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Naseem means ‘breeze’ in Arabic. This stylish kerchief, with attached headband, can be worn in the breezy spring or fall, or as a shade from summer sun. It is a sweet little introduction to knitted lace and quickly works up into a pretty accessory. The lace is taken from a traditional Shetland pattern, used in a …
It’s warm, and sunny out, and sunglasses seem to be a permanent fixture on many of our faces, especially at the beach! But when you aren’t wearing them, don’t just throw them in your bag, slide them into a handmade sunglass pouch! I have really fallen [back] in love with working into the back loop …
‘Time stops at Shamli’, a short story by Ruskin Bond, is set in a nondescript town named Shamli where people lead mundane lives and time seems to drag. The protagonist impulsively decides to get down at Shamli from a train and ends up meeting his old love. It is a beautiful story told around love, …
A few years ago, I worked up one side of this coin purse, and fell in love with the flower motif, but I had no idea what I would do with it. The motif went into my WIPs bin, and sat… and sat… and sat until last year when I pulled it back out, and …
The garter stitch wings of the Geode Shawl frame the intricate (but easy to work) central diamond lace panel much like the rocky shell of a geode frames the sparkling crystal inside. Geode is a top-down crescent-shaped shawl which starts with a garter stitch tab and finishes with a simple eyelet edging. The size of …
Inspired by Gunta Stolzl’s Bauhaus weavings, this triangle shawl features striping colorwork with a simple stitch pattern. The shawl is constructed in four strips, which are sewn together to evoke a woven look, but the finished piece has the drape and softness of crocheted superwash merino. Tutorials Choosing Colors Single Crochet Chain Size 68” [172 …
“Duality” is a triangular shawl, highlighting the contrast between basic stockinette stripes and zig-zagging mosaic knit stripes of the same two colors. The shawl is finished off using a two-color bind-off, alternating the two colors. This design represents the two sides of a knitter – time to let the “wild” side show! The size of …
The Pebbled Shawl was designed as the solution to a problem – how to use variegated yarn! We’ve all done it at one time or another – become smitten with an oh-so-pretty variegated skein and brought it home, only to find (to our utter disappointment) that it either pools unattractively or else the fabric looks …
One of my favorite flowers is the hydrangea. While the many different colorways are simply stunning, I think what I like the most about them is the texture I see when I look at the bunch of little flowers all together. I like this flower so much, I picked it to be my wedding flower. …
Add a touch of flair to your outfit with this colorful, crescent shaped shawl. Worked in fingering weight yarn, the main body of this shawl is worked from end to end with increases and decreases to make the crescent shape. The lacy border is worked back and forth along the curved edge once the main …
I love Aran sweaters and their mesmerizing cables. This cowl is inspired by them, but it is much quicker to knit! Its tapered shape allows it to lie gracefully around your neck while providing a neckline that is neither confining nor too loose. The decreases gradually change the shape of the cables themselves, making the …
Craving a crochet shawl with some texture and repetition I cast on, letting the pattern flow and grow. I added an elegant edging with 2 different options which can be repeated as often as one chooses. I finished with a picot edge to match the outside turning edge. “Owl’s Clover” is a species of plant …
Squishy, texture, and color everywhere! Dreaming of Color is a top-down triangular shawl that is destined to become your favorite piece yet. It is worked with 2 colors, dyed 2 different ways (variegated and speckled); it could also be worked in a faded color palette, with four colors that blend into each other. Texture is …
Curling up on the couch to read a good book or bingeing on your favorite show demands the perfect, luxurious pair of socks to keep your toes toasty warm during the colder months. Euna Bedsocks are your go-to for hunkering down with a good cup of tea. Using a soft, squishy yarn and a broken …
I was walking in JoAnn’s headed for the yarn aisle, when this gorgeous black, white and gray colorway of the Woolspun Yarn caught my eye as it sat at the end of the button aisle. Immediately, I had to stop, and pick it up, and rub it against my face (that’s a thing!). I had …
Bloomsbury is a one-skein, lacy cowlette knit in DK weight yarn. The design is easily customized by varying the lace pattern st count or by adding more lace repeats. We’ve pictured it with both sides at the front so you can see how each of them look. Tutorials Lace Knitting 101 Tab CO CDD (centered …
Tresser is a unisex, super-bulky hat featuring the Saxon braid cable stitch pattern. This design is intended to be a quick knit suitable for gifts, whether for Christmas, New Year’s or Valentine’s Day. Tutorials Stretchy Long-tail CO How to read a knitting chart Cable without a cable needle Size 20” [51 cm] circumference (unstretched) and …
The Louise Pullover is a figure-flattering winter knit that is great fun to wear and simple to knit. The fold-down collar adds an elegant element to the sporty body and can be pulled up into a cowl as the temperatures start to dip, making this a perfect transitional piece. The delicate cable ribbing creates a …
Isoler is a super-bulky cowl with interlocked cabled hearts running along the length. The design is intended to cross the chest, go around the neck and then fasten along the shoulder. Available in a single size, the cowl can be customized by increasing or decreasing the number of cable repeats. This design is a quick …
This cowl is quite simply named “Winter” in Maori – one of the languages spoken in my country (New Zealand). To me, nothing says Winter like the skeletons of trees, waiting patiently in the cold weather for Spring to arrive again and clothe them in leaves. There is a particular tree outside my bedroom window …
Ajao is a design inspired by a neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria where I was lucky enough to spend a month. The colorwork pays homage to the multitude of different window shutters and jumble of metal grilles all stacked on top of each other that I encountered on my daily walk to the bus stop. The …
Cross-d features 2 of my favorite elements: a simple, yet complex looking border, and a beautiful Japanese-inspired design. It is a buttoned cowl that is versatile in its styling and can be worn as a cowl or a snood. Thanks to Marie for knitting the pictured cowl. Tutorials Cast on loosely with the Long-Tail CO …
I designed this shawl to feature the KnitCircus lmpressionist yarn in the colorway Space is Big, Really Big. From the KnitCircus website, a description of the colorway: Inspired by the Hitchhiker’s Guide Trilogy by Douglass Adams, this color celebrates the vastness of space, “You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is, I …
This cowl is a great project for stashbusting or for a mini skein pack. Every round changes color, but it is easily memorized so it’s a great “on the go” project. There is flexibility to make it wider or longer as desired, and there is no seaming involved. Make this cowl for yourself or a …
