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Dating from Classical Roman times, bocce is a sort of modified bowling game where players aim small weighted balls toward a smaller target ball, the pallino. Teams alternate turns attempting to place these heavy wood balls closest to the pallino from a short distance away. This crocheted set softens the game, making it safe to share with …
My inspiration comes from the ceramic tile mosaic columns of the modernist masterpiece Palau de la Música Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music), designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Montaner was a contemporary and teacher of Gaudí and a renowned architect in his own right. This basic pattern is an easy, semi-cropped V-neck construction, made by …
This is a triangular shawl made from triangular motifs in two colors. It is based on the Sierpinski fractal which was first described in 1915 by Waclaw Sierpinski and is very famous if you happen to be a mathematician. A version of the fractal pattern featured on the sleeves of Mysterio’s costume in the London …
My inspiration comes from Elizabeth Zimmerman’s celebrated pi shawl, a circular garment based on the geometry of Pi, one of the most well-known mathematical constants. I have adapted this concept to a poncho design, that combines different knitted lace patterns separated by the rounds where the stitch count is doubled (The “Pi” construction). Worked top-down …
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 …
I find myself mesmerized when I look at the brilliant colors of the flickering flames of a fire. The Incendio Cowl was inspired by fire and my love of Harry Potter. The lace stitch pattern I chose for the body of the Incendio Cowl reminds me of the Incendio charm that was used to conjure …
This cowl was inspired by the warmth that fire provides to us. The deep red and warm orange represent the best of fire and the impact it had on the development of humankind. The harsh contrast of the texture in the stripe pattern also functions as a reminder of the devastation fire brings to communities …
These mitts cover the whole hand, with a ribbed cuff and an afterthought thumb. They are knitted in the round using DK weight yarn, with the double thickness of the stranded fabric making them extra warm. The single size stretches well to fit hands sized 6-8” diameter, and the pattern repeats are large. There are …
Vespers are the prayers said at evening, from the Latin word for evening, which are meditative and repetitive. This design can also be described that way. The stitch used in the pattern is easy to memorize, and can be done at a relaxed pace. Honeycomb provides all of the squeezable nature of garter stitch with …
I am always enamored with the pineapple design; its simplicity lends to making beautiful patterns. In this shawl, I used a variation with the pines leaning towards the base of the pattern. Subscribe and get access to ALL premium patterns! – OR – Yarn Sunrays Art Creations Vilasa DK (100% silk; 250 yds [220m]/100g): Lilac …
Plum Beach is a generously-sized cowl. The longer point created by the increases around the lace and cable panel can be worn to the center or the side. The cowl is worked seamlessly from the top down. It features twisted ribbing, a center lace and cable panel and pretty picot bind off. Subscribe and get …
A simple rectangle shawl is transformed into a flowing wrap cinched at the neck with densely gathered ruffles. It’s versatile and it’s both a wrap and outerwear! Leave it plain and it’s a wrap. Cinch the one end and it’s a covering for a cool morning or evening. Subscribe and get access to ALL premium …
Freyja is a cape, a shawl and a poncho all together. It’s very versatile and can be worn in many different ways. It’s a must for mid-season style! The built-in sleeve tunnels keep you warm and make Freyja even more versatile! Pick a favorite color and make one for yourself. Subscribe and get access to ALL …
Pair a variegated or speckled yarn with a solid for this pattern and let them work together to create a unique and cozy pattern. The shawl is begins with 2 shallow triangles, started from the outside, which are then connected with a diamond shape and short-rows. This construction creates a beautiful, unique shape, which stays …
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, …
Subscribe and get access to ALL premium patterns! – OR – Our DNA is a top-down capelet worked in the round with the raglan in reverse stockinette. From the end of the ribbing to the bottom, an intricate work of cables depicting a full section of double-stranded DNA is carried over the heart with a DNA …
Subscribe and get access to ALL premium patterns! – OR – Serial Digital Communication channels are all around us – Ethernet, WiFi, and USB are just a few of them. If you look at one of these channels on an oscilloscope, you’ll see images like these, called “eye patterns”. The bigger the eye, the easier it …
This hat is a slightly-slouchy beanie worked in a Lace design with twisted stitches to show off the beautiful color variegations of the yarn. Worked in the round from the bottom up, the hat will fit a range of head sizes because of the lace and ribbing design. Subscribe and get access to ALL premium …
This shawl is a combination of some of my favorite techniques: It starts by treating the slip knot as a chain stitch – this gives a really smooth beginning point. The main body is worked side-to-side, allowing the rows to be relatively short and giving a vertical stripe texture to the piece. Subscribe and get …
This design was inspired by the poem ‘To Autumn’ by Keats. The yarn over patterning symbolizes thefruitfulness of the season and the surrounding cables are a reminder that it is also the season that marks the start of the darker winter days that need a warm scarf to wrap up in. Subscribe and get access …
Tipu means “to grow” in Maori – one of the languages spoken in my country (New Zealand). The Tipu sweater received its name for several reasons. Firstly, it was designed to be worn in the transitioning seasons, such as Autumn, when you want to wear knitted garments to fight any chill and the weather is …
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 …
Subscribe and get access to ALL premium patterns! – OR – Purchase this single pattern This easy stockinette and garter triangle shawl takes the neutrals of winter and gives you a canvas for colorful spring embroidery. Watch your own pretty little garden grow as you sew graduated plant motifs in up to 6 colors onto …
Hand-dyed yarn has a special pull to it when seen and held at the store, but once home, I often find myself unsure what to work up with it: an intricate pattern would get lost in the color variations, and while we all love garter stitch shawls, sometimes something a little bit more challenging is …
