Polar ARCitecture pairs two classic methods (toe up and top down) for making make a sock without a heel turn, a perfect canvas for gradient or self striping yarn.

This ultra-colorful headband is made one strand at a time. The body is worked with a main color (which in this case is really more of a background color), then contrasting colors are applied afterwards. I used applied single crochet, but that is just one of many possible approaches. To see how I work applied crochet, please visit this demo vide...

Shannon is a collection of 7 original Celtic-inspired design motifs worked onto headbands. Each headband is a quick knit and a very satisfying finished object. It is worked in the round so the right side is always facing the knitter.

Before you print, please read the note at the bottom of the page.

This sock is worked toe up. A separate top down pattern is also available. These patterns are each available individually or as a set.

This sock is worked top down. A separate toe up pattern is also available. These patterns are each available individually or as a set.

Before you print, please read the note at the bottom of the page.

Before you print, please read the note at the bottom of the page.

New! Check out Hyperion, a striped sock that’s based on this construction.

Shieldmaiden was designed around a skein I spotted in Alexandra’s booth at Flock 2023. Those teeny rainbows captivated me, and I knew I needed to design something that would let them shine!

I like to mess around with shapes just to see what happens, and every now and then I stumble into something really cool. While playing with a series of repeating curves, I discovered that if I get the positioning just so, the curves take on a three-dimensional effect. Countercurrent is the second design I have created that explores this theme. ...

I’m an avid sock knitter and designer and I am in love with gradient yarn. I find the gradual color change mesmerizing. But using gradient yarn to knit socks is tricky. Socks are not worked continuously – the rounds are interrupted by the heel turn, which is worked back and forth. By the time you finish the heel and return to working in the rou...

New! Check out Hyperion, a striped sock that’s based on this construction.

Rosetta Stone is a deep dive into a format I have recently created. In the attached pdf you’ll find 4 approaches to knitting the same object:

I like to mess around with shapes just to see what happens, and every now and then I stumble into something really cool. While playing with a series of repeating curves, I discovered that if I get the positioning just so, the curves take on a three-dimensional effect. Soliton Wave is the first of several designs I have created that explores thi...

Please see end of this Notes field for errata, FAQ and links to video demos.

This pattern was jointly designed, written and edited by Jeny Staiman and Brenda Dayne.

The hyperlink above will take you the supplemental materials (charts, variations, deleted scenes, and geeknotes), please download the free PDF attached to this page, “Wraptor Director’s Cut.”

met∙a∙morph (met-uh-mawrf), n: a being that can change its shape into that of another person, creature, or entity.

This pattern was originally published for Club Dragonfly in November 2012. The copyright has now reverted back to me, and I am happy to share it with you. Enjoy!

http://curiousknitter.blogspot.com/2011/06/heelix-teaser-...

(Note: English version is available at http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEff11/PATTdoubleheelix.php, not as a Ravelry download.)

Adult version of Duck.

Note that the English language version is available through the original knitty publication, not as a downloadable pattern.