Dominique Trad

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Cowl
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Knitting: Cowl
The Diamondback cowl is a fun and easy way to indulge in some colourwork in the round while you knit up a cosy accessory. It is a quick knit that requires no float management so it is a great project for colourwork beginners to gain confidence, and for experienced strand-knitters to relax with. The snake skin inspired pattern looks fantastic in...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
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Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The size M (variegated) samples were
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Mountain Moon shawl is a rectangle knit on the bias with panels of garter stitch stripes alternating with simple lace. It is designed for 300g of fingering weight yarn using either a 100g/3.53oz gradient with 2 other yarns, a 200g/7.05oz gradient with 1 other yarn, or a 300g (10.58oz) gradient on its own (the pattern is written for a 100g g...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Dancing Diamonds is a fingering (4ply) shawl that features 2 colours of yarn. Each colour takes turns leading through short sections of texture, waves, and diamond lace that will keep you engaged all the way throughout the knit. The waves bring movement to the diamonds and for a dramatic finish, there is a decorative scalloped border to complet...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The sample was knit using the SO BOLD kit by Cat & Sparrow Australia. If you would like to use the same yarn for your project you can purchase a kit that also includes a download code for the pattern from Cat & Sparrow Australia here
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Morph shawl is a garter stitch asymmetric triangle with stripes of slowly transitioning handspun colour contrasted by simple mosaic panels in a solid colour. An ombre effect is created as the contrast gradually takes over the body of the shawl and morphs into the dominant colour by the end. It is an easy and meditative knit that provides lo...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Ever just want to knit, for the peace of it, for the fun of it, for the relaxation of it, and know that when you’re done it’s going to be all the things a stylish grab-and-wear accessory should be?
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Romantika combines fingering (4ply) and laceweight (2ply) yarn to create a shawl that is as light and cosy, as it is warm and generously sized. It features lots of relaxing striped garter stitch interspersed with contrast panels of textured dots that will keep you engaged while knitting, and is floaty and pretty to wear.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Moondancer is a fingering (4ply) shawl that features lots of relaxing striped garter stitch interspersed with pretty lace in a contrasting colour and a decorative border finished in picot. The stripes of garter keep you engaged with minimum effort while the lace delivers effortless beauty for an elegant shawl that can be worn both day and night.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Good Omen hat is perfect for indulging in some fun colourwork in a lovely small project. Written for 3 sizes to fit Child, Adult Small and Adult Large, this pattern includes full written instructions (including the colourwork) as well as charts for those who prefer them.
Knitting: Cowl
The Good Omen cowl is a fun way to indulge in some colourwork in the round while creating a cosy treat for your neck. Undulating wavy chevrons of softly transitioning colour make for an engaging knit with a beautiful result.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Bounce wrap was created for the 2021 Whackalong MKAL featuring simple slipped stitches and garter fabric for a fun and relaxing knit. A rectangular shape knit on the bias with a repeatable sequence of interchangeable panels of different patterns and/or colours, this project is fantastic for busting your stash!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Snoqualmie Shawl is a versatile two-color shawl with simple stitches that create a beautiful repeated motif. Designed with worsted weight yarn in brightly contrasting colors, it would be just as charming in monochromatic colors or a lighter weight yarn (just add a few repeats). Spincycle’s Dream State collection in any colorway combination ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Zooming Light is the Fingering weight (4 ply) sister to Zooming. Inspired by the desire to have a relaxing project while connecting with crafty friends over Zoom, it is simple to knit while carrying on a conversation and with frequent section changes, you will find yourself relaxed and literally zooming through it (see what I did there :)). A l...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The 2020 Whackalong theme was ease and personalisation so the design was not a mystery to allow us to plan how we might like to use the pattern to express our own unique creativity.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Also available in yarn kits with printed pattern and Ravelry download code from Beersheba Farm
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Fragrant is an asymmetrical triangle shaped shawl featuring loads of meditative garter stitch, simple lace, and contrasting stripes. It is designed for heavy laceweight to fingering yarn and is adjustable to any size you like and may be worked in any number of colours. I recommend speckles, solids, gradients, variegated, or any style of yarn yo...
Knitting: Cowl
The Whimsikal cowl was created as part of a mystery colourwork KAL I hosted on Instagram. My youngest son was pretty upset about having his 7th birthday during the social distancing required to control the Coronavirus pandemic so I designed a bunny hat to cheer him up and I created this cowl for those who liked the bunny design but may not want...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Whimsikal hat was created as part of a mystery colourwork KAL I hosted on Instagram. My youngest son was upset about having his 7th birthday during the social distancing required to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic so I designed this bunny hat to cheer him up and I thought maybe it could bring other knitters some whimsical joy too, while ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Water Wish shawl is a garter stitch asymmetrical triangle shape with panels of simple lace arranged in 3 styling options. It is designed for Worsted and DK weight yarns with easy customisation to different yarn weights. This design was created during the Whackalong MKAL 2019 aimed at encouraging the use of handspun yarns and is also great f...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Prism shawl is a garter stitch rectangle knit on the bias with panels of lace and optional striping. It is designed for a maximum of 300g (10.6oz) of fingering weight yarn with easy customisation to different yarn weights, widths, and lengths. This design was created as part of the Whackalong MKAL 2019 and is aimed at showcasing fractal sty...
Knitting: Cowl
This pattern was created as part of the 3rd annual live-design event Whackalong MKAL and now the pattern is available with 2 fully written versions (loop and bandana style) as well as corresponding tick sheets for both. A great stash-buster using slipped stitches to create a cosy bouncy fabric.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Cloudburst shawl is a garter stitch asymmetrical triangle shape with panels of lace presented in 2 style versions. It is designed for fingering weight yarns with easy customisation to different yarn weights and lace content. This design was created during the Whackalong MKAL 2019 aimed at encouraging the use of handspun yarns, and is also g...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Smoke and Mirrors shawl is a crescent shaped lovely designed to enjoyably knit 100g of laceweight or fingering weight yarn (I used a heavy lace weight for my sample and my testers used fingering). With a careful combination of garter and stocking stitch you will find yourself making fast progress while getting the most of your yardage for a...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Coastline is a Fingering (4ply) shawl in 2 colours that features a single lace stripe among miles of meditative (or as I prefer to think about it, reflective) garter stitch. The triangle shape is worked sideways and the border is created using a travelling intarsia technique that is simple to work and easy to remember. If you can knit stripes, ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
I love lacy knits but sometimes I just want to chill, watch some TV, and knit. That’s how this shawl was designed, that’s how the sample was knit, and that’s what I hope this project will be for you. A relaxing knit resulting in a cosy, easy to wear accessory.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Frost is a Fingering (4ply) shawl that features stripes of garter stitch and eyelets interspaced with rows of simple lace diamonds. The triangle shape is knit sideways and the simple repetition of the pattern makes it a relaxing knit with enough interest to keep you engaged for a surprisingly fast finish.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Origin is a Fingering (4ply) shawl that features a garter stitch and eyelet body that develop into a diamond lace in a contrasting colour for a decorative border. It was inspired by the vision behind the featured yarn which is grown, processed, and dyed in Australia and serves as a reminder that who we are, and become, is connected both to the ...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Inspired by my family’s Easter tradition of dyeing eggs with onion skins and then etching designs on them, Pisanki features one of my favourite motifs to etch: “bazie” (also known as Willow Catkin), as well as rows of little flowers which is a very traditional egg design arrangemet. The hat also ends with a decorative crown which I hope you’ll ...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Inspired by my family’s Easter tradition of dyeing eggs with onion skins and then etching designs on them, Bazie features one of my favourite motifs to etch: “bazie” (also known as Willow Catkin) as well as a large flower which is also very traditional. The hat is adjustable in the design such that it can be worked with the flower motif, or the...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Blushing is a fingering weight (4ply) shawl perfect for a pretty gradient, lovely solid, or lightly speckled yarn. It is designed to give you all the benefits of a bias shawl like maximum length for meterage and an easy to wear style, without the pesky shaping all the way through your project.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Fiori is a half-octagon shaped shawl designed for fingering weight (4ply) yarns. It features repeating stripes of stocking stitch separated by contrasting stripes of sweet simple lace.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Bridge View Beanie is a 2 colour fairisle hat that is designed for Convent & Chapel Convent Irish Tweed. Rustic and authentic - just like the Bridge View Inn that is its namesake, this hat comes in 6 sizes and is a delight to knit and wear in this original Irish Tweed yarn.
Knitting: Cowl
The Bridge View Cowl is the 2 colour fairisle companion accessory to the Bridge View Beanie that was designed for Convent & Chapel Convent Irish Tweed. Rustic and authentic - just like the Bridge View Inn that is its namesake, this cowl is a delight to knit and wear in this original Irish Tweed yarn.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Sunshine is the Fingering 4ply pattern from the second annual Whackalong MKAL which is a live-design event. The idea is to use stash yarn and have a little fun while I make up a patten as we go along. This is the final tech edited version of the pattern which includes full written instructions, chart, and tick sheet.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Squish is the DK/Worsted pattern from the second annual Whackalong MKAL which is a live-design event. The idea is to use stash yarn and have a little fun while I make up a pattern as we go along. This is the final tech edited version of the pattern. A chart for every section and tick-sheet also come with the full written instructions.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A simple celebration of yarn, Animenemone is designed for fingering weight (4ply) and is a great project for those 2 skeins that you love and can’t wait to have on your needles. An easy, meditative knit with a little lace to gradually shift from one colour to the next. With a border featuring slipped stitches and a tidy I-cord bind-off and tass...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Feride is designed for fingering weight (4ply) yarns and is the sister pattern to Lovebird. This design features a stocking stitch body which finishes with dramatic lace and a sprinkling of beads.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Inspired by my sister-in-law who got married this year, the Lovebird shawl was my gift to mark her special day. I designed it for luxurious laceweight (2ply) yarn and used a neutral colour for this heirloom piece but it also looks amazing in bright colours too. The shawl features separate falling lace motifs that settle into an elegant border f...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Squishy worsted weight (10ply) yarn, stripes, colour changes, and a little texture. That’s what you’ll find in this wide, cosy triangle shawl. An easy, meditative knit perfect for 3 skeins (a speckled or variegated colour, a complimentary solid and solid with a good contrast) that doesn’t require blocking! Designed for bundling up, this shawl a...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The FibreFest Shawl 2018 was designed specifically for FibreFest 2018 and was commissioned by the Knitters Guild NSW. The concept was to create a great base pattern for a shawl and encourage knitters to show off their creativity.
Knitting: Cowl
An elegant two-colour cowl designed to enjoy the warmth and lovely drape of Adagio Mills 12ply (bulky) alpaca yarn. This cowl is worked in the round and features simple lace, garter stitch, and stocking stitch. 
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
I fell for Brooklyn Tweed Vale yarn in the beautiful colour trio of Morel, Arabesque, and Barberry as soon as I saw them. I couldn’t help but think of dried flowers pressed in books preserving precious memories; bouquets of roses long ago dried hanging on walls, doors, or filling vases because the sentiments that they represent cannot be parted...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
I’ve got to admit, I’m pretty precious about yarn. Other than the odd experiment, I have to love it to buy it. Then when I do, it either jumps straight onto my needles or it waits in my stash for ages until I find a project that it belongs in.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This Shawl is named Kindness of Strangers because I wanted to honour the fact that we mostly don’t make our crafting journey alone. In the past, a lot of knowledge was passed along in person from family members and friends and although that is still the case for many, a lot of us are learning and improving in our crafts through the kindness of ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Whackalong shawl is a pretty traditional crescent shawl designed for 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn, with a super fun TWIST - you cast off less stitches at the end of the shawl than you have on the needles half way through!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
None of us are just one thing or just one way. We are all a mix of walking contradiction of fear and hope, sobriety and ecstasy, cleverness and foolishness, altruism and selfishness, weakness and strength, complication and simplicity, dark and light…
Knitting: Cowl
This cosy two-toned lace and striped garter stitch cowl is designed for Worsted and DK weight yarns. It is a quick knit with a very easy lace pattern feature. It is worked flat, and on the bias and joined at the end with a 3 needle bind off. Instructions are written for both a 100g and a 200g version with notes provided for easy customisation.
Knitting: Cowl
Got some gifts to knit but time is limited? Want a super-quick project that gives instant gratification? Not sure what to make with some big, squishy yarn you’ve got in your stash? Have some handspun yarn you’d really like to make something with? This pattern is for you!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
These shawls are simple knits designed to showcase variegated, gradient, self-striping, or handspun yarns. Perfect for making on the go, the pattern shaping is easy and both lace options are simple to memorize. The 2 versions are presented as separate patterns and all instructions are written and include tick sheets.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
To my dearest friend Melissa on her 40th Birthday. Love you Bella! You will always be knit-worthy to me ❤️
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Lacy, cosy, and elegant, this is the perfect shawl for any occasion. Lofty superfine merino knit with large needles create a bouncy and open accessory that can be worn draped over the body as a shawl or bundled into a spectacular oversized scarf.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Bromeliad shawl was created for my testers who asked me to design a Fingering weight (4ply) sister pattern to the Tourmaline shawl. I know all designers appreciate their testers (how could they not?) but honestly my core group of repeat testers are so wonderful that I consider them friends. Friends who give of their time and skill, their op...
Knitting: Cowl
This cosy colourful cowl is designed for Worsted weight (10ply) yarn or heavy DK. It is a quick knit with an easy gathering lace pattern. The pattern is written for V1 and instructions are included for working V2 and adjusting size. I also designed a matching hat so that you can get a cowl and an adult hat out of 2 skeins of yarn if you want to...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This cosy colourful hat is designed for Worsted weight (10ply) yarn or heavy DK. It is a quick knit with an easy gathering lace pattern. It can be worked traditionally V1 or inside-out V2 depending on the look you prefer (both are instructed in the pattern). The pattern is written for a beanie and instructions are included for adjusting to a wi...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This shawl is a celebration of bees and a reminder to care for them and the environment in which they play their important role. Whether you plant a native garden, become a beekeeper, or just buy local honey, please don’t harm bees and do your best to look after their (and our) environment.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Now includes Spanish translation! with much thanks to MsSunshine76
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Enjoy the squishy ease of garter stitch stripes joined with some simple lace to form joyful rows of hearts.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This lacy crescent shawl was designed in collaboration with Cat & Sparrow Fibres, for their Muse and Silken Sock yarn bases. The sheen of the silk in these yarns plays beautifully off the lace for a delicate summer shawl with lovely drape.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This squishy colourful crescent shawl is designed for 3 skein of DK or Worsted weight (8-10ply) yarn. It is a quick knit with a very easy lace pattern. The instructions are written row for row and include stitch counts. Yarn usage information is also provided.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Bust your stash and make your yarn leftovers disappear into the Bermuda Triangle!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A long garter stitch triangle that features textured lace to create a squishy accessory to keep you cosy and warm.
Knitting: Scarf
Got a Game of Thrones fan in your life? Need a unique yet wearable & cosy gift for the season?
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A light and airy triangular shawl that features garter stitch and textured lace. It is designed to be a simple and fairly fast knit (there is only one purl stitch every second row) and the pattern is easy to memorise. It is designed for fingering (4ply) and lace weight (2ply) yarns but is adaptable to any yarn you like and will look lovely in b...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Knitting is a great way to express your feelings. Whether your love is platonic or passionate, joyful or hurt, hopeful or not, choose a style and a yarn that suits and knit to your hearts content!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Sucus shawl is inspired by succulent gardens. It features gradually reducing stripes of robust garter stitch broken up by rows of contrasting eyelets and ends in a little lace tribute to the buds, angles, and spikes at the edges of so many succulent plants.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
An asymmetrical triangle shawl featuring stripes of garter stitch separated by stripes of bi-colour textured pattern. NO PURL stitches whatsoever!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
An asymmetrical triangle shawl featuring an all-over bi-colour textured pattern to truly bring out the smooshy goodness of your yarn.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Lannister shawl is my version of a banner for the House of Lannister from the popular books and television series “Game of Thrones”. The power of the Lannister Dynasty was borne from their enormous wealth and the “coins” at the base of the shawl are representative of that.
Knitting: Cowl
For those who might want to use a heavier weight yarn than Fingering but don’t want the bulk of Worsted/Aran, the Pilot cowl is the way to go. It is virtually the same as the Copilot cowl but I’ve written it up separately to provide the specifics for a single skein of DK or Sport yarn and to make it easy to find in a search for that yardage and...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This shawl is about fountains and luxury. It is constructed as a crescent from the top down starting with a stocking stitch section followed by ample lace of fountain spray that ends in a mist of droplets.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This shawl is about a brightly coloured sail, a nice breeze, sunshine and of course water. It is constructed as a triangle from the top down starting with a garter stitch section followed by a border of droplets and picot cast off. This is a cheery knit with a pattern that is easy to memorise. The instructions are given row for row and are easy...
Knitting: Scarf
Wrap a Mermaid’s Tail around your neck!
Knitting: Cowl
I love pretty sock yarn so I buy lots of lovelies and then of course, don’t knit socks with them. So when a shawl is too much, I knit Copilot which is the sister pattern to Autopilot.
Knitting: Cowl
This cowl was created for a simple project that is just about enjoying the yarn and doing some relaxed knitting.
Knitting: Cowl
This pattern includes instructions for:
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Pirate Dandy is a wide and shallow shawlette. It is worked from the bottom up and features a generous lace section followed by short row shaping for the body for a fast, satisfying knit.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A little holiday sparkle. This shawlette features a sparkly metallic edge with cosy wool for comfort around the neck. A DK project using less than 400m, it is a fun holiday accessory or gift for the season.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A little tinsel for more than the tree. This shawlette is a one skein treat in feather light luxury mohair that is teamed with a strand of gold through the lace section for a touch of holiday sparkle.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Summer Posies is a scarf/wrap that is worked in 2 pieces and then grafted at the centre (or bound off using 3 needles). It is available with nupps and without (both versions written up separately).
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap, Throw
Every Spring in the Blue Mountains where I live there is a burst of pinks, white and fresh green as the trees blossom and the smell of honey perfumes the air. I wanted to capture that in this design of buds and leaves and grass amongst a splash of simple pink blossoms. I used a variegated yarn to show off the uneven prettiness of the sun coming...
Knitting: Cowl
This reversible cowl is designed to offer two looks. One side showcases the vivid colours of Noro’s Mossa and the other side offers a more conservative look.
Knitting: Scarf, Shawl / Wrap
Frillyilly is a gently shaped scarf that is perfect for showcasing your extra special skeins of yarn. It is constructed sideways in one piece with a simple lacy edge that forms on all sides as you knit, making it particularly lovely to wear folded over. Frillyilly is such a treat to knit, a perfect combination of engaging, relaxing, and satisfy...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This stole was created as a way to enjoy the lovely self-striping sequences that Noro yarns are famous for. It is made in 2 pieces that are then grafted at the centre.
Knitting: Scarf
Easy 4 row repeat pattern that requires only the skills to knit and purl and can be done in pretty much any yarn weight!
Knitting: Scarf
This is a generous Maxi scarf. Long, colourful and cosy.
Knitting: Cowl
This cowl is a great way to knit up that lovely skein of hand spun yarn into a cosy accessory.
Knitting: Scarf
This version is for sport to DK weight yarns.
Knitting: Scarf
This scarf was created to showcase the wonderful colour, texture, and artistry of hand spun yarn.
Knitting: Scarf
This scarf is worked in one piece. It features lacy leaves and a picot edge that is worked throughout.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This triangular shawl is quite simply a celebration of the beauty of the changing colour of leaves for autumn. I chose a variegated yarn for this to represent the many shades of the autumn season.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
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Knitting: Scarf
Elegant lace scarf worked in one piece (no grafting)!
Knitting: Scarf
Best results will be achieved with the use of approx 200m each of a self-striping yarn like Noro Silk Garden Sock and a matching solid colour. However, this pattern is very versatile so lovely results can also be achieved with one yarn (400m).