Esmine is a reversible triangle shawl worked from the bottom up. The brioche-style stitch pattern is achieved by knitting in the stitch below.

Thursday Social Hours at Yarn Social in Kansas City are the highlight of my week. This shawl is named in honor of the many delightful hours spent there. The Yarn Socialite color way was a limited edition color created just for Yarn Social by Primrose Yarn Co. This shawl is a simple top down triangle shawl that would be simple enough to knit whi...

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Honohoshi Beach is a small, rocky shore on a little island in Japan. The stones have been worn perfectly smooth and round by the waves. As the waves go out, you can hear them knock together.

Varvara is a classic winter hat knit using a technique that combines alternating yarn colors and slipped stitch twists to create a beautiful textured fabric.

Mirèio is an airy lace scarf featuring a leafy pattern. The pattern features a tubular cast on, wrapped stitches and a twisted ribbing. The scarf is shaped like a C which gives the scarf a slight ruffle when worn.

Avila is a crescent shawl with a lacy feather motif that starts at the back neck and grows into wings that wrap and hug your shoulders. The shawl is increases at each end of every right side row as well as in the lace pattern creating the crescent shape and curved wings.

Simple Green is just that- a simple green triangular shawl. Knit in the doldrums of winter it is a bright reminder that spring is coming soon!

Emeraude is a top down long-line cardigan with lace stripes and an asymmetrical handkerchief hemline. The sweater is knit flat from the top down using raglan increases. Unlike a regular raglan sweater, the increases do not end at the sleeve separation but continue down the body of the cardigan to create the handkerchief hemline.

Liviana is simple yet elegant garter stitch shawl with jewel like pops of color in the form of an embroidery embellishment and a simple smocked detail. The worsted weight yarn makes it super cozy and comfortable for chilly winter days.

Cilou is a bulky and lush scarf knit in the beautiful shades of Cascade Yarns Eco Duo. The color pattern on the scarf was inspired by the slightly blurry the patterns created when the warp of an Ikat fabric is tied onto a loom.

Vianne is a small yet cozy triangular shawl knit in super soft baby alpaca. The chunky yarn and easy to memorize stitch pattern make it perfect for last minute gift knitting.

This hat is called Navi- short for navigator. The cable pattern on the hat forms an arrow pattern pointing you towards adventure! This warm bulky hat is the perfect thing to make and wear when you are out exploring.

Gert is a sweet slouchy hat with a cute knotted detail on the side. The soft and fluffy brushed suri alpaca makes an incredibly cozy hat that you won’t want to take off.

Junia is a slightly slouchy toque with a touch of embroidery around the brim. This hat is looks great in a solid color or you can embroider the brim with your stash of hand painted yarn left overs for a pop of contrasting color.

Miri is a long circular cowl with a brioche triangle pattern set against a reverse stockinette background. The bright colors and bunting like triangles feel like a party around your neck. It is perfect for showing off your favorite hand dyed yarns.

Minea is delicate lacy semicircular shawl with a peaked lace edging at the neck edge. The shawl starts with a provisional cast on and is worked from side to side using short rows for shaping. After working the main body of the shawl, sts are picked up from the the provisional cast on edge. The picked up sts and the sts from the main body of the...

Autumn Eddy is a little baby blanket accented with a lacy motif designed to look like leaves floating in a whirlpool. It is knit from side to side starting with a provisional cast on and joined at the end with a kitchener graft. The blanket is worked in 22 sections or wedges shaped by short row sts.

Tunde is a double knit shawl inspired by Hungarian embroidery and cross stitch patterns. The shawl is knit with two different types of yarn: mohair and boucle. These two yarns create a soft focus effect when used in color work and give the resulting design a faded etherial feel. The fabric they produce is also light, warm and very cosy.

Bone China is a lacy cowl/snood knit in a light soft baby alpaca. The pattern name comes from the creamy color of the yarn. It reminded me of beautiful porcelain cups decorated with delicate arabesque patterns.

Xuxa (pronounced SHOO-sha) is a long cowl accented with a striking graphic pattern created using slipped stitches. The slipped stitch pattern is created by slipping sts on the MC rows and then knitting the slipped sts during CC rows.

Emilie June is knit from side to side starting with a provisional cast on. The body of the cardigan is knit in stockinette with a scalloped cabled hem. Spaces are left for the sleeves using the afterthought method. The front of the cardigan is shaped using short rows. The collar and front bands are knit in k2, p2 ribbing and finished with a tub...

The shawl is knit from the top down with a tab cast on. The body of the shawl is knit in reverse stockinette with a raised cable pattern. The edges of the shawl are also knit in reverse stockinette creating a rolled edge.

Neiva is a quick one skein knit. The shawl is knit from side to side beginning with a charted pattern. The main body of the shawl is knit in garter stitch with a patterned border. The patterned involves bobbles and cables sts on a reverse stockinette border. The shawl is finished by knitting an attached border.

Halia is a lacey wrap accented with twisted stitches and ends with a picot bind off.

Old Growth is a large triangular shawl accented with a herringbone stitch pattern. The name was inspired by the beautiful shades of green, gray and purple in the yarn in combination with the parallel lines of the herringbone pattern. Together they are evocative of to me of a deep forrest. The shawl is knit from side to side. It begins with a tu...

This shawl was inspired by the flowers known as Chinese lanterns or hozuki in Japanese. Starting at the nape of the neck the shawl begins with a lace leaf pattern and then transitions into reverse stockinette. The body of the shawl is worked in reverse stockinette and the lanterns float on the surface of the shawl. The crescent shape of the sha...

The shawl is knit from the top down starting with a tab cast on. The petal like diamonds grow from the center of the shawl and grow outwards. They are bordered at the edge by twisted rib leaves and a mesh pattern. The edge is a picot cast off. The border of the shawl is formed by knitting in reverse stockinette which naturally forms a rolled ed...

Vincennes is a large circular garter stitch throw accented with a cabled scalloped edge. The throw starts with a provisional cast on and is worked from side to side. The circular shape is formed using short rows. The two sides are then joined using kitchener stitch.

Adel is named after the valley generations of my family have lived in and in which my grandmother still lives. The design plays with a mixture of textures and stripes. It is a long circular cowl knit in the round. The fabric begins with a textured stitch and then slowly transitions to stockinette stitch.

This sweater was inspired by round yoke icelandic sweaters. Starting with a stockinette collar, it is knit from the top down with a lacy chevron patterned yoke. It then transitions into the reverse stockinette pattern body of the sweater and finishes with a stockinette hem. The sleeves are a 3/4 length and have a cute key hole opening at the cu...

These mitts were designed to match the Apis Dorsata shawl/scarf pattern. The honeycomb pattern is created by using slipped stitches and is accented with garter stitch sections.

This slightly slouch lace hat is worked from the top of the hat down to the brim. The lace pattern is simple and easy to memorize which makes for a fun quick knit.

The Resonant Scarf is an asymmetrical garter stitch scarf. It is a simple pattern and knits up quickly in Misti Alpaca Chunky Solids.

Cnidaria is the phylum for aquatic invertebrates including jellyfish. This shawl was inspired by the geometry and flow of jellyfish.

This is super cute lace brim hat is worked from the bottom up in a 4 row repeat lace pattern. The color effect is achieved by dip dyeing the hat after you have finished knitting. Directions on how to dip dye the hat are included in the pattern.

The Buffalo Grass Triangle is a small light triangular shawl with a rolled edge. Inspired by a lace pattern that reminds me of the wide flat sprigs of buffalo Grass. It is worked from the top down. The lace pattern blends into the into the edging and is accented with several rows of nupps. The rolled edge is created by knitting a reverse stocki...

The meaning of the name Amaranta is the flower that never fades. The Amaranta shoulderette is a top down garter tab shawl. The design blossoms from the center of the pattern and unfurls to wrap around the neck of the wearer. Working your way out from the center, the flower design floats in a lace mesh pattern and the shawl is finished a crochet...

This is hat is knit from the top down. It starts at the tip of the horns which are knit individually and then joined to form the crown of the hat. The bill of the hat is formed using short rows and stockinette stitch so that the fabric rolls up to make the bill. There pattern includes 2 types of fastner: icord ties or a button loop.

This shawl is knit from the top down starting with a garter tab. When finished it makes almost a complete circle.

This scarf is knit from the top down starting with a long garter tab.

Long fingerless mitts detailed with twisted stitches and lace.

Long fingerless mitts with a twisted rib stitches that transition into stockinette stitch.

The smooth lines and arches seem to me like the architectural elements of Notre Dame de Paris. The criss-crossing ribbing pattern flows down the shawl into arches and finishes with a pointed lace edge.

Knit from the bottom up, the scarf is shaped by decreases. Some of the techniques used are twisted decreases and kitchner stitch.

Christmas time is near! And in that spirit I created these fun little trees. (Pictured on the left and right)

My inspiration for this pattern was pattern #139 from Hitomi Shida’s 250 Couture Knit Stitch Patterns. I loved the rigid lines created by the twisted knit stitches in the ribbing pattern. What also intrigued me about the pattern was how the rigid lines interact with the flower pattern. I wanted to see how I could play with these dynamics and th...