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I can’t be the only knitter who has opened her calendar to find that a gift giving occasion is around the corner and I only have days, or worse hours, to knit a little something special to go with an “ordinary” purchased gift. This hat pairs well with an admission ticket to see the winter …
The baluster on a staircase is the vertical post linking the handrail to the stairs themselves. Many balusters together help support the railing. While the spiral of the design on these socks reminds me of a spiral staircase, each individual column also reminds me of a decorative baluster. They work together to support the sock …
While this will look like ribbing, it will NOT stretch like ribbing. It also doesn’t stop the work from curling. In most cases, this is NOT used at the edge of the work. Corrugated Ribbing is worked in the Stranded knitting method. How to Work Assumes an even number of sts and worked In-the-Round. Round …
This is a lovely technique for working single rows of a color in the round. Keep in Mind It NEEDS to be in-the-round. You can use the needle type of your choice – DPNs, Magic Loop, or 2 Circulars are all options. You can use more than 2 colors, but we’ll keep it at 2 …
Garter Stitch in 2 colors can appear different depending on which side you look at. Just take a look at these two: Compare Left: Both the front and the back were worked with the same color. I started with a front row in C1 and worked the back row in C1 as well. Right: The …
Wander is a fun and easy project that looks more complex than it really is. K1, P1 ribbing, combined with cables, produces a completely reversible scarf. Perfect for adventurous beginners and beyond. Subscribe and get access to ALL premium patterns! – OR – Yarn Knit Picks Bare Woodland Tweed (80% Merino Wool/15% Baby Alpaca/5% Viscose; …
This cowl uses the simple and whimsical cabled owl motif in different sizes to represent the “Owl Family.” Each owl in the family is unique, created using different cable stitches. It’s a great way for a beginning cable knitter to learn and practice those different cable stitches in a simple formation. It’s a neck warmer …
The Inishere Shawl combines traditional Aran stitches in an easy-to-wear rectangular shape. The center panel features intertwining diamonds, like the patchwork fields of the designer’s Aran home, filled with seed stitch and garter stitch, and a ‘hugs and kisses’ cable running along each side. The seed stitch from the diamond centers is echoed in the …
The Castanet Cocoon Bag is a multifunctional project – at once a summer shawl and a bag for carrying essentials to and from the beach or market. Worked as a simple rectangle, the shaping is created entirely through varying the length of chains between single crochets, according to a permutation of the Fibonacci Sequence, a …
Does your home need these clever combinations of a neutral color transitioning with brights and texture? This Tunisian crochet color block cushion will bring a pop of interest to any living room. This design showcases how light and shadow play to create beautiful texture. Three colors are worked in a four-pattern repeat which mimics both …
Over the last couple of years during our travels through various Western States, my son and I had been researching and wanting to check out New Mexico. However, with one thing or another, our roads always took us to other destinations. Last fall, though, we finally got the chance to explore the Taos/Santa Fe area …
Dasher the Baby Deer is an adorable, palm-sized amigurumi with cute accent details in the flower crown and small bag. If you have a kitchen scale, you can weigh out the appropriate amount of yarn using the measurements listed below. However, for most of the colors you can just use scrap yarn or whatever you …
I love deep, dark forests of the Pacific Northwest, with their thick undergrowth of moss and ferns. Inspired by these thick nature “carpets” I designed this shawl, featuring interesting texture and a fun “fern” lace edge. Yarn Artyarns Merino Cloud (80% Merino, 20% Cashmere; 437 yds [400 m]/100 g): Color #905, 2 skeins. Needle/Hook Size …
Every time I have taught someone to knit, once they finish the first project the new knitter has to come back to me to be reminded how to cast on to start the next project, and back again to be reminded how to bind off the end of the second one. This flirty little neck …
Madeira Island is an oval-shaped wrap, with lots of stockinette, fun, easy raglan type increases, and a dash of old Spanish lace to spice up your project. The oval shape is more wearable and flattering than traditional circular shawls. The design colors and shape were inspired by the Madeira Island, a Portuguese island in the …
Milvus Milvus is the Latin name for magnificently graceful Red Kite, a bird of prey with steeply angled wings and deeply forked tail, that soars across the skies of my home. It inspired the choice of shape for this cool kite-shaped shawl – an exciting and fun project that is easy enough for even a …
Ajcita (‘curved’ in Sanskrit) is reminiscent of the soft curves and ethereal elegance of this unusually-shaped shawl. By beginning with a line of stitches rather than a ring and increasing at the ends using the Pi principle, this shawl forms an oblong or rounded rectangle shape rather than a circle. Yarn Rowan Alpaca Classic (57% alpaca, …
I love slipped stitches. They are a quick and easy way to add interest and texture to any knitting project. If you cross slipped stitches over a field of stockinette, it’s even more true. This design does something unusual—the slipped stitches are formed in stockinette columns, but cross to meet in the purl section of …
How often do we wish to comfort someone who experienced loss or distress? I love making large shawls to gift as a “hug” for comfort. In need of such a comfort shawl, I designed this pattern. This triangular shawl offers the option to mix and match sections, so you can create a cozy shawl unique …
Beatitude takes its name from the blessings that are pronounced in the Sermon on the Mount, of which there are eight (as they are commonly numbered). In this piece, eight colors are used in a modified version of feather and fan, knit in the round, to create a doubled cowl for extra warmth. The beginning and …
The Colorado scenery is wildly inspiring, especially the Sangre de Cristo mountain range, in which is a craggy, beautiful peak named Crestolita. Colors abound in this particular area of peaks and valleys. The two colors used in this sample speak to that vibrancy in the full flush of summer. The stripes in this raglan design …
In May of 2016, Divine Debris came out with The Carly Headband, and I felt so inspired! She used a Granny Stitch pattern worked in the round, but I wanted to create my own version with ties, so I busted out some #10 cotton thread from my stash, and got to working up three round …
I was in the mood for something that I could work up quickly and wear out that day. With my hair in a ponytail, I thought, why not a fun headband using one of my favorite stitch patterns? I picked crochet #10 thread because it’s lightweight, crisp in stitch definition, durable, and can easily be …
As a knitter and a designer, I find that I spend a lot of time swatching. Swatching to learn new techniques, to try new stitch patterns, to see what gauge I get. These little cuffs are the perfect place to swatch Roositud Inlay stitches and end up with a useful item, rather than just one …
