Chilly morning walks are some of our favorites, and nowhere else seems to do early morning mist and fog quite like coastal Maine. Whether your walk finds you along the pebbled shore or in town in search of great coffee, grab this snood on the way to keep your ears warm, then tuck it down for a fashionable cowl indoors.

The striking central cable of this tunic stands out on a field of textured stitches for an engaging knit that layers delightfully with other garments.

A little texture adds interest in the middle of a long winter; this pullover will keep you cozy even when winds are howling!

We love a cozy, classic pullover—especially one that is easy to knit and has the potential for lots of color customization. Choose a simple, stunning solid for this Lubec pullover, or a combination of two (or more) colors to create bold or subtle striping. We’ve got several variations in the works to help inspire you.

Every wardrobe needs a classic cardigan. Revisit this staple garment in beautiful simplicity; you’ll want a stack of one in every color.

Transitional weather is a great time to pull out your favorite knits, and this sweatshirt-like layering piece is one of our picks for this time of year. Pop it over the Classic Long Sleeve sewing pattern or wear it solo with a cardigan on days that move from warm to cool.

There’s a beauty to simplicity, but even the best things can be improved upon! If you love the look of a simple ribbed cowl but have struggled with sagging necklines in the past, you’ll love Lumini. Tapered from bottom to top, this cowl might have an odd shape when laid flat, but around your neck, it’s blissfully cozy, closing the drafty, droop...

Light as air covering over a summertime dress or a t-shirt a shorts, this cardigan adds flair and a bit of drama to a simple warm weather outfit. Play with shimmering colors of silk mohair yarn, including wild variegated colors or blending two similar shades for a deep, tonal effect.

A heavier weight companion to its sister, the Flora Vest, Fauna is knit in 100% alpaca: soft and cozy, with a slight halo and beautiful drape. The sleeveless vest ensures that you won’t overheat, even when knit in this warm and dense fiber. The perfect layering piece, its classic style and lovely fiber shines when knit in beautiful warm and nat...

The longest day of the year yields the most rewards; a stunning Solstice Sunset paints the sky coral and pink to celebrate the start of the season. The crescent shape of this shawl reminds us that longer nights are on the way, and we’d love to have a piece like this, fuzzy and soft, to draw close. Knit your version with or without double-strand...

This easy going little vest works up lightning fast in DK weight, meaning you can have it on and off your needles in no time at all. The knitting is half the fun when using an ultra-soft cashmere blend.

Toss this over layer on for long beach walks or boat rides. This mesh sweater captures the easy going, misty vibe of our favorite port towns.

With deep ribbing and a cozy turtleneck, this is the sweater you’ll turn to time and again all winter, whether it’s for a trek through the snow, ice skating on the pond, or just curling up in front of the fire.

This cardigan plays with both a three-color combination and textures to create a garment that is both unique and eminently wearable. Worked in worsted weight, it knits up quickly and is both lofty and warm. The long profile and deep pockets add the final details for both style and comfort.

Olana is a sleek, sophisticated pullover that can be worn alone or over a long-sleeve undershirt for added warmth. The allover cables pull in just enough for a flattering, form-fitting look, and the dolman sleeves allow the cable pattern to continue uninterrupted. Options for the sleeves and neck allow you to customize the finishing details.

This relaxed, flattering poncho-style top is as much fun to knit as it is to wear! The color combinations are endless, and you can make the style your own. It’s truly reversible - you can wear it with either the stockinette or reverse stockinette side out - and choose whether you’d like exposed seams, how much of a side vent you’d like to leave...

This relaxed, flattering poncho-style top is as much fun to knit as it is to wear! The color combinations are endless, and you can make the style your own. It’s truly reversible--you can wear it with either the stockinette or reverse stockinette side out--and choose whether you’d like exposed seams, how much of a side vent you’d like to leave o...

This soft, lacy ruana is the perfect light touch on your shoulders on a cool spring morning, during a summer night out, or when the weather starts to turn brisk in the autumn. The short seam connecting fronts to backs gives the ruana sleeves, turning it from a shawl that might easily slip off your shoulders into a loose, easy-to-wear cardigan. ...

Early morning is the best time to harvest from the garden or cut flowers, and these mitts are perfect for warding off the morning chill. The rolled tips keep your fingers extra snug, and the decorative cuffs give you a chance to use that beautiful scrap of silk ribbon you’ve had tucked away in your keepsakes drawer.

This cardigan is knit with a very open gauge, and as a result it is featherlight, just resting on your shoulders and providing a bit of warmth on chilly summer nights after the sun goes down. The block structure of the pieces and the wide, 3/4 length sleeves let the sweater sit comfortably and float around you. The combination of different fibe...

I love how one craft can inspire others, and in designing this shawl, I wanted to interpret a classic quilting pattern and technique into knitting. Although it involves a lot of seaming, I found it to be meditative and satisfying, and it allows the knitter to use endless color combinations without tedious stranding or worrying about tension and...

This decorative cardigan is worked flat from the bottom up, with waste yarn pocket placement. Colors are striped on the fronts of the cardigan, while the back features stripes and intarsia colorwork.

A smart, structured sweater-coat for everyday wear in early Fall and Spring. This seamed sweater features the addition of pocket and cuffs in flannel fabric, giving knitters the opportunity to reach beyond one craft and into another. The body is seed stitch, worked in pieces and seamed. We recommend working the coat in a solid or heathered soli...

I love how a simple rectangle with two slits for armholes magically turns into a beautifully draped wraparound cardigan! This piece is remarkably easy to knit, but it is dramatic and sophisticated when worn. The fringe adds a dash of flair, and it looks entirely different if you pull it across to button it or leave it open.

A ruana is an ingeniously shaped, free-flowing poncho wrap, made from a single piece of fabric, with an open front. it is basically a blanket that you can wear! I love the simplicity of the structure, and how it so quickly and easily adds polish and style to whatever I’m wearing. I designed a Montana-style motif for the edges of this ruana to g...

The soft edges of this double-stranded wrap reminds us of a summer storm rolling in across the distance: the blurred line where rain begins against dark clouds.

I designed this cardigan to accompany the Cabot Dress, featured in By Hand Serial Lookbook No. 9, as the perfect three-season combination. I love wearing sleeveless sundresses, but I always need something to throw over them if it’s chilly in the morning, or when the sun goes down in the evening. The Cabot Cardigan is designed a little longer, w...

This elegant wrap is knit from one short end to the other with a simple lace pattern. Garter Stitch borders create a clean edge.

A flowing, bell-shaped shawl, worked outwards from a garter tab. This shawl is worked in stockinette stitch with garter stitch borders and ridges, and is shaped by yarnovers.

A triangular, bias-knit shawl, worked from one tip across in a stripe pattern. The body of the shawl alternates stripes of stockinette and reverse stockinette stitch, with garter stitch borders.

The rustic, woolly texture and natural colors of this yarn inspired an easy-to-wear pullover that is perfect for a day out sailing, or a warm layer in the evening over a tee and shorts for a bonfire on the beach.

Use your favorite fingering weight yarn to knit this quintessential summer cardigan, perfect for tossing on over a sundress, or layering over a tee shirt. Knit one in a neutral color that goes with everything, and another in a vibrant pop of color to brighten up your summer wardrobe!

These gloves are designed to fit very snugly; I like gloves that have to stretch a lot to fit over my hands, because then my hands don’t slip around inside them and the fabric doesn’t bunch a lot at the palms. If you have hands that are on the larger side, or if you’d like a little more relaxed fit, I would suggest going up a needle size.

This shawl is all about texture, coziness, and the freedom to change colors whenver and wherever you’d like! I

Four full-sized skeins of Sweet Fiber Merino Twist DK become the Shawl and leave you with enough wiggle room to make a great gift: the Moody Blues cowl (a bonus included pattern).

This easy-wear cardigan offers endless ways to combine speckles and tonals! Knit long or short, worn with jeans or over a sundress, this is the perfect addition to your stable of wardrobe basics.

I love how knitting a speckled yarn together with a neutral softens the look of the speckles and prevents pooling or

I love a hoodie with a flattering fit so that it looks nice enough to wear just about anywhere and is comfortable without being too slouchy. Cestari’s Ashlawn beautifully blends cotton and wool for a wonderful three-season knit, and the unique construction let me create vertical stripes with Junkyarn speckles for a splash of color, reminiscent ...

This indulgent wrap features YOTH’s small batch run of Neighbor, a domestic Merino and Rambouillet blend wool with a great hand. The construction is interesting: start with the center diamond, then knit out either side, using the cleverly marled tones to create a fading effect end to end.

The perfect “sweatshirt” sweater to pull on for any occasion - not too heavy, but warm and soft to the touch, like your favorite comfy sweatshirt. By combining two strands of different Isager yarns, you create an entirely new fabric, blending the structure and sturdiness of wool and the soft touch and light halo of alpaca. Isager yarns come in ...

A cozy, knitted take on our favorite hoodie sweaters, this casual pullover features color-blocked panels and a split hem.

This cardigan is designed to embody both comfort and style. A split hem, roomy sleeves, and a wide rib on the body combine for a flattering fit, while the Merino / Alpaca yarn provides the perfect combination of both loft and drape. The pattern offers optional patch pockets and two different front finishing options: a hemmed edge or a vertical,...

This pattern gives knitters the ultimate opportunity to mix colors and bases in endless combinations. The main color is a speckle or variegated yarn, but it could also be knit as a solid or semi-solid, or knit double-stranded with two of the many Plucky bases to create your own unique marl. Three contrasting color stripes are built into the pat...

This is the perfect top for those days when it’s not cold enough to pull out the heavy sweaters yet, but there’s a chill in the air and it feels good to pull on something soft and warm. The double-stranded yarn makes this piece incredibly soft, and gives it a beautiful drape.

This colorful crescent shawl is a delightfully celebratory accessory in Plucky’s decadentLusso* cashmere base. Choose three of your favorite colors and treat yourself to this luxurious piece.*

For this pattern, Andrea used Hazel Knits Entice in colorway ‘Land of Sweets’ and Ocean By the Sea Quill Base in color Magnolia Fizz. You’re welcome to substitute any two colors of fingering or sock weight yarn from stash - gauge is also not incredibly critical for this project, although alternate choices may affect the final outcome of yarn re...

In order to style this like a traditional baja beach hoodie, I incorporated vertical stripes by knitting the hoodie side-to-side in one piece. The color shifting in the stripes is created by double-stranding Spincycle yarn, so that the yarn knits up in marled color changes. I love this effect and it beautifully showcases how creatively you can ...

This casual and comfortable sweater is the perfect item to throw into your bag this summer when you head to the beach or out on the water. Knit it up in classic colors, or try a unique combination or even a gradient for a totally different look.

This pattern includes instructions for both the cowl and fingerless mitts.

Warm but light as air, this colorblock cardigan knits up quickly in Woolfolk’s Luft yarn. Knit it in a solid color, or choose your favorite three-color combination. Drop shoulders, ribbed sleeves, front pockets and deep ribbing on the hem add classic styling details.

The raglan seams are joined by picking up stitches along each edge then binding them off together with a three needle bind off, to create the look of an exposed seam that nicely joins the differing colors on the body and the sleeve. You have the option of simply mattress seaming these stitches instead.

Back and front are worked in separate pieces from the top down, in a stitch pattern of wide stockinette and narrow garter stripes. Lower edge of body is finished with a turned hem. Sleeves are worked flat from the bottom up in stockinette stitch with a sideways garter stitch cuff.

I love having basics in my wardrobe - pieces that seem to work perfectly no matter what time or occasion, that I reach for time and time and again. That’s what I had in mind when I designed the Bantam Hoodie. Knit up in a sheepy workhorse yarn or something soft and cozy, you’ll love the impact that small details like a single row of cables, a d...

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