The Penta Pillar Pullover is a simple top knit using modular join as you go techniques. The front and back panels are each comprised of five stockinette stitch pillars knit flat, bottom up. When one pillar is finished, stitches are picked up along the side and the next pillar is knit so that it is attached to the previous pillar seamlessly. Thi...

Super Bulky Basic Drop Sleeve Sweater is a very simple pattern. It is knit top down with options to knit the body flat or in the round. I like having the option because I’ll usually choose to knit flat and seam if I’m using self striping yarn. At a gauge of 2 stitches per inch, it knits up super-fast for instant gratification. Feel warm and coz...

Bulky Basic Drop Sleeve Sweater is a wardrobe staple kind of cozy sweater. The pattern is very simple and gives you options to knit the body flat or in the round depending on if you’re using self-striping yarn or not. Sleeves are knit in the round for both versions. Share your makes on Instagram and tiktok by tagging me @JamesNWatts and using #...

Inspired by retro RBG TV screens, the Pixel Tweed Pullover is a squishy, cozy, textured sweater. Choose three fun colors and watch them mingle in this simple garter slip stitch pattern. The repeat is easy to memorize and satisfying to knit. Tag me @JamesNWatts and use #PixelTweedPullover on Instagram and Tiktok.

Pixel Tweed Beanie is your new favorite winter headgear. The textured fabric is squishy and cozy, and more importantly, the slip stitch technique used to knit it is SIMPLE and FUN :) Use #PixelTweedBeanie and tag me on Instagram and Tiktok @JamesNWatts.

Arcane Beanie is a 3-color stranded colorwork project that begins with a unique and beautifully constructed cabled braid with a neat i-cord edge as a brim. Folk art colorwork motifs coupled with a beautiful Autumn Equinox-inspired color palette create a hat that begs to be worn into forests, through mountain paths, and on foraging expeditions. ...

Boat Neck Batwing is a mesh lace top knit bottom up, in the round. The lace is very simple, comprised of a 4-row repeat. This top starts at the waist and grows outward forming a short batwing sleeve, all knit in once piece. You’ll be able to knit this quickly and with very little yardage. Wear this top out and about for summer, be it on the bea...

Pure Mesh Tank Top is a fun, summery, slinky tank that knits up in very little time and very little yarn. The lace repeat is only two stitches, making this a repetitive, easy to memorize, and approachable all over mesh garment. Show off your tanks on Instagram and TikTok and remember to tag me @JamesNWatts and use hashtag #PureMeshTankTop

Dappled Lace Raglan is an all-over lace raglan that is knit top down in the round. The lace motif is simple to knit yet creates a gorgeous and ornate textile. The texture of this sweater is light and drapey, and the relaxed fit makes for a comfortable and easy to wear garment. Share your makes with #DappledLaceRaglan and tag me @JamesNWatts on ...

Best Vest is a classic V-neck sweater vest. Design elements include a full length, easy and relaxed fit, deep armholes, the perfect not-too-deep not-too-shallow V-neck, and gorgeous wide bands of ribbing. Use #BestVest and tag me on Instagram and Tiktok @JamesNWatts

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Granny’s Attic Socks are a frilly, fun, silly pair of socks. This pattern comes with instructions for two ornament styles: a very fluffy and full stockinette mohair two-tiered ruffle, and a doll like simple lace and picot edge two-tiered cufflet. Whichever version you pick, you’ll be sure to feel your cottage core, gothic Lolita, Victorian chil...

Garter Glide Tee is an all garter stitch loose summer v-neck tee. It is knit flat from side to side and seamed. The all over garter stitch texture makes this a fun and relaxing knit. Play with color to your heart’s content and garter harder than you’ve ever gartered before. Post your makes to Instagram using hashtag #GarterGlideTee and tag me @...

Rib Lace Raglan is a minimal and beautiful raglan sweater. Columns of knit stitches are broken up by columns of simple lace. The lace pattern is only two stitches (yarn over and knit 2 together) and has a two-row repeat, so it is quickly memorized and easy to knit. Rib Lace Raglan uses an all over lace texture while still being very full covera...

SLUGCORE is an oversized sweater knit in chunky mohair held double. Using size 17 needles makes this a super quick sweater knit. The almost distressed look of the loose gauge and stripes are inspired by the grunge aesthetics of the late 80s and early 90s. Use #SLUGCORESWEATER and tag me on Instagram @JamesNWatts.

Pure Mesh Pullover is a tight fish net sweater with full sleeves. All sizes can be knit with one skein of La Bien Aimee Felix. This sweater is knit flat, bottom up and seamed. The low yardage and large needles make this a quick, satisfying, and sexy knit, tag me on Instagram @JamesNWatts and use the hashtag #PureMeshPullover

Sungazer is a short sleeve, cropped sweater-tee that is very fun to knit and stylish to wear. The construction is completely modular and seamless. All the magic of this sweater is achieved by picking up stitches and 3-needle bind offs. Sungazer is designed with color changing yarn in mind, but there is no limit to the fun ways you can make this...

Divine Exodus is a simple elegant sweater with oversized boxy proportions. The simple drop sleeve silhouette of the front is contrasted by the sweeping and dramatic inverted box pleat adorning the back. Garter stitch and icord edgings give this sweater modern minimalist refinement. Choose between instructions for a wide neck or a more fitted ne...

Best Check is a modern beanie with a classic checkerboard motif. Best Check can be knit slouchy or fitted. The minimal icord edge brim gives this beanie a contemporary and artistic look. Use #BestCheckBeanie and tag me on Instagram @JamesNWatts

version 2.0 of Look at My Holes is now available. This is not a new pattern, it is an update to the existing pattern. This version includes neck shaping, simpler increases, and more detailed stitch counts, as well as a new video tutorial. Version 1.1 remains available for those who are used to and prefer the original version.

Mystic Square is magical, mysterious modular top designed to be knit with Noro yarns. Using joinas-you-go techniques, you start by knitting a central square (I know it’s a rectangle do not email me about this,) and the sweater expands from there with no seaming! (the sides and shoulders are seamed do not email me about this.) Be wowed and amaze...

Color Quadrant Crop is a four-color crop top that can be knit as a T-shirt with a classic silhouette or as a sleeveless tank top. Learn simple intarsia that never uses more than two colors at a time. Get yer needles and color block till u drop. Post your makes on Instagram using the hashtag #ColorQuadrantCrop and tag me @jamesnwatts.

Earth and Air is a drapey, roomy brioche sweater. Its name is a play on the texture of the fabric created by knitting two color brioche with one worsted weight yarn and one lace weight mohair yarn. This mixture of yarns along with the large needle size create an extremely lightweight sweater that is quick to knit and easy to wear.

Color Quadrant Cap is an intarsia hat that uses four colors. The hat is knit flat and seamed. It is a 2x2 ribbed beanie that can be knit short and fitted, or long and slouchy. This is a great first intarsia pattern and an awesome scrap buster project. Video tutorials are included with the pattern to help introduce you to intarsia techniques. Us...

Best Beanie is a squishy, short 2x2 ribbed beanie meant to be worn straight on top of the head with a folded brim sitting above the ears. This is a stylish and modern beanie; one that a kewl sk8r boi might wear 2 the mall. This is a great beginner pattern and a quick knit.

Aptly named, Best Beret is simply the perfect beret pattern. The beautifully dense gauge in this pattern creates a felt-like fabric, which makes for a beret that holds its shape and can be styled exactly how you like. Tag me on instagram @jamesnwatts and hashtag your creations #BestBeret.

Cell Space is a bold two-color asymmetrical shawl that plays with textured yarns and simple lace. I drew inspiration from my childhood love for pairing blue and green. It is simple to knit and easy to wear.