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Inspired by the swing silhouettes seen on many of the runways this season, I designed this hip length trapeze jacket with three-quarter length bell sleeves. It uses a simple slip stitch pattern to create a dramatic fabric with two coordinating colors. The yarn is doubled throughout making the design both quick to knit and insulating …
A lacy pair of knee highs bring a little elegance to a wintry day. Worked in a subtle shade, they echo the season’s sky with swirls of clouds above, or go bold and do them in a vivd color for that little pick-me-up we all need as the days grow shorter. Pair them with a …
These pants are crazy easy to knit. They are amazingly comfortable and fashionable at the same time with a slight bootcut leg and a low riding waistband. Usually you have to sacrifice comfort for beauty, but that is not the case with these. Both Solitaire and Bamboozle are lovely, soft, flexible yarns that don’t feel …
A classic scoop neck cardigan worked from the bottom up. This cardigan, gently shaped at the waist, has a lace yoke with the decreases cleverly hidden in the contrasting garter stitch bands. Sizes Finished Bust Size 32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56)” to fit bust 28-30 (32-34, 36-38, 40-42, 44-46, 48-50, 52-54)” 2-3” positive …
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 …
Ziggy is a floaty mohair scarf in an asymmetric zigzag lace pattern. This lightweight scarf is perfect for our mild Pacific Northwest winters. The mohair blend yarn is surprisingly toasty, however, and will keep the chill off your neck even in the freezing Midwestern winters I grew up in. I prefer my scarves a little …
These little baby booties have a simple sock construction and are perfect for using those treasured one off hand spun skeins you might purchase from a small spinner or dyer. Yarn Rescue donated the yarns for this project and provided a custom dye service. The Skywatcher (boy) socks are in an easy Fair Isle pattern …
