Maxim Cyr

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This beautiful, airy shawl features a simple lace pattern created by combining yarn overs and knit-two-togethers, resulting in a light, open fabric that shines in two colours. With an easy-to-memorise repeat, it’s a relaxing and engaging knit that offers a nice alternative to garter or stockinette stitch shawls.
Knitting: Cowl
The Dual Cowl is a ribbed cowl/dickie with a turtleneck that comes down into a triangular shape. It is knitted in two halves of different colours that are then seamed together, giving you the opportunity to achieve two distinct looks with a single cowl. When worn under a coat, the Dual will look like a sweater, bringing the style and the warmth...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This groovy shawl, inspired by the seventies, features a striking mosaic design. You can follow either the written instructions or the chart. Since it’s a mosaic knitting project, you’ll work with only one strand of yarn per row. Watch your tension, as there are some longer floats on the back.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Floral The Way hat is a cozy hat featuring a folded brim for extra warmth and comfort. The hat showcases a beautiful floral design in stranded colourwork, adding a vibrant touch to your winter wardrobe. Some rounds in the pattern use three colors, so experiences in stranded colourwork is recommended.
Knitting: Cowl
The Floral Around pattern features a striking floral design in stranded colourwork with thoughtful increases along the sides to ensure a comfortable fit around the neck. The pattern involves the use of three colours in some rounds, experience in stranded colourwork is recommended.
Knitting: Pullover
The Fox Fox Sake sweater is my very first stranded colourwork sweater pattern. Knit from the top down, it features short rows around the collar to add length at the back. This project was a perfect way to merge my love for illustration with my knitting.
Knitting: Cardigan
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Knitting: Scarf
The Two-in-One bandana is designed as a long diamond that folds over itself. With each half featuring a different colour, it allows you to achieve two distinct looks with a single bandana. It’s like living your Mini-Wheats fantasy!
Knitting: Pullover
It’s been some time since I last designed a sweater showcasing my illustration, and knitting this one was an absolute joy! Nevermore is sweater pattern featuring a cool raven colourwork yoke. The name was inspired by the classic Edgar Allan Poe tale! This sweater is knitted from the top down and uses German short rows to give the back a bit of ...
Knitting: Pullover
The Bumpy Sweater is a top-down DK sweater with i-cord stripes. After completing the I-cord, you leave a long tail that you later weave in to create a charming dotted line, adding an extra flair to the design. This pattern offers a wonderful opportunity to experiment with texture, especially when blending the softness of Fluff with a beautiful ...
Knitting: Scarf
The Stripetastic shawl is an easy to memorize shawl with reverse stockinette stripes. A fun way to play with different textures and is a versatile accessory for any outfit in your wardrobe.
Knitting: Pullover
The Officer sweater is a beginner-friendly intarsia sweater knitted from the bottom up in separate pieces. I knitted mine in our brand new Fluff yarn in the colourway Shadow and Officer. With its timeless aesthetic and effortless versatility, this sweater is sure to become a wardrobe essential.⁠
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The “Plump it up!” shawl is a combination of reverse stockinette and fun slip stitches. Knitted in bulky weight, it’s the perfect project for a quick last-minute gift. ⁠
Knitting: Pullover
Kits to knit the sweater are available HERE
Knitting: Cowl
The Bumpy cowl features i-cord stripes that uses the same technique as the Moonbumps wrap & cardigan. It’s a great way to highlight a beautiful gradient yarn like Spincycle Yarns or your own handspun yarn. ⁠
Knitting: Pullover
Interference is a round-yoke colourwork sweater worked seamlessly from the top down. German short rows are used to add length to the back of the sweater. All the increases are on stockinette rows, which makes this a great project for adventurous beginners.
Knitting: Cardigan
The Bumpy cardigan is a top-down DK cardigan with i-cord stripes that uses the same technique as the Moonbumps wrap . It’s a great way to highlight a beautiful gradient yarn like Spincycle Yarns or your own handspun yarn. ⁠
Knitting: Applique / Embellishment
This pocket is knitted in linen stitch motifs and finishes with a folded hem in corrugated ribbing. Once blocked, sew it on your favourite t-shirt and voilà! You can now wear your knits all year without feeling too hot!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Video tutorial for the I-cord stripes can be found here.✨
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This garter stitch shawl has little intarsia rectangles that looks like confetti all over the shawl. Do not be scared by intarsia, it’s really easy to do in garter stitch and could be a great first time intarsia project.
Knitting: Pullover
House of Diamond is a round-yoke colourwork sweater worked seamlessly from the top down. It features a folded twisted rib collar and bottom ribbing, as well as extra long sleeves. German short rows are used to add length to the back of the sweater. As the yoke includes several three-colour rounds and long floats, it could be considered as an in...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This asymmetrical shawl featuring an easy-to-remember slip stitch motifs (only one strand of yarn is used per row). It’s designed to frame a beautiful fading yarn like a Spincycle yarn or one of your own handspun yarn! ⁠
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Kits can be found HERE
Knitting: Cowl
The Opus Cowl is knitted in the round as a big tube and is then twisted before seaming the top and bottom edge together using the 3 needles I-Cord Bind-Off method.
Knitting: Pullover
I’m binge-watching Schitt’s Creek again and seeing David Rose played by Dan Levy wearing all these beautiful sweaters made me what to do another design inspired by this iconic character, my first one being the Once and Floral sweater. This time around, I wanted to make a sweater with a big and bold optical illusion right at the centre front. ⚡
Knitting: Cowl
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Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
I’ve decided to turn the Single Malt sweater into a pair of toe-up DK socks! DK socks and so fun and quick to make. They are really a cool project that doesn’t require too much work.
Knitting: Pullover
Be Positive is a yoked colourwork sweater worked seamlessly from the top down. German short rows are used to add length to the back of the sweater.
Knitting: Pullover
Goldstar is a yoked colourwork sweater worked seamlessly from the top down. German short rows are used to add length to the back of the sweater.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This pattern is a great way to make a beautiful fade shawl using only solid colours to give it a little pixel art vibe!
Knitting: Pullover
The Wrong Side sweater is an easy-breezy raglan sweater that is knitted top down and inside-out with the option of either long or cropped sleeves.
Knitting: Pullover
The Mini Wrong Side sweater is an easy-breezy raglan sweater that is knitted top down and inside-out.
Knitting: Cowl
This cowl is super warm and cozy and features an addictive and colourful slip stitch pattern and a soft lining made with Suri Alpaca.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Squaropolis shawl features an easy to memorize slip stitch pattern which means that you use only one strand of yarn per row (Yay!). The pattern included written instructions and a chart. Happy knitting!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Are you ready for this relaxing knit? The FIELD shawl is beginner-friendly and has been designed to highlight the beauty of that special yarn from your stash. In my case, I used my own handspun yarn that I paired with Les Garçons, British DK for a moody low contrast feel. ⁠
Knitting: Pullover
Yesteryears is a yoked colourwork sweater worked seamlessly from the top down. German short rows are used to add length to the back of the sweater. It comes in two different lengths: cropped and long.
Knitting: Pullover
The Single Malt sweater is a top-down raglan with an easy to memorize motifs knitted in Aran weight, so super quick to knit! It’s also a great wardrobe essential.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
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Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Opus shawl features an easy to memorize slip stitch pattern which means that you use only one strand of yarn per row (Yay!). The pattern included written instructions and a chart. Happy knitting!
Knitting: Pullover
Here’s the Hide and Peak sweater, an easy-breezy stranded colourwork sweater that is knitted top down with the option of either long or cropped sleeves.
Knitting: Cowl
Kits can be found HERE!
Knitting: Cowl
This pattern can also be found in issue 10 of Laine Magazine.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This shawl has a half-moon shape and features some fun and addictive slip stitch pattern that requires a total of five skeins of fingering weight held double and one skein of Suri lace held double.⁠
Knitting: Scarf
I’ve decided to name this shawl Partners in Crime since the colours were inspired by my dog, Lola. This name seems fitting since she’s been in my life for over a decade now!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
These oversize socks are perfects for an evening of Knitflix during the cold winter. Just like The Snuggle is Real cowl, they are fully lined in Suri Alpaca, which makes them the snuggliest thing for your feet!⁠
Knitting: Pullover
The Active Duty Sweater is a top-down raglan featuring an all-over camo print done in stranded colourwork.
Knitting: Cowl
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Knitting: Cowl
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Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This hat is like a Mini-Wheats; one side is plain and the other one is sugar-coated.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
These toe-up socks are knitted inside out for only a minimal purling involved.
Knitting: Pullover
SIZES
Knitting: Pullover
Here’s the So Basic Sweater. An easy-breezy sweater with a pocket on the front that makes it stand out!
Knitting: Cowl
This is a big and adjustable cozy cowl with a colourful lining inside.
Knitting: Pullover
This is a collaboration with Twill & Print. With her blessing, I’ve adapted my favourite pin of hers into a sweater pattern.
Knitting: Pullover
This unisex sweater was inspired by the character David Rose, played by Dan Levy, on the TV show Schitt’s Creek. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, head over to Knitflix and watch it right away. It’s simply the funniest Canadian Show ever!