un panneau central. Le châle est tricoté en point mousse avec des détails en jersey, et se termine par une bordure en « i-cord ». Nous avons assemblé ces kits pour vous donner un point de départ, mais n’hésitez pas à utiliser les couleurs dans l’ordre que vous souhaitez; le modèle vous donne la plus grande liberté qui soit!
Bien que le patron original ait été conçu en laine « superwash » plus douce, nous avons choisi de créer nos kits avec notre British 4-Ply. Nous avons déjà tricoté un autre châle rectangulaire de Susanne avec ce fil, et avons adoré le résultat.
A quiet weekend knitting on my Brioche cardigan, after the whirlwind that was BerlinKnits.
#SOSUknits #knitting #BriocheStitch
My need for color in summer continued with Travel Mode by my new favorite designer Susanne Sommer sosuknits 😻 I knitted with Holst Garn Coast (color Charcoal, Asparagus, Azure, Nutmeg and Redcurrant) and I like knitting with this yarn, again 🤩 😉 thanks vlnenesestry for your yarn shop 😻
#knitting #knittingismyyoga #knittinglife #knittingismyhappyplace #knittingisnotdead #vlnenesestry #sosuknits #travelmodewrap #TravelModeShawl #holstgarn
-. Berlin Knits .-
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What an amazing weekend?!
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Thank you all for coming to say hello, talk about your projects, showing me your garments & shawls made out of my yarns, and getting more to create new ones!
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I am very thankful to all of you 🙏🏼
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It was great to hang out & have the chance to talk with so many… and sharing this adventure with me mariagmariag joanaborges1980
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A pleasure to see you again jonnahoo townhouseyarns mairlynd jojilocat sari_n_ letesknits ✨ rililie see you soon
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Great to meet you polkaknits hannamp ritacambra pufidoknits theweeyarncompany & chat some more
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Last but not least sosuknits hope to see you real soon ✨ on a mountain top in the summer 😇 i’ll bring donuts 🤣
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Merci Nathalie pour avoir pris des photos pendant le festival ✨ et ton soutient nathamyjf
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A wonderful festival, thank you berlin_knits_2025 for organizing this wonderful event
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Love & Light
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#treliz #colorispower #indiedyer #handdyedyarns #wool #knitting #strick #tricot #tejer #berlinknit2025 #joji #lainemag #mariagdesigns #mairlynd #sosuknits #gratitude #powerofnow #womenempowerwomen #allforoneandoneforall #rililie
Had so much fun this weekend berlin_knits_2025. It was so nice to meet sosuknits and have a colour play workshop with the lovely Aimee labienaimee. Lots of beautiful yarns and lovely vendors and knitters. Well done. Hope to come back next year.
#berlinknits2025 #labienaimee #lizziesweater #sosuknits #knittingismyyoga #yarnfestival
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Was für ein Wochenende, Workshops, Wolle in wunderschönen Farben, Qualitäten und so viele tolle, liebe Menschen durfte ich treffen 🩷 auch ein paar tolle Gespräche führen auf dem Wollfest von berlin_knits_2025 unvergesslich für mich 🩷die gesammelten Eindrücke müssen erstmal verarbeitet werden 🩷 es ist eine Reise werd🩷 ich lernte persönlich pru_yarns mairlynd kiezgarn sosuknits kennen 🩷 Danke 🩷
#berlinknits #sosuknits #pruyarns #mairlynd #kiezgarn #strickenverbindet #wolleverliebt #mitwolleundliebe
🩷Strick - und die Welt wird weich🩷
On my way to berlin_knits_2025 🚂
Cannot wait to see all the happy people and loads of yarn 🎉🥳😍
Had to cast one new project for the road. All WIP’s and UFO’s were just not suitable for tavelling 🤭😅
Pattern: Brioche Slipover
Design: sosuknits
Yarn: aran litlg 🩶🩷
#berlinknits2025 #berlinknitsfestival #yarnfestival #knitting #yarnaddict #meetingknittingfriends #happyknitter #sosuknits #merinowool #briocheknitting #patenttineule #strick #strickenmachtmichglücklich #knittingismytherapy #knittersoftheworld #briocheslipover [unpaid ad]
