Kukaru Designs

Its been some time since I introduced myself. Let me know if you have anything in common!

1. My name is Kusala prounounced Ku-sa-la (it means good karma)
2. I was born in Sri Lanka and moved to Canada when I was 2
3. I have lived in 4 Canadian cities including Montreal, Vancouver, and Ottawa
4. My first creative hobby was playing piano. I made it until grade 9 royal conservatory at which point I did not want to be hassled to practice and promptly quit ha!
5. When I was younger I took traditional Kandyan dancing lessons and even performed on Parliament Hill
6. I have killed many plants in my lifetime but still love to think that I have a green thumb
7. I work in health research
8. I have naturally curly hair but hated the look growing up so I always straightened it. Sometimes I would straighten it just to curl it again. I’m finally embracing the natural curls.
9. I live in loungewear and that is the majority of my wardrobe
10. I am a mama to two boys who are home with me while Im maternity leave. I’m thankful I get this year with them and I know how lucky I am to be able to be at home for this length of time. They are my inspiration for my kids sewing patterns.
11. Sewing and diy is my creative outlet and has helped me through this pandemic.

I hope you got to know me a little better. I’m excited you are all here and following along my chaotic journey.

As a new year begins and more lockdown restrictions are placed, I was reminded that one of my goals since starting this journey was to create more clothes for myself. Of course 2021 had to start out with a cozy sweatshirt because who are we kidding there are several more months ahead of being home-bound. I bought his beautiful french terry fabric in the colour sand from and knew I just had to make a fun flirty version of the by . This fabric is soo cozy and the neutral colour got me so excited for this project!

Inspired by , I adjusted the pattern to create a puff sleeve and extended the length of the body by 2 inches. The full details can be found on the blog! The pattern turned out wonderful and I forsee more hacks with this one in my future.
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Fabric: European import French terry in sand
Purchased from:
Pattern: Cedar Sweater by


@ Waterloo, Ontario