Berry Scarf is full of fun techniques designed to expand knitting skills while (mostly) working with only one color at a time. The berry design was inspired by a motif from Britt-Marie Christoffersson’s Swedish Sweaters and is created with cables, slipped stitches, twisted stitches, and bobbles. The two-color garter-stitch background simplifies...

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Ukrainian eggs are iconic, showcasing Ukrainians’ artistry, faith, and resistance to oppression. This design is worked with stranded knitting, is a small project that can be made relatively quickly. Only about 10 yds each of 2 colors are required. I offer this pattern for free, but please consider making a donation to help Ukrainians. There are...

The shape of the Crossnore Wrap is inspired by the woven wraps created at the Crossnore School in Western North Carolina. The wrap is a lace rectangle, folded and joined along one side, resulting in a twist in the front and more coverage in the back. The twist requires that the fabric be reversible, so I modified a lace pattern from Lisl Fander...

The Three Shorty Bears are colorful teddy bears created to showcase five colors of yarn in a mini pack or individually selected. German short row shaping creates round bellies, no-sew ears, pointed toes, curved arms, contrasting colored pads on the hands and feet, and a bottom so the bear can sit. Shorty bears’ bodies are worked sideways and fl...

This is an easy project designed for all levels of knitters, especially groups that knit for charity. This lovey is inspired by children anywhere who are in need of comfort. If you have suggestions for organizations accepting this type of donation, please send me a message. While pattern calls for worsted yarn for a 4”x12” lovey, other yarn wei...

Loop scarves are perfect for cold weather; the more you wrap, the warmer they get. There are many great articles on grafting to close the loop. Entrelac also makes a dense warm fabric, but when I experimented with grafting entrelac into a loop, there were too many dead ends. It was possible to graft an individual rectangle, but then you had an ...

For tips, see the KAL discussion thread at my group, http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-with-laura-barker

For tips, visit the KAL discussion at my group, http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-with-laura-barker

Knit entrelac creates a beautiful fabric that looks woven. Most entrelac patterns use triangles at the edges to fill in between entrelac rectangles. To work these patterns, you need to learn four or more different types of triangles, and two types of rectangles for the right side and wrong side of your work. “Edgy” takes full advantage of the i...

Dunadh describes a Gaelic poem that ends as it begins. Its pronunciation is similar to Donna. The Dunadh Cowl merges its beginning and end with cables staggered across the moebius cast on and an elegant cabled bind off with no visible beginning or end. Even in a winter as unending as a moebius, you will be prepared. In better weather, wear it a...

You can use a wide variety of yarns with this versatile pattern. Just choose your yarn and desired circumference and use the included table to see how many stitches/repeats you need to cast on! Yarns with a very long repeat are striking in this design because you can see how it starts with one color in the middle and then the colors build out i...