In a hurry to make a gift? Explore these quick options for happy loved ones. Kids/Adults, Male/Female… there is something for everyone here.

Love knitting socks? This collection lets you try many different angles on a basic foot-hugging shape.

Warm weather requires smaller projects, often in lighter-weight yarns or different fibers. This collection will keep you happy any day the temperature soars, and will take up little space in any suitcase when you travel.

This easy design is knit in the round with washable cotton-lycra (elastane) yarn. Easy care, easy knit, easy diaper changes and potty training days.

Stand Tall; Walk Tall; Stay Warm!

This project is a formula, a starting point for the creative process if you wish to take it further. Once you learn the formula, you can use it to make larger and smaller bags, work with different yarns, even make a rug for your bedside or bath, as one student is doing!

A toe-up, no-swatch, any-gauge, knit-to-fit design. Try something new!

Bored with standard socks? Looking for a little adventure with an ethnic flair, but not on tiny needles? Try a purse with the structure of a Turkish Toe in bulky yarn!

A wearable, giftable, easy-learn hat!

Warmth and Style!

Pattern is now available at my Ravelry shop!!!

Formerly Mystery Top-Down ColorSox

Plenty of warmth, and a lot of style! This cowl has a cheerful collar to warm you. A quick knit, it will make a great gift.

Oh, such fun! These bring a smile to everyone. Knit in bulky yarn, they make a great tree ornament. Put a candy cane or lip balm in it… either for a small gift or package embellishment.

The photo with two legs in it, is a demo of ONE PAIR of matching socks. One sock is modeled by Anna, age 17… one by my adult friend Cynthia. The stitch pattern fits well no matter what curves you may sport (or not)!

This is a 3-in-one pattern: Anklewarmers, Pulsewarmers (wrist without thumb hole) and cup cozy.

Alternate one solid yarn with one slowly-self-striping yarn in the fingering-to-sport weight range, and make this breathtaking piece to wear. (One sportweight with one fingering weight does work fine.)

This summery sock works great with yarns which tend to pool or otherwise disguise stitchwork. Designed with yarns containing lycra/elastane in mind, the yarn requires fewer stitches than standard sock yarn, but it is still fine enough to fit in shoes.

This fun, fast summer socklet includes a few unusual twists. Use two contrasting yarns to make some color fun! Either use two solid yarns or sub one for a nearly-solid to get a bit of texture.

I developed this pattern for an event at Schuler Books. The event supported Lansing Comfort Bears, a local effort to put stuffed animals in police cruisers in the event a child is in a traumatic situation.

Since I published my popular Chippy Socks (named so because, like potato chips, you can’t stop at one pair)… I have wanted to make a hat to go with them.

I developed this bear for an event at Schuler Books. The event supported Lansing Comfort Bears, a local effort to put stuffed animals in police cruisers in the event a child is in a traumatic situation.

Use one solid yarn and one slowly self-changing yarn, and knit this Andean-inspired hat. Earflaps are optional but oh-so-warm.

OK, I can’t guarantee your own speed, but I cast on less than 24 hours before I took this photo… my one day included working in ends and steam-blocking. (My second one took 10 hours.)

Use oddballs from your yarn collection to make several sizes of these fun bowls. Embellish with buttons or beads if you like!

A No-Swatch Design to Fit as you Knit, with replaceable Norwegian-style thumb. Any yarn, any gauge!

These really fit all legs, slender to ultra-curvy! Knit to fit instructions for any size/gauge, -OR- use my suggested gauge for standard S/M/L sizing. Make them shorter to scrunch under jeans – long ones can pull over your knees.

Easy to adjust as you knit, with hints all the way. Start with a small square at the top, increase until you reach the right size. Use my gauge and stitch counts to reach a standard size, or improvise a bit (there are included knit-to-fit instructions)! Stripe it or not.

A smaller bag which fits a handmade soap, or a larger gift-sized bag which will hold a small box of gourmet chocolate, deck of cards, or other small item. Knit in organic cotton on large needles to allow maximum stretch, and scrubbability in the case of the soap bag.

Check out my pattern for Chipper Color Cap (C3), which is great paired with these socks.

Sometimes we need to take a bottle of water along on a jaunt, but no hand is available to hold it. A shoulder-strap version is fine for walking. However, on a bicycle or when pushing a stroller it is better to find a hands-free method with a short strap. This felted bottle bag fits a common half-liter bottle (with hints for larger bottles). Her...

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There are two printed patterns in the ZigBagZ series, the Maxi Collection and Mini Collection. Originally, this page displayed both. Now, you can visit the separate Maxi Collection here!

This pattern includes instructions on how to choose five yarns which complement one another in texture and color, but which do not match. On all of the Party Stoles that I have knit, I used two ribbon yarns, one brushed mohair and two other yarns of different textures.

Sometimes we want to hug someone who is not nearby. When we can not offer love in person, it helps to make and send a soft, special gift. I made this one for my friend Kristi.

If you need a shawl that does not fall off your shoulders, this design in three variations stays put because it is shaped like a rainbow. There is even a Goddess-sized version for up to size 5X.

This simple roll-brim pattern in child to adult sizes, is topped off with a button for accent. Single yarn throughout (solid or handpaint), or 2-yarn stripe.

Every beloved child needs a cushy, luxurious, machine-wash/dry blankie they can love. This project is a pleasant and relaxing knit with delightful yarn. It will surely be loved for a long, long time.

You want a quick weekend knit; you need a smaller bag for summer; you like color; you feel a girl can never have too many handbags; -OR- you are interested in Fibonacci stripes. You will surely enjoy this bag!

If you love teapots (and steaming cups of tea) as much as I do, this teapot warmer will prolong your delight, for both your eyes and your palate. This one is named after an early-1900’s song, “My Cozy Corner Girl.” (Constructed bottom up like a sweater, in the round to the “armholes”, flat front/back, rejoined at “neck”/ruffle edge. Either DPNs...

I knit several prototypes of this hat, and my musician husband kept commenting on how much the pattern looked like guitar trim. (The trim is called herringbone.) I happily gave in to his suggestion. These hats finish quickly with well-planned colorwork. There are merely 6 rows that use two colors on the same row! (Knit edge-to-top.)

(from the website): This method is great for those who have never tried toe-up knitting before. I guide you carefully through unusual features, so you will succeed with this fit-as-you go pattern. With sixteen full-color photographs to walk you through the new techniques, you will be on your way in no time.

This bag is so much fun, with so much color! Knit with only three balls of Noro Kureyon or other slowly-self-striping yarn. Sample bags each use three different colorways in one purse, with a few uniting colors in all balls. Solid-colored features (bottom of bag and I-cord handles) are knit of a coordinating solid feltable yarn.

These are so versatile! Knit in lightweight yarn for indoor use or late spring/early fall outerwear. Try bulky alpaca for the dead of winter. Wear them over windproof gloves when you need more than just your normal winter gear. Two designs in one pattern: one ribbed in the round on DPNs, one knit flat, no purls. Photos, walk throughs.

Despite complex looks, this LynnH design knits up quickly due to DK yarn and simple patterning. There are merely 9 rounds that use two colors on the same round.

This cushy rug can be knit with one strand of super-bulky yarn or three strands of heavy worsted, to make the colorway of your dreams. It knits very fast at 2.5 stitches/inch.

Explore the knitting structure of a Turkish sock without the extra distraction of stranded colorwork. These were based on the toe/heel construction of a pair actually knit in Turkey, which LynnH owns.

Free Pattern, 1 Size/Ladies US 5: http://colorjoy.com/patterns/florida.htm

Despite their complex looks, these knit up quickly due to DK weight yarn, short cuff and merely 20 rows of two-color knitting.

If you are like me, and you like color—but not charts which require checking every few stitches—this pattern is for you. The stitch patterns repeat every 4 stitches, so you can work without consulting the chart constantly. Only two colors per row.