Lori Ihnen

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Knitting: Neck / Torso - Other
Soft natural colored Shetland yarn provide the perfect inspiration for this neck warmer, and It’s unique and interesting construction makes for a fun project! It starts out by making two separate ribbed bottoms. Then they are joined in the round with steeks at each edge. When the chart section is completed, the steeks are bound off (and eventua...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Beautiful soft natural colored Shetland yarn (from CurleeAcres.com) provide the perfect inspiration for this geometric unisex hat. A rolled edge starts the design and then continues with a solid colored knit 1, purl 1 rib. The symmetrical design features three zig-zags, a circle, and then three more zig-zags. The crown is solid colored and has ...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Beautiful soft natural colored Shetland yarn (from CurleeAcres.com) provided the perfect inspiration for this flowery design. The design starts with a speckled colored corrugated rib followed by a flower design and small colorwork band on the body. Next, the crown features a star and smaller flower. Notice a small heart and butterfly between th...
Knitting: Beret, Tam, Beanie, Toque
This pattern includes two variations of the same motif of stranded knit leaves and embroidered flower buds. One hat is a tighter beanie shape and the other is a looser tam shape. The tam can be stretched on a plate to make it an authentic tam shape or blocked rounder as I’ve done on here. The design motif on top was inspired by a daisy shaped f...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Playful flowers and leaves wrap around the body of this hat and up onto the crown. It starts out with a contrasting cable cast on and a classic one by one rib. Flower stems form graphic lines that lead your eye up to a fun I-cord knot on top. I named this hat after the beautiful yarn that comes from Shetland Island sheep and is perfect for stra...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This design features a beautiful five colored mini-skein set, making a striped hat in a daisy stitch pattern. Jogs are eliminated by slipping stitches and are included in this pattern.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Vibrant colors are used on this fun stranded hat, but it would be just as lovely in more muted tones. The brim has a wavy edge and above that a small section of ribbing. There is enough yarn to make two hats: one with the Wild Berries color being the motif and the other the opposite with the Funky Fuchsia color.
Knitting: Cuffs, Beanie, Toque
Simple rolled edges and a twisted rib stitch are featured on this hat and wristlet set. This scrumptious thick yarn works up quickly and the twisted stitch has the appearance of a small cable. The nature of this stitch causes the fabric to bias and produces a lovely slight spiral.
Knitting: Cowl
This versatile and delicate cowl is knit in the round using two different fibers. The rib section has both a strand of Shibui Staccato (a wool and silk yarn that is light in weight and smooth) and Shibui Silk Cloud (a mohair and silk yarn that is feather light and has a soft haze of fuzz). Only Silk Cloud is used for the final lace section. The...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Knit this easy woman’s hat in the round with simple stitches: 2X2 ribbing, purl ridges, moss stitch and stockinette using a DK weight yarn. Finish off with a large pom pom.
Knitting: Mittens
Feminine floral mittens knit in the round from the cuff up in Stranded Knitting. Featuring a two color rib, different patterns on the front and palm of mittens along with a stripe defining the edges of mitten along with the thumb.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
This beautiful vibrantly colored tam features a unique twisted rib and nature motif. Design motifs include a large flower band, a small leaf band, and butterflies around a star top. The butterfly antenna is simple straight stitch embroidery that is done once the tam is knit. Instructions include two brim sizes and two colorways.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Playful Child’s stranded knit hat includes a small rolled brim and two color rib, a stranded peeries design, followed by stranded dogs chasing balls. Finish with simple straight stitch embroidery on the dog’s collar and edges the balls.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
Feminine beret stranded knit hat with flowers, vines and leaves. Can be worn as a beret with the top folded over to one side or as a slouchy hat letting it fall towards the back of the head. This hat is not a beanie.