Brenda Lavell

eBooks available as Ravelry Downloads

eBook : 6 patterns

Rustique is Phydeaux Designs’ first collection of knitting patterns!

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Diana Shawl knitting pattern: an easy and fun to knit, striped garter stitch shawl knit with a unique brioche center rib increase.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Offred Shawlette knitting pattern: an easy to knit, striped garter stitch shawlette knit from side to side.
Knitting: Cowl
Raye Infinity Scarf / Cowl: A perfect mini skein pattern!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Aurora Crescent Shawl: designed specifically for Phydeaux hand dyed mini skein sets, Aurora will be perfect with any mini skein collection or even using up your much loved stash of yarn ends. Work in heavier gauge yarns to knit up a larger, cozier shawl to wrap yourself in.
Knitting: Cowl
Cair Paravel Infinity Scarf / Cowl: The castle and home for the four Pevensie children who rule Narnia (Kings Peter and Edward, Queens Susan and Lucy), captured in a fun to knit colourway infinity scarf.
Knitting: Cowl
Brique Chunky Cowl / Neckwarmer: A chunky knit neck wrap, worked in a uniquely rustic stitch pattern reminiscent of brick work. Perfect for hand dyed super bulky yarns. Add buttons if desired or fasten with your favorite shawl pin.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Strata easy and fun to knit stripes, perfect for mini skeins or skeinlettes, just 20 yds each in five colourways.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Suisse pays homage to my love of dots and my mom’s favorite fabric when I was very young: swiss dot or dotted swiss.
Knitting: Cowl
Fleche Lace Neckwarmer: A chunky knit neck wrap, worked in a lovely and unique rustic lace pattern with subtle knots. Perfect for hand dyed super bulky yarns. Add buttons if desired or fasten with
Knitting: Cowl
Meave Cowl / Neckwarmer: oversized and rustic lace, worked in hand dyed/painted super bulky wool and wool blends.
Knitting: Cowl
Damspiel Cowl / Neckwarmer: super oversized, rustic, and beautiful worked in hand dyed/painted super bulky wool and wool blends.
Knitting: Cowl
Granite Cowl / Neckwarmer: rustic, cozy, multifunctional. Wear buttoned up against the wind or tuck an end into your new jacket. Granite is super easy to knit and beautiful in hand dyed and painted super bulky wool or wool blends. An updated and refreshed version of Phydeaux’s Granite and Figs Cowl.
Knitting: Cowl
Neige Neckwarmer: a chunky neck wrap, filled with a flurry of snowflake-like texture. Reversible: the opposite side is equally beautifully. Add buttons if desired or fasten with your favorite shawl pin.
Knitting: Cowl
Rustico Cowl / Wrap: oversized, chunky, lacy and full of texture. Wear multiple ways, including cowl, neckwarmer, ascot. Add buttons if desired or fasten with your favorite shawl pin.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Zebre: rustic, chunky and easy stripes! A striped triangle shawl worked in DK or worsted weight yarn, Zèbre is worked in garter stitch and two colors. Perfect for advanced beginners on up, and beautiful worked in semisolid hand-dyed/painted wool or wool blends.
Knitting: Cowl
Celle: oversized, rustic and full of texture, Celle is an infinity scarf/cowl worked in cozy aran weight wool. The quickly memorized stitch pattern is reminiscent of honeycombs or a cellular structure before blocking – and after blocking creates a subtle texture perfect for both variegated and semisolid hand dyed yarns. The reverse side is equa...
Knitting: Cowl
Ziguette Cowl: A cowl to curl up in! Oversized, chunky and lacy. Add a couple of show stopper big buttons or fasten with your favorite pin or brooch. Beautiful worked in vivid color (Malabrigo Rasta shown here), but equally lovely in a semisolid or tonal.
Knitting: Cowl
Loupe Cowl / Neckwarmer: oversized, chunky, lacy and full of texture. Wear multiple ways, including cowl, neckwarmer, ascot. Add buttons if desired or fasten with your favorite shawl pin.
Knitting: Cowl
The Chaîne Cowl / Wrap: a textured stitch pattern reminiscent of chain, worked in beautifully rustic wool. A super fun and quick knit that you can wear in limitless ways, including cowl, neckwarmer, wrap, scarf, ascot. Add buttons if desired or simply fasten with your favorite shawl pin.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Asterisque combines old fashioned texture with strong modern lines for an elegantly rustic triangle shawlette that you will both love to knit and wear.
Knitting: Cowl
The Rusticale Cowl / Wrap: a lacy stitch pattern, worked in a wonderfully rustic wool. A satisfying and quick knit that you can wear in limitless ways, including cowl, neckwarmer, wrap, scarf, ascot. Add buttons if desired or simply fasten with your favorite shawl pin. The wrong side is equally interesting!
Knitting: Scarf
The Urbana Cowl / Scarf: strong modern lines combined with a lacy stitch pattern, worked in super bulky yarn. A satisfying and quick knit that you can wear in limitless ways, including cowl, neckwarmer, wrap, scarf, ascot. Add buttons if desired or simply fasten with your favorite shawl pin.
Knitting: Cowl
The Phydelle Infinity Scarf / Cowl: An infinity scarf full of texture, Phydelle is knit in the round (no seams). Includes instructions for two sizes: long and super long. Wrap once, twice, three times around your neck. Reversible: the diagonal twist stitch pattern creates a horizontal slip stitch like pattern on the wrong side.
Knitting: Cowl
The Belgique Infinity Scarf / Cowl: a super long cowl / infinity scarf worked in an elegant twisted rib with waffle-like texture – fun to knit and perfect to wear. Loop around your neck once, twice even three times, depending on how much protection you need from the elements (or the office air conditioning…).
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Wuthering Heights … the title alone evokes romance, mystery, tragedy. All the elements of a great gothic romance! This was one of my favorite romances growing up, so I was delighted to design a shawlette for the Wuthering Heights kit for Woolgirl’s Romantics Club.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Texelle Shawl: rustic, chunky, elegant and full of texture. A textured triangle shawl worked in worsted weight yarn, Texelle is a sampler of textured knitting stitches allowing you to practice – or learn – a variety of non-lace stitches. Perfect for advanced beginners on up, and beautiful worked in semisolid hand-dyed/painted wools or wool ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Soleil Lace Shawlette: A vintage-inspired, while elegantly modern, smaller shawl that is much easier to knit than it looks! The body is worked in a lace-like, sweetly old-fashioned stitch pattern and the knitted on edging in the classic and romantic buttercup lace stitch pattern. Soleil is perfect worked in semi-solid hand dyed and painted fing...
Crochet: Scarf
The Couronne Lace Scarf is the perfect project for advanced beginner crocheters on up: a fun and lovely scarf that showcases beautiful handspun and artisanal yarns! Use worsted, chunky or bulky weight yarn. Good blocking is key with this scarf!
Knitting: Scarf
Gothic Stripes: Worked in bold blocks of color reminiscent of Victorian-era striped scarves, Gothic Stripes is perfect in fuzzy, bulky weight yarns. An easy level knit that is perfect for advanced beginners on up. Depending on the colors you select, this long and warm scarf is ideal for both men and women.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Belgique: elegantly classic fingerless mittens worked in a twisted rib with waffle-like texture. A fairly quick knit for more experienced knitters, while a good challenge for advanced beginners. Perfect for hand-dyed or -painted semisolid yarns in both vivid and subtle colorways.
Knitting: Cowl
The Bordeaux Cowl/Shoulder Warmer: a super chunky, while elegantly classic, cowl perfect for guys and gals alike!
Knitting: Decorative - Other
Three Christmas Trees: a set of three hand crocheted and knit trees in three sizes (small, medium, large) stuffed with fiberfill, lavender and cedar chips for a fragrant (and super cute) holiday decoration or gift!
Knitting: Cowl
The Ridgely Cowl/Neckwarmer: a super chunky, while elegant, neckwarmer perfect for guys or gals alike!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Joyeux Shawlette Knitting Pattern: Joyeux is truly a joy to knit, with alternating bands of stockinette and lace, just enough of each to keep you from getting sick of either. :)
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Regalia: Modern lace with an old European flavor, super chunky, knit on a grand scale, fit for a King or Queen! Regalia includes attached icord edging with graceful arching lace and bold twisted ribs. The pattern includes two sizes: A shorter cowl/capelet and a longer cowl/scarf. Quick knitting in super bulky fiber – knit up a few for gifts tha...
Knitting: Scarf
Shawlette, kerchief, triangle scarf - this mini shawl is perfect for women and men alike, using a simple while sophisticated checkered rib pattern.
Knitting: Cowl
Embraceable Cowl/Scarf
Knitting: Cowl
The Ariel Lace Neck Cuff: a highly textured lace that is full of movement, like sea spray dancing in the breeze. Three lengths (S, M, L) with attached icord edges, a hand stitched button placket, four tiny buttonholes – this is a fun knit and perfect for semi-solid and variegated hand dyed and -painted yarns!
Knitting: Cuffs
Point de Linge (Linen Stitch) Wrist Cuff uses a beautifully rustic linen stitch – an easy and quick knit for beginners and up!
Knitting: Cowl
The Arabesque lace neck cuff knitting pattern: rustic and elegant lace with cabled, gracefully waving lines, attached icord borders and a hand stitched button placket. Not only fun to knit, this is also a fairly quick lace project for advanced beginner knitters on up. This pattern includes three sizes (S, M, L) and a lace chart in addition to w...
Crochet: Scarf
The Dentelle Scarf is the perfect project for any level of crocheter: an easy and quick scarf to showcase beautiful handspun and artisanal yarns! Use worsted, chunky or bulky weight yarns.
Knitting: Scarf
90” x 6” (228.60 cm x 15.29 cm)
Knitting: Cowl
Zelda uses a beautiful lace unique that showcases hand dyed and painted yarns beautifully! This neckwarmer includes a zig-zag lace stitch pattern, attached i-cord edges borders and a button placket with handsewn hem, adding up to a beautiful heirloom-quality accessory!
Knitting: Cowl
The Phydeaux Knot Cowl is a fun project for advanced beginning knitters to expand their skills with a sophisticated stitch pattern that is much easier to knit than it appears! A great one skein project that knits up quickly – beautiful with oversized antique or vintage buttons.
Knitting: Cowl
Intermediate/experienced level knitting pattern
Knitting: Cowl
Experienced level knitting pattern
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Cheques uses a checkered pattern that breaks up a plain rib. The thumb starts and ends with a cable twist to ensure a snug, comfortable fit. The thumb hole edges are slipped for a neat and even finish. While not overly difficult, this pattern utilizes a number of stitches and techniques that would make it difficult for a beginning knitter, whil...
Knitting: Cowl
This is a great project for advanced beginning knitters and up! The lacy, textured pattern really stands out using super bulky yarn.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Perfect for hand dyed or painted yarn in variegated colorways. I’ve used Wool Candy and See Jayne Knits Yarn superwash wools and love them in this pattern. The smooth stockinette pattern really showcases the variegated yarn’s beauty!
Knitting: Cowl
Full of beautiful texture, using a uniquely chunky stitch pattern perfect for year round wear. This is a great project for advanced beginners on up, with a few easily mastered advanced stitches.
Knitting: Scarf
Kitty Grrlz merino wool/silk single ply handspun also works well with this pattern!
Knitting: Cowl
The Asterisque Cowl is a great project for advanced beginning and intermediate knitters – multifunctional and such texture!
Knitting: Cowl
Art Deco is a great project for beginning lace knitters. It may be tricky at first, but once you get the hang of it, you’ll be knitting these non stop!
Knitting: Scarf
Two versions are included in the pattern: one without fringe and one with fringe. Gauge isn’t crucial, given that this is a scarf. Any super bulky mohair blend yarn works well with this pattern, but Patons Divine really is ideal!
Knitting: Scarf
This uses Pancake and Lulu’s wonderful NOBU handspun/handpainted pure merino colorblock (10-12 wpi). The finished size is 60” x 4”, but knit using two skeins for a longer and/or wider scarf!
Knitting: Scarf
Christmas Lights Alpaca is a vivid and beautiful scarf in an easy and fun to knit garter stitch, perfect for both beginning and more experienced knitters. Whip up a few for quick Christmas gifts!
Knitting: Scarf
Perfect for Tahki Palma’s lovely ombre shades and a great pattern to practice or expand your lace knitting skills with.
Knitting: Cowl
Super easy and quick knit - great for beginning knitters. Love the versatility - button up as a cowl or to the side/one corner/etc. for a neckwarmer.
Knitting: Cowl
You can knit this using any super bulky yarn - Plymouth Mega Encore would be great for additional wool blend options! This is pretty straightforward once you get the hang on the pattern, but is more advanced than a beginner or easy level, due to yarn overs and seaming (if you use straight needles rather than circular, which this pattern uses).
Knitting: Cowl
The Phydeaux Twist Cowl
Knitting: Cowl
You can knit this using any super bulky yarn - Plymouth Mega Encore would be great for additional wool blend options! This is pretty straightforward once you get the hang on the pattern, but is more advanced than a beginner or easy level.
Knitting: Scarf
A very lovely and oh so cool scarf that is pretty simple to knit, once you master the stitches. The herringbone pattern is framed by seed stitch to prevent rolling. Very striking in variegated jewel tones and perfect for Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Worsted superwash wool. I’m also knitting a chunky wool in the same design, equally lovely (larger nee...