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I have always considered myself a child of nature, so when I first decided I wanted to do a series of designs based on the classic elements I had a very specific idea in mind for earth. She is the solid comfort of the century old live oaks dripping with Spanish moss that guard my …
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. —Theodore Roosevelt I made this scarf for my husband (whose favorite president is T.R.) after the yarn had been sitting in stash for more than a year. I wanted to design something simple and classic. The pattern may appear understated, but the stitch definition …
I love knitting lace and I love symmetry. I also love knitting patterns that are adaptable to a wide range of different yarns. This design incorporates all these features and, as an added bonus,there’s no purling! But you’ll have to stay alert because the lace pattern I used for this design does not have a …
This is a delicious stole that will keep you warm while still showing some skin. Knit from one long edge to the other, rows of beautiful hand-painted wool-silk alternate with rows of silk-mohair to form long textured stripes of variegated colour interspersed with airy lace. Make your stole longer by casting on more stitches or …
Sizes XS(S, M, L. XL) to fit baby 3 months (9 months, 18 months, 2T, 3T) Finished Chest Size 19.5 (20.75, 22, 24, 25) inches Yarn KnitPicks Swish DK (100% superwash merino wool; 123 yds [112 m] / 50 g skein): Storm (MC) 3 (4, 5, 6, 7) balls; White (CC) 2 (2, 3, 3, …
Sizes Age 4-5 (6-7, 8-9) years Finished chest measurement 27.5” (28.5”, 29.5”) Length from shoulder 23” (25”, 28”) Yarn Schaefer Yarn Miss Priss (100% merino wool; 280 yards [256 m] / 4 oz [113 g]): 2 skeins Color A (Bugs), 1 skein Color B (Peter), and 1 skein Color C (Pocohontas) Needles US #8 (5 …
Someday I will own an art-deco cedar chest crafted by my great-grandfather. My aunt and uncle, who love the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, introduced me to the joys of travel at a rather young age. I spent a college semester in Glasgow, where the marks left by Charles Rennie Mackintosh are proudly exhibited. With …
Knitting with self-patterning yarn can be great fun — it’s hard to put down your work when you’re watching the colors change with every row — but can present a challenge to someone who doesn’t (always) like to knit stockinette socks. A solution came to me after many hours of trying to find an interesting …
Have you ever run up your finger a jet of water? This creates almost magically a chain of drops, matching exactly the image of this sock pattern. While you cannot wear the chain of drops, you can wear the dribbling drops socks. A pattern, that could also be called unpoetically false cables. Socks are a …
I love the sinuous path that yarn overs and slanted decreases create. Add in a few traveling stitches and a cable twist or two and you have some decidedly leafy socks. These socks are knit top-down, and the twists between leaves are echoed in the cabled cuff. The pattern transitions into an eye of partridge …
I’ve always had a fascination with argyle, but I’ve never knit it because I have an aversion to intarsia. In comes the Textured Argyle Vest: the best of both worlds! It’s an argyle pattern, but it’s all texture, no intarsia! The combination of my hand-dyed yarn in the Into the Woods colorway with the argyle …
